007 calling in we made it to Glasgow

Finally a windy blown, cloudy landscape

Buachaille Etive Mòr

The STAG

Lake Etive

Dalness House

007 re-enactment

Black Roof cottage

A lovely old hotel we had a break at,
lots of dogs and climbers here

A car drop off point reviewing the map
of the miles we did

Bags this bed 

Champagne Central at Grand Central Hotel

Time to pack our bags into the car and head onwards. Out to the car and what’s this a drop of moisture on my nose? Will we get rain today? We are off and racing and back to the biggest roundabout in Fort William. Jane wants to go back to Inverness for the third time but we push on and take the road to Glasgow. Of course, the tour guide may have a few side trips planned before we get to Glasgow.

Windwipers on, this time for actual rain (as opposed to all the times I turn them on thinking they are flickers) now this is a change. But it does not last, there is lots of cloud and wind, I even have to add an extra layer in Glencoe as the wind is chilly. The road really opens up we are surrounded by massive green mountains and low rolling clouds, finally, on our last day in the countryside, Scotland delivers as per the brochure.

Our next mission is 11 miles on, back onto a one lane road we go. We have a photo from the James Bond's movie Skyfall that just has to be re-enacted. Armed with a bevvy of information from the web we start our mission, confident we know how to tackle one lane roads. There are campers, walkers and bike riders everywhere. This really is the adventure capital, people jut pop out from everywhere. We think we know what we are doing, but have already gone 5 miles and its not looking positive.  Up and down we go, Little Lily is struggling with all the luggage in the back. People coming the other way, campers parked in passing bays, reversing, swearing, trying to figure it all out. Over a bridge, round a corner and here is a big Stag peacefully eating in a field, amazing! So far on the trip we have seen 4 does (females) but this is our first full blown male.

Time to calm down and get back to the first mission, onwards we go pass Dalness Estate, rumoured to be Ian Flemings (author of James Bond novels) family holiday house. But I don’t believe the rumours. Now we are getting lots of trees this is not right for the photo, eventually we make it to the sea and meet a nice lady from Holland but our mission is a fail. Jane needs to go to Specsavers, back we go to try again, more cars to pass and more STAGS. Four of them now, in nearly the same spot, two feeding and two sitting down watching the world go by. Maybe they are just happy that its not a blistering hot day today and they can go about their business as usual.

Onwards we go, another 5 point (instead of 3) turn and and finally we find a location we are happy with and snap away. Mission accomplished. 24 extra miles on one lane but worth it for the views alone. Buachaille Etive Mòr definitely is my favourite munro in Scotland.

But now lets get moving to Glasgow, fast forward another 60 miles and we have dropped off the car. That's enough driving for me for this holiday. At check in we get vouchers for a complimentary champagne in the bar, yes please. Now its time for a rest as tomorrow we have a new city to explore.

Rain tally for day: one small drop on nose, 5 mins on windscreen and mist (a type of rain I think) during 007 photo shoot.