This year’s summer holiday was cut short a bit due to a bit of toothache. But never mind that, Wednesday morning it was time to hit the road and off up to Glencoe Camping and Caravan Club site. I’ve been before and it is in a lovely location. Weather wasn’t looking too hopeful but you’ve got to take the rough with the smooth as they say.
It was raining as I headed off and after a quick stop for fuel (both for me and the van) it was on the road. Once again the satnav decided that some B road with lots of numbers was a good way to go. I disagreed and stayed on the A82.
There was a stop at Loch Lubraig for a bite to eat then on to Glencoe. As luck would have it, the rain was off and I made camp in reasonable time. I’m getting better at putting the awning up so it didn’t take long to be settled in.
I wandered over to the visitor centre that is next to the campsite and had an enjoyable visit learning about the flora, fauna, geology and history of the glen. The sky was clearing and I got a few photos.
After dinner, I showered and hit the sack for rest.
The Thursday dawned bright but somewhat overcast and after breakfast I headed out for a wander. This visit, I wasn’t going to do any hill walking, rather have a look through the glen. There was a circular path being built (last section still to be done) and I headed along that in the direction of the Clachaig Inn. First visit along the way was the massacre monument. As you might imagine this even looms large in the history of Glencoe.
There was then some pleasant walking through forests and the second visit was to Signal Rock. This was a bit of a disappointment as it is fairly overgrown with trees so no view from the top. Still got some other photos.
It was a pretty warm and humid day so I took a bottle of water in the Inn before setting off back to the van.
After getting back there was a bit of a snooze in the warm then onto the pile of books that I’d brought with me. Dinner was chicken and then it was the Wallander DVD I brought with me for some entertainment.
Friday morning was time to set off, I broke camp and headed on to the second part of my summer holiday, Glen Nevis.
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