I have been wanting to do this for a while ever since I did a similar trip with my parents way back in 1994 and after reading the Highlands thread on Pistonheads. I finally got my routes together, packed the RS6 up and headed north the first week of April. Below is a breakdown of what I got up too in the 5 days.
Friday
5 and half hour trip up to our first stopping point at Arrochar.
Saturday
Today was less about driving and more about exploring and taking photos. Early morning get up presented us with some spectacular views over Loch Long. After breakfast we headed to our first stop which was a 2 mile walking trail called Puck's Glen, stopping at the Rest & Be Thankful Commemorative Stone viewpoint and taking the B828 road. We then stopped at the Benmore Botanic Garden before heading off to Inveraray Castle for some culture. Concluded the day with a few beers at the Village Inn.
Google Map Link
https://goo.gl/maps/XwPirEGdfEn
Sunday
Another early get up as we were heading to Drumnadrochit.
Using the A82 we headed through Glencoe, detouring down the road towards Dalness to try and find where the shot of Bond and the DB5 was taken in Skyfall. Unfortunately me being an absolute dipshit forgot to take a pic of it with me so had to guess from memory and was probably about a mile out, but still got some spectacular shots. Just in Glencoe village we turned right down the B863 and followed that around Loch Leven, this route had some fantastic views and is also a lovely road to drive around. Arrived at Drumnadrochit early afternoon, giving us enough time to hunt for Nessie down at the shore of Loch Ness. No such luck though so we retired to the hotel for a few beers.
Google Map Link
https://goo.gl/maps/K1JUn6qNTgS2
Monday
The last full day in Scotland but also the one I was looking forward to the most. Today we were going to drive from Drumnadrochit, via Nairn, to Pitlochry along the A939, Old Military Rd, stopping off at the Royal Lochnagar Distillery for a tour and a wee dram. This road was featured in Evo's great driving roads series and it fully lived up too it.
Google Map Link
https://goo.gl/maps/T7MCVq92UUk
Tuesday
Headed home today but as the A66 was closed we had to find an alternative route and stumbled across an absolute gem of a road called the A684, followed this from the M6 all the way to the A1.
Google Map Link
https://goo.gl/maps/94yBecryXCv
Hope you enjoyed the little breakdown of my break in the Highlands.
Looking at doing it again possibly in June. Saw a couple of convoy's and got me thinking that it would be brilliant if there were other RS/S's that may be interested in doing something similar.
Cheers
Dunc
