What to do for 3 days in Scotland?

**lammy d** · 27th March 10, 12:54 PM

Try a search for the cycle ways which are excellent ! Taking you places you will not see from the road .

**sfb** · 27th March 10, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by guitarmatt

Yeah, 3 days will be tight, but it'll follow 3 days on Mull. Basically I think I'll just extend my trip a bit longer and send the kid and his mama home. Thanks for the Calmac link, the Hopscotch tickets look like a good deal, and bikes go for free. I'll look into them when I'm working out transport.

I'd missed that you were going to be in Mull already! Saves a bit of travelling at one end.

If you have time when you're there, and you don't mind relatively wee boats on the relatively open sea, the trip to Staffa is well worth it. I think they start running the trips around Easter. Apart from anything else, it's another island for your list, but it's a fascinating trip for geological, wildlife, and historical reasons. Mind you, I'm biased, because it was an ambition of mine for ages to see Fingal's Cave, and I also choose to believe that it is indeed the other end of the Giants Causeway, which me & my beloved visited a few years ago.

And if you can't celebrate potential celtic connections on this site, where can you?

**guitarmatt** · 30th March 10, 08:19 AM

Boy, what is up with this weather?! We had a few great days there that got me thinking about Spring, and now it's spitting sleet again? I'm not sure if I'm up for biking Islay next week no matter how much whisky is waiting for me at the end of the ride. It's a shame too, I've been looking up routes between distilleries on google maps street view and it looks gorgeous. Anyway, so far we're booked for a few days on Mull, but I don't have any solid plans for after that yet.

**sfb** · 30th March 10, 12:07 PM

Aye, you wouldn't have wanted to be out and about on your bike in central Scotland today. Proper blizzards and everything. That's British Summer Time for you, I suppose.

**guitarmatt** · 30th March 10, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by sfb

Aye, you wouldn't have wanted to be out and about on your bike in central Scotland today. Proper blizzards and everything. That's British Summer Time for you, I suppose.

I nearly went out today anyway, with the kid on the back seat. I would have too, if it wasn't for the vicious wind and the sudden cold snap. My parenting style is to always ask myself "Will they come and take my kid away for this?" They might have today.

Well, we're still in Scotland until mid-July, so I should get to take advantage of some legitimate summer at some point. Of course, maybe this year it just won't stop snowing...almost wouldn't surprise me.

**Micric** · 30th March 10, 09:52 PM

Matt,
Another bonny run, is up Glen Shiel, to Eilean Donnan.(Possibly spelling probems here!)
Think they call it "The road to the Isles"

Jock will know better than me. We used to visit this area most years, before the long trek west!

**lammy d** · 31st March 10, 04:01 AM

Yes snow here in Broxburn Getting the Lambretta ready for Whitby scooter rally on Friday The question has already been asked! What is plan b answer more thermals

**guitarmatt** · 26th April 10, 12:34 PM

Here's a long overdue update of my trip(s). We went along to Tobermory as planned, but then I put off my cycling for a bit. This last weekend I went out for an impromptu short bike tour, cycling 30 miles on Saturday then staying at a B&B and the cycling back along a different route on Sunday. Here are some pics:

And from the bike trip:

This was the first time I'd ever gone out for a long multi-day ride on my own on the bike. I can't wait to do it again. I'm certainly going to try to see a bit more of Scotland on 2 wheels before we finally leave in a few months.

**OC Richard** · 27th April 10, 04:47 AM

Wow those are some fantastic photos! You have a great artistic eye.

My photos usually just look like holiday snaps.

You could sell photos like those. There's a photographer who always has a booth at the Highland Games around here. She/he travels around Scotland taking photos and sell prints of various sizes. His/hers are no more artistic than yours!

Dawn Treader! Nice!

**ForresterModern** · 27th April 10, 05:15 AM

Beautiful photos of lovely countryside taken along what appears to be a very scenic and serene route. My envy abounds. Glad you had fun.

My envy especially abounded when I saw your first picture of the sign for the Tobermory distillery---one of my all time favorite brands, and the wife even loves it.

jeff