Applecross & Rothiemurchus

As I’m just back from my holiday I don’t have much crafting planned for this week – so this week’s “The Week Ahead” will instead be more of a “The Week Just Gone”!

So we started off our summer adventure by heading off to Applecross, on the west coast of Scotland, for three nights at the campsite.  Applecross is legendary amongst the more adventurous traveller due to the remoteness of the beautiful bay which is seen as the reward to those brave enough to drive over the mountain pass to get there!  The road to Applecross, known as “the Pass of the Cattle” takes you on a single track mountainous trek up Bealach Na Ba which towers 2053 feet above the coast.

Courtesy of Google Maps – A street view of the pass

Although I wasn’t the one doing the driving, I can say that the stress of the road was well worth it!  The coast of Applecross lay before us as we came down the other side of the mountain and we were greeted by a beautiful campsite overlooking the bay.  We spent our time travelling to Skye and going on some picturesque walks in the area.  The local pub, the Applecross Inn also served up the best fish and chips I’ve ever had!

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Instead of braving the mountain pass again, we decided to take the coastal road north of Applecross which also offered up stunning views of the peninsula.  Our next stop would be Rothiemurchus, just outside Aviemore, where we would be spending another three nights at our usual haunt – camping in the woods.  We visit Rothiemurchus every year and I always feel at home when the tent is pitched and I can sit in my chair by the stream with my knitting!

As we’d been to Rothiemurchus so often, we had a slower paced few days with a trip to the Highland Wildlife Park and some lazy walks.  I even managed to squeeze in a massage at the local Thai Lodge 🙂

It’s always good to get back to a proper bed after a camping trip but it was a lovely break and I think it’s going to take a day or two for me to get back to my usual working pace!

Coming up this week – on Wednesday I will be sharing a couple of photos from our trip to the wildlife park.