Road Tripping Scotland: Part One

Monday 8 November and Tuesday 9 November 2021

And then we were officially on the roadtrip through Scotland with Stephen and Vivienne. November isn't quite the best time of year to travel up north in the UK but the good weather continued to follow us all over. We stayed near Troon and Ayr, South West of Glasgow with Dave and Gill. We found Royal Troon Golf Course and lots of references to Robbie Burnes.

We did a trip down the coast to the fishing town of Girvan and spent the afternoon at Culzean Castle.

On Tuesday we travelled north along the west coast; avoiding Glasgow and any possible COP26 traffic chaos.

We had brunch at Nardini Cafe in Largs and then followed the coast road to Gourdock where we hopped on a ferry to Hunter's Quay.

Heading north along Lock Eck we were stunned by the beauty of the countryside.

We got to Inveraray hoping to find a place to stay but most hotels were closed for the season.

The castle was also closed but we were still able to walk around the grounds.

Using Booking.com we found a lovely hotel at Portsonachan on Loch Awe. 

We love taking the road less travelled and following our noses to see where we end up.