Glencoe

The tide was in at Airsaig this morning, and we could hear the call of the seabirds as we ate our breakfast. On either side of the bay, the autumnal trees mirrored each other with their colours of ochre, yellow and gold. A few more items purchased from the village shop and we were away. It is important to buy locally especially if you take advantage of a free overnight stay.

Our journey this morning took us back to Fort William where we called in at a campsite to ask if we could pay to empty our chemical toilet. Yes, that’ll be ten pounds. What! They’re having a laugh thought Marge, for ten pounds I’d want my chemical toilet emptied into a gold plated toilet pan. Oh well, let’s hope tomorrow finds us someone who is more reasonable, before disaster looms and we have to resort to getting in touch with nature. We did pack a trowel didn’t we?

Today we have travelled along some faster roads and are staying just outside Glencoe, another hot spot on the tourist trail. One local campsite is charging forty pounds a night. Fortunately the park4night app tells you where it is free for the night. Around midday we arrived at a Scottish National Trust parking area on the road out of Glencoe. The mountains loom large and there is a walk nearby to Signal Rock where we walked to after lunch.

The walk took us across a raging river, which jumped over the rocks and boulders, then through dense Caledonian pine trees. dense Caledonian pine trees.

Fallen trees and their roots were carpeted in thick green moss. On the walk back we took a wrong turn, usual for us, and ended up on the main road. Where are you Marge? Backtracking, also usual for us, we soon found her. Back at the van, the couple who were parked next to left, leaving two pairs of socks, a plastic drinks bottle and an empty cigarette packet on the ground underneath their car! More unbelievable, a member of the Scottish National Trust drove in, in a very nice Land Rover defender, viewed rubbish, turned around, and drove off without dealing with the mess. So after watching many vans come in and dismiss Marge for company, Angela decided to take some action and clear up said mess. Next van in, chose Marge as their overnight companion. As for the couple who left the mess, we have no words, well not polite anyway.

Today has been a quiet day, and we will be in bed early tonight as once again there is no internet connection. Before we leave tomorrow we will have to decide which direction to take on our onward journey. What do you think, Marge?