These pages are a little recollection of the holidays we took in the Highlands during 1996 summer. The main part of these Scotish holidays was a tour of the Hebrides and the Highlands. On our way down to France, we also made a stop to the Isle of Arran.
It was a leisurely tour: about 650 km (400 miles) in 14 days. Certainly not a great feat for Martine and me, but more so for Nicolas, who was 8 and rode all the way. Our route is sketched below. Click on the road to get to the page of the day.
I've always found that planning a route is very easy, as soon as an organizing idea has been decided. For our first trip in Scotland, I settled on "riding the waters": ferrying to the islands, musing along lochs, and paying a due visit to the most famous of all. We don't regret this choice. We are now specialists in ferries (from liners-like to pedestrians-only) and it was fun to see Scotland from the sea also.
Maybe after reading about our tour you may want to know who we are? And what was our equipment. I have also written a few lines of miscellaneous information (equipment, maps, money, ...).
Let's now follow the bike to the first day.
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