So at the weekend I went up north for the maiden journey of the van. I got the van loaded up with some food/drink supplies, some other camping bits n bobs and a bag of clothes.
So I set off from home, towards Glasgow and then up past Loch Lomond which is a great drive along the windy lochside road. Then up to Crianlarich, Tyndrum and then onto Glencoe.
Did my first rest stop just up past the climb after you pass Bridge Of Orchy, where the view is stunning.
Then continued on to just before Glencoe Ski Resort, and took another short break.
Quick cuppa, and then off again up the A82 through the Great Glen, and it's hard not to stop at every layby for photos, but here's a couple more.
I then pulled into Glencoe village for some food, and did plan to stay there overnight but decided to just have a quick pint at the Clachaig Inn and carry on.
As it was still early, and was heading to Inverness I decided to just keep going as it was a gorgeous day, so I went on up past Fort William, Fort Augustus and eventually pulled in at Drumnadrochit.
I found somewhere quiet to park up, and made some dinner as by now it was around 6pm so also had a quick cider to wash down the burgers.
I'd done about 160 miles out on the road today, but took my time and enjoyed the drive. The van was great and no issues at all. So I went to the local pub for more cider. Just to get into practice for the weekend ahead of course!
Then it was back to the van, to chill out and watched a film.
The next morning, I had no reason to get up early as never had far to go to get to Inverness, so just lazed about and made some breakfast.
So then took the short drive into Inverness, getting there about 12pm, exactly 24 hours after leaving the house.. what an enjoyable first day it was, makes all the hard work seem worthwhile :)
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