Sunday 15 June, to Scotland, via Duinkerken and crossing England
Click here for the route and our photographs in Google Earth.
At 7 o'clock the alarm goes off and after a year and 2 days we leave for Scotland again, our favorite holiday destination. Scotland and holiday, you will think, but it always rains there? Fortunately, our experiences are better, there has actually been only one day that we did not see a sun and especially in the first years we have had rather pleasant weather. Last year it was quite wet in May, but in June Teije got a mild sunstroke there, the first time in his life (after many years ofliving in Africa!). But because of the rain in 2007, we decided to go this year in June, statistically the driest month in Scotland. At 8 o'clock we are in the car to drive to Dunkirk for the crossing to Dover. After that we have to go through England, a long way but this is the cheapest for us (our car runs on gas (lpg), well available in the UK). To immediately defy the statistics, we drive the first hours through heavy rain showers and a black sky that we would find beautiful above the landscapes of Scotland.
At 7 o'clock the alarm goes off and after a year and 2 days we leave for Scotland again, our favorite holiday destination. Scotland and holiday, you will think, but it always rains there? Fortunately, our experiences are better, there has actually been only one day that we did not see a sun and especially in the first years we have had rather pleasant weather. Last year it was quite wet in May, but in June Teije got a mild sunstroke there, the first time in his life (after many years ofliving in Africa!). But because of the rain in 2007, we decided to go this year in June, statistically the driest month in Scotland. At 8 o'clock we are in the car to drive to Dunkirk for the crossing to Dover. After that we have to go through England, a long way but this is the cheapest for us (our car runs on gas (lpg), well available in the UK). To immediately defy the statistics, we drive the first hours through heavy rain showers and a black sky that we would find beautiful above the landscapes of Scotland.



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When we approach Edinburgh we choose the fastest route again because we have enjoyed ourselves many hours on the roads through the Borders but we do not want to arrive too late in Beauly where we meet our friends Iain and Cathy again. Clouds have darkened the sky and it is a lot colder when we arrive in the Highlands. But that does not matter for the warm welcome we receive, as always! Iain and Cathy are owners of the Caledonian hotel in Beauly and have become good friends of ours over the years. The local pub visitors also greet us as if we had never been away. Just quickly rehearse all their names and the gossip / histories that belong to everyone, because that is very important here!
In the pub of this hotel we feel home in Scotland within a few minutes, as if we have lived here for years. A wonderful warm feeling between all those people and that while we prefer to be on ourselves and like to go on an anonymous holiday. But Scotland has stolen our hearts not only by the beautiful nature but also by the people we have met.