Elgol.

Second visit of the day here. The first visit I couldn't see a thing because of low cloud and that was set to be the story for a while apart from a forecast break mid afternoon which thankfully came.

 

I was right that it's a long way up here, but I was wrong that it wouldn't be too busy. Took nearly two hours to get from Portree to the Fairy Pools earlier in the day and once there a man was walking up and down the queue of vehicles waiting for the car park telling them how long to expect before getting a space. Another 1hr at least I was told. I could see the path snaking up to the pools and there was literally hundreds of people on it. I decided against it and tried the Quiraing. Similar but not quite as bad.

 

So what began as an idea of a little bit of an adventure with the dog soon turned into frustration and it was clear I was going to be spending a lot of time in queues and in the van, which hardly seemed fair on the dog.

 

Weather forecast was grim for the next three or four days too and whilst such stunning scenery can lend itself to moody images you still have to be able to have something of a view which clearly wasn't going to happen for at least the next 3 days. For the same reason, too much driving and grim weather meaning little to no views I decided against the NC500 too.

 

Made my way back to the Lakes today stopping off in Glencoe and Tyndrum where I got fleeced for fuel. 168 a litre of diesel!

 

The whole drive was fantastic and what scenery I got to see was simply stunning but ultimately it was going to be too much for the dog.

 

Definitely will come back in Autumn/Winter when things should've calmed down a little.

Done