On Saturday after the last of the goodbyes I got the midday boat from Orkney to mainland. Determined to find a lift before I even got to mainland out came the hitching 'SOUTH' sign and two offers later I was bound for Lockerbie with a lovely couple who'd been on holiday on Orkney for a couple of weeks.
Normally for this trip I would go straight down past through the Cairngormes and past Perth but it made a great change to go via Fort William and past Glen Coe and Loch Lomond. The route takes a little longer but the views are incredible! Beautiful lochs, old pine forests and towering mountains topped with snow despite it being the start of June. I did take some photos but typically I realised that I didn't have the right cable with me to get them from computer to tablet so you'll just have to take my word for it.
I got dropped off outside Lockerbie around 9 in the evening and after saying goodbye went in search of the next lift. luckily there were two guys standing outside their truck and car having just swapped who was driving the truck and the car driver was able to drop me right at the top of my friend Rhona's driveway - how awesome is that?!
So after about 9 hours on the road I made it to Dumfriesshire to be drowned in hugs and gossip - not a bad end to the day!
Yesterday was then spent out in the Sun alternating between playing ball or dog walking and studying because after all I do still have an exam TOMORROW. And on that note I'd better get back to the textbooks.
Next post to follow soon.
The ferry from Orkney
Around Glen Coe
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