If you let me know the areas you were planning to stop overnight then I can look into possible accommodation options. Can't promise anything though as July Is usually fairly busy with tourists.

2nd night's accommodation now sorted in Ullapool, more details later

Yep I 2nd that terrific and the guesthouses are practically next door to each other.

I'm google mapping it as we speak

Yes but how far away are they from the pub?

Ok, first night's accommodation for Thursday 27th July reserved at Royal Hotel Thurso.

Not quite our original intended location but at this moment everywhere has booked up fast and it's the Glasgow Fair so we did pretty well to get everyone in the same place.

Doubles are £80 B&B, 6 reserved
Singles (2 reserved) are £50 B&B, 2 reserved

Friday's should be done tomorrow, most likely in Ullapool.

Can you believe I spent my formative years drinking beer in Thurso, and the Royal hotel was one of the locations that used to be on the pub crawl route. Scarey.

I think even if a meal/snack is out of the question,I still feel a wee opportunity to take in the surroundings, certainly not over doing things here, it's well worth the stop & Ullapool is not far to go after that.....

Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th July as a core period, similar to last year


George has kindly offered to scout round for accommodation.

Projected itinerary

Day 1, up East Coast - 1st major rendezvous at House of Bruar coffee stop, drive to Lybster, north of Helmsdale. Option for those that want to take a jaunt to John o' Groats.

Day 2 along North Coast westwards, then south - drive to Unapool area (if o/night accommodation allows) along the north coast via Strathy, Tongue, Durness and Kinlochbervie

Day 3 down West Coast - drive to Invergarry area via Ullapool, Achnasheen and Dornie

Day 4 - return home/extend trip for those that want.



Example mileages and times involved:

Motherwell- Forth Road Bridge.....37M.......0h.50m
FRB- Lybster................................234...........4.40
Lybster- Strathy..............................42...........1.00
Strathy- Durness.............................51...........1.30
Durness- Unapool...........................35...........0.52
Unapool- Achnasheen....................78............1.40
Achnasheen- Dornie.......................35...........0.50
Dornie- Invergarry..........................41...........0.53
Invergarry- Ft. William..................24............0.35
Ft. William- Edinburgh................132............3.15
Ft. William- Motherwell..............129............3.05



Names..

1.Edinburgh
2.dante giacosa +1
3.George +1
4.Paulie3 +1
5.Rosso +1
6.driley +1
7.Bill+Robina
8.jimboy


Question marks over

Countrycruising
MCMike
Skeandubh
jimbob13


We need to commit quickly or accommodation will sell out.


Edit: Sorry Jim, just needed confirmation....I too will need to have mine back!

This does look tempting and I'm off work then too. Just got to try and convince myself I want to do another tour in the Coupé