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Back to Strathyre

It has been late, very late, last night, but also very pleasant. Fortunately, we are not in a hurry and take a late breakfast, after which we have some coffee with Iain and Cathy.
It costs us a lot of trouble to say good-bye to these hearty people and we promise to come back once. We make some more pictures, of which most are overexposed, because Teije opens the camera too soon! Next year we try it again.

We have lots of time to drive to Strathyre, so we turn right near Dalnacardoch, off the highway. Again we have a look at places we haven't been before. Via Trinafour, along Loch Tummel, we enjoy driving on the narrow roads and the view on this unspoilt nature. The weather is warm and sunny. Via Castle Menzies we drive towards Aberfeldy.

When we arrive at Loch Tay, we decide to take the road on the southern side, because that is a single track road, probably the last we will see for a long time.. The area is hilly and the road lies high above the Loch. With the sun shining through the leaves it is almost a fairy-tale trip. Every 100 metres there is a new hillock and every time it is a surprise if there would be oncoming traffic. Teije would love to drive this road again, assuming the weather conditions are the same. The Loch is 23 kilometers long, but because we can only drive slowly, it feels as if it takes hours before we come to the end of this road. But after that we soon arrive at Strathyre, for the third time this journey. Our last night in Scotland, well, for this year...

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with Elisabeth and Teije