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Quote: Originally posted by jennifernn on 28/11/2006

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Yes indeed!   I love travelling and seeing new places.  I would love to see Iceland, the Grand Canyon and Antarctica, if only I had the money!

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I wanted to go to Iceland for our 25th wedding anniversary but ended up in Turkey.

Well lots of variety come out of this thread, nice to see people are still helpful and friendly, Will be looking at the Glen Nevis site. Hoping to do France after Scotland but thats for another thread

Here's one for discussion, i am not a member of any club and have two questions, 1: is it beneficial to join a club? 2: should i join CC or C&CC? i have been told that CC can be a bit snobish and clicky, i have been told because i have a Lunar 1991 I would not be admitted to CC.

I'm a member of the CC although initially I joined both clubs. I didn't renew membership of the C&CC purely because I rarely used their sites, not because I wasn't happy with the service they provide.  It's very much a case of each to their own. Try one of the clubs for a year. If you don't like it, don't rejoin. I've heard comments about the CC being snobbish, but I've never encountered it.

going back on going from the south to Fort William what about taking the m74 to jnc 4 onto the M73 then a80 onto the M9 off at M9 jnc 10 onto the A84 up past Calander then onto the A85 all the way to Crianlarich, lovely road and IMO a better run than the faff about round Glasgow and IMo (again the southern part of the A82 up loch lomond is a pain

just an idea as the run from Callander to Crianlarich is lovely and straight

Thanks for that, Santa brought me a Tom Tom for Christmas so I am very confident about these diversions, will have a look on memory map at the route.

Another question to keep the thread going, some friends we know have been to Scotland and seen the Northern lights, again this would be an amazing experience for me to catch them, based on the advise that you can only see them in the later months I was going to shift my stay to September, would this be a month were I could possibly catch it? And has anybody else had this supposedly wonderful experience?

Agree with Alan126 on route (been using that one for more years than I care to remember!) sites in Ft William area, I'd suggest the Lochy (I think its name anyway), turn towards Mallaig and it's on your right, just after river (fewer midges and drier underfoot)

Another area to visit is the Applecross peninsular, if you're a confident driver! (has a site)

are you suggessting this would be the case at Invercoe?

One of the last times I was up that way, I don't think that it was Invercoe, but the Glen Nevis site seemed to be inundated with the blasted things! It was a sheltered site, which meant that the wind wouldn't keep them down.

having looked at Applecross it seems to far away from touring loch ness, ben nevis etc although good for the isle of sky, but pleae excuse my ignorance as this would be my first visit to the area.

It's far away from anywhere mate, that's why it's expensive for what's there!

Possible trick for getting shot of midges, try using eucalyptus oil, it helps to mask the smell of humans, which is what they home in on, haven't tried it myself though as we haven't been that way since I heard of the trick!