After the really good week in France a few weeks ago, and the wife's birthday in mid October, we tripped off to Scotland for 5 nights in the Boxster.
Did no prep to the car, just weather gear, small cases and a new book of maps and 2 big smiles.
Got 1/2 way up to just south of Glasgow with a steady even cruise through past Oulton Park circuit, to Liverpool and through the Lakes in light and very hard rain, zero probs and zero drama.
Following day was a bit special for me tbh.
Some years ago we travelled a very 'moody' road from Tyndrum to Glencoe, I wrongly call it the James Bond road from a recent film.
It opens wides, gets narrow, the mountains close in and the valley gets deeper and undulating, the sky are light and dark, rainbows switch on and switch off, bliss and just the best in the Boxster.
Took a 'few' snaps along the way...(A82 for reference)
Joy was we turned round in Glencoe and drove it back!
With that out of the hair, off to 3 nights in a small pub/hotel in Meikleour north of Perth.
Treated to cool and dry weather, this place was great to stay in for a very warm welcome, out of this world food and a vast comfortable room, 987 parked right outside.
The trees were on the turn, yet more 987/scenery pictures and many miles on some of the quietest twisty B roads you will find.
Diversions abounded, but then the detours took us to areas we would never have seen so were a bonus in the end.
Homeward bound and took a quick vivit to the entrance of Doune hillclimb in Stirling then to Dalbeattie for an overnight.
Cruised back, nearly, today, but the M6 was closed at J19 and wee 'cleverly' peeled off early along with a 1,000,000 others, mainly lorries and vans and we very very slowly threaded through Warrington and to Oulton Park again before escaping the traffic and ran for home.
No problems, car took it all inc the 1.5 hour traffic jam almost on tick-over all the time and gave 33 mpg.
Brilliant! [
]
Did no prep to the car, just weather gear, small cases and a new book of maps and 2 big smiles.
Got 1/2 way up to just south of Glasgow with a steady even cruise through past Oulton Park circuit, to Liverpool and through the Lakes in light and very hard rain, zero probs and zero drama.
Following day was a bit special for me tbh.
Some years ago we travelled a very 'moody' road from Tyndrum to Glencoe, I wrongly call it the James Bond road from a recent film.
It opens wides, gets narrow, the mountains close in and the valley gets deeper and undulating, the sky are light and dark, rainbows switch on and switch off, bliss and just the best in the Boxster.
Took a 'few' snaps along the way...(A82 for reference)
Joy was we turned round in Glencoe and drove it back!
With that out of the hair, off to 3 nights in a small pub/hotel in Meikleour north of Perth.
Treated to cool and dry weather, this place was great to stay in for a very warm welcome, out of this world food and a vast comfortable room, 987 parked right outside.
The trees were on the turn, yet more 987/scenery pictures and many miles on some of the quietest twisty B roads you will find.
Diversions abounded, but then the detours took us to areas we would never have seen so were a bonus in the end.
Homeward bound and took a quick vivit to the entrance of Doune hillclimb in Stirling then to Dalbeattie for an overnight.
Cruised back, nearly, today, but the M6 was closed at J19 and wee 'cleverly' peeled off early along with a 1,000,000 others, mainly lorries and vans and we very very slowly threaded through Warrington and to Oulton Park again before escaping the traffic and ran for home.
No problems, car took it all inc the 1.5 hour traffic jam almost on tick-over all the time and gave 33 mpg.
Brilliant! [
]
