Each to their own, you'll have your own bucket list. Just a lot of the suggestions were from down south, with respect, they don't live here.
The Ferry is about £100 from Uig to Harris return with car. No cabin available, but it's only an hour and twenty mins to get there or six hours on a rough day as I found out once. PS they do sail in really rough weather.
For Scrabster to Orkney return, it's £250 ish, depending on if you have a cabin or not, bit longer crossing.
PS the Pentland Firth can be really wild!
Think on when planning, some of the A roads up here are single track and you'd only average 20pmh.
24th Apr 2014 12:15 pm
Brian_DL13
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Sorry, don't know how that link failed, if you go to amazon.co.uk and search for Smidge you'll find what I was refering to.
24th Apr 2014 1:20 pm
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To the South of Edinburgh.There is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes.
24th Apr 2014 3:36 pm
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Garagegmx wrote:
Just a lot of the suggestions were from down south, with respect, they don't live here.
The majority of the suggestions have actually been from Scotland!Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
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24th Apr 2014 3:48 pm
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I did say down South, not England.
If your in the Highlands, anywhere south of Perth is south.
24th Apr 2014 4:22 pm
Simon.pl
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Garagegmx wrote:
I'd probably spend time in the Borders. Edinburgh is worth a day or two. Maybe pop into Fife and the East Neuk. Up to Aberdeen, across to Braemar, head on into Inverness, down Loch Ness, Fort William and back from there. You'd get a good flavour of the place. If you start adding on the islands and remoter parts, it will become an ordeal and you will remember the journey rather than the places you see.
Looked on the map to locate the places you have mentioned - as I can see you recommend east cost and middle of highlands, while majority of people west cost. Also - is there anything really interesting in Fife, East Neuk and Aberdeen? Honestly I would be more interested in nice views while driving through empty Scotland's roads, than spending time in pubs and on the streets of crowdy touristic places. Don't get me wrong - I'm not arguing what is better as I have no idea about it, but just been trying to find out what kind of activities you prefer I'm aware that sometimes for locals something, that is very interesting for tourists, can be totally out of interest for residents. Looking very much forward to something like this from the link http://www.stevecarter.com/random/other.htm, camp in the evening in any of those places would be thousand times better than sitting in a lobby of a hotel - even with best malts in the whole Scotland Wrapped Satin Yellow&Black; Lovells 2" Gas Legend Kit, OME hard springs. ATX 192 17" wheels with Cooper STT M/T tires. ProSpeed Roof Rack & Rear Ladder. Custom made underbody protection, front bumper, rock sliders, spare wheel and accessories mountings, drawer system. WARN 9,5XP Winch. Front and Rear Light Guards, Safari Snorkel. VIAIR X'treme Duty OBA, Traxide USI-160 system, Danhag GSM & IPCU modules, IID Tool BT, James Baroud roof tent and awnings, and air horn for fun
24th Apr 2014 4:38 pm
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I'm glad you found Steve Carters website.....true petrolhead, and loves his driving roads "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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24th Apr 2014 5:47 pm
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Here's a clip of some of the roads in the far north west of Sutherland, starting in Kinlochbervie and heading south. The last 100 miles aren't as flat as some people seem to think.
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24th Apr 2014 5:51 pm
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24th Apr 2014 5:53 pm
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Jamieklb wrote:
Here's a clip of some of the roads in the far north west of Sutherland, starting in Kinlochbervie and heading south. The last 100 miles aren't as flat as some people seem to think.
All I said was that the landscape starts to flatten out again, which I hope you would agree with after the (at times overpowering) nature of the landscape between (say) Glencoe and Ullapool. Compared to other parts of the UK it is all still very 'lumpy', but the Sutherland landscape has (to me) a softer feel than some other parts of the Highlands. Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
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24th Apr 2014 6:13 pm
Simon.pl
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Great stuff Jamieklb What are the mountains in 4:03?
I'm very into photography euangibson, so wouldn't miss this one
Anyone uses Garmin maps? I have CNE2014.3 - MapSource version for planing on my computer - however most of the isles have poor road coverage on the map - is it reality or just the map doesn't reflect the true state?
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24th Apr 2014 6:28 pm
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Poor road coverage is the reality - we tend to go round the mountains rather than over or under them Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
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24th Apr 2014 6:32 pm
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I thought you all had Discos! Wrapped Satin Yellow&Black; Lovells 2" Gas Legend Kit, OME hard springs. ATX 192 17" wheels with Cooper STT M/T tires. ProSpeed Roof Rack & Rear Ladder. Custom made underbody protection, front bumper, rock sliders, spare wheel and accessories mountings, drawer system. WARN 9,5XP Winch. Front and Rear Light Guards, Safari Snorkel. VIAIR X'treme Duty OBA, Traxide USI-160 system, Danhag GSM & IPCU modules, IID Tool BT, James Baroud roof tent and awnings, and air horn for fun
24th Apr 2014 6:33 pm
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waterbuoy wrote:
Poor road coverage is the reality - we tend to go round the mountains rather than over or under them
24th Apr 2014 6:42 pm
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Simon.pl wrote:
Great stuff Jamieklb What are the mountains in 4:03?
The mountains are Conival and Ben More Assynt - 987 metres and 988 metres respectively.2015 Discovery 4 HSE Corris with Blackpack
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I'm aware that sometimes for locals something, that is very interesting for tourists, can be totally out of interest for residents. Looking very much forward to something like this from the link 
What are the mountains in 4:03?
I thought you all had Discos! 
