Scottish Highlands

[bad company]

Thinking of a driving holiday mid June. I know the weather is always unreliable but is this a good time to go?

[Luke.]

Beware the midges.

[Simon Brooks]

Stunning party of the uk. But the midges are something else

[bad company]

Are the midges so bad in June. I thought they were more of a problem in July/August?

[Simon Brooks]

Difficult to say Depends on whether we get an early summer. Not an exact science

[GetCarter]

June can be bad. Last June was no problem at all.

The good news about June is that we get such long days (with twilight a good 3 hours more than London). Also it's the month of sunsets on the west coast.

FYI - Check out:

http://www.stevecarter.com/bestuk.htm

http://www.stevecarter.com/picaday/roads.htm

http://www.stevecarter.com/picaday/sunsets.htm

http://www.stevecarter.com/highlandpics/highlandpi...

http://www.stevecarter.com/ansh/ansh2.htm

and all you ever didn't really want to know about the midge

http://www.stevecarter.com/ansh/midge.htm

Edited by GetCarter on Sunday 5th February 11:14

[bad company]

Good stuff. Thanks for your help Steve.

[ChrisBMW]

Hey Steve,

Are you able to put up the names of those roads in your pictures, I'm heading this direction in June and would like to get the best out of my trip and would love to drive these roads.

Thanks.

[GetCarter]

ChrisBMW said:

Hey Steve,

Are you able to put up the names of those roads in your pictures, I'm heading this direction in June and would like to get the best out of my trip and would love to drive these roads.

Thanks.

All bar two of them are on the loop: http://www.stevecarter.com/bestuk.htm

Quick ones: Achnasheen to Kinlochewe and Achnasheen to Lochcarron, towards Gairloch and north of Ullapool... twisty/steep ones around the Applecross Peninsular (42 mile circular loop). Do it clockwise and you're less likely to cook your brakes - and you'll get better views.

ETA... do it early on a Sunday morning and the only person you'll see is me

Edited by GetCarter on Monday 6th February 12:36

[ChrisBMW]

Cheers Steve,

Won't be driving too hard as I want to enjoy the scenery as much as the drive plus I'll have my wife with me so I won't be allowed to go too fast.

Most of the driving will be done mid week in early June and will probably been started early morning so hoping to miss a most of the traffic but I've got 3 days see it all, hoping this will be more than enough.

[RDM]

ChrisBMW said:

Cheers Steve,

Won't be driving too hard as I want to enjoy the scenery as much as the drive plus I'll have my wife with me so I won't be allowed to go too fast.

Most of the driving will be done mid week in early June and will probably been started early morning so hoping to miss a most of the traffic but I've got 3 days see it all, hoping this will be more than enough.

How much traffic are you expecting in the afternoon?

The rush hour around there is Steve going to the shop!