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  • How long does a Ford Nugget take to arrive?
  • Our NC500 trip recap and tips.
  • The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 11 – The long way home.
  • The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 10 – Kelpies and Conspiracies.
  • The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 9 –Castles and Coconut shells.

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  • Campervan,  Travel

    Our NC500 trip recap and tips.

    May 11, 2021 /

    After nearly 1935 miles (3,114.08 km) and 2 weeks in the Bellamy our NC500 trip was over. Whilst it sounds like a lot of mileage it never felt like too much driving. Day 9 was the one day when we…

  • Campervan,  Travel

    The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 11 – The long way home.

    May 11, 2021 /

    Day 12 – Seaton Sluice to Robins Hoods Bay 82 miles (140 km) Part 10 of the series can be found HERE. As planned, I left Louise in the Van and made a short walk to the coast, hopeful to catch…

  • Campervan,  Travel

    The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 10 – Kelpies and Conspiracies.

    April 27, 2021 /

    Day 11 – Balfron to Seaton Sluice, via Falkirk and Rosslyn – 187 miles (300km) Part 9 of the series can be found HERE. Whilst a couple of days in the Airbnb was a nice treat and a nice rest…

  • Campervan,  Travel

    The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 9 –Castles and Coconut shells.

    April 26, 2021 /

    Day 10 – Exploring Stirling and Doune. 43 miles – 70km. Part 8 of the series can be found HERE Louise’s birthday was spent with a leisurely breakfast in the Airbnb before driving out to Stirling to explore the town…

  • Campervan,  Travel

    The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 8 – Storms and Stovies.

    April 25, 2021 /

    Day 9 – Applecross to Inverness, and further South to Balfron. – 238 miles (383km) Part 7 of the series can be found HERE. Overnight we had made the decision not to head to the Isle of Skye as planned. The…

  • Campervan,  Travel

    The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 7 – Cheeky Stag ruined my Landscape photo

    April 13, 2021 /

    Day 8 – Gairloch to Applecross – 60 miles (100km) Part 6 of the series can be found HERE. Today was going to be a shortish drive through as we continued South. The views continued to be spectacular, and we…

  • Campervan,  Travel

    The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 6 – Pies and a hike to Bone Caves

    April 6, 2021 /

    Day 7 – Clachtoll to Gairloch – 100 miles (160km) Part 5 of the series can be found HERE. The weather was looking good, and It was 100 miles to our next overnight stop near Gairloch. This was longer than we…

  • Campervan,  Travel

    The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 5 – The landscape changes as we head South.

    April 6, 2021 /

    Day 6 – Sango Sands to Clachtoll – 55 miles (88km) Part 4 of the series can be found HERE. Out first stop of the day was Smoo Cave, a short drive back the way we came yesterday. The weather…

  • Campervan,  Ford Nugget,  Tips

    Silver Nugget Adventures YouTube

    April 6, 2021 /

    If you are waiting for your Ford Transit Custom Nugget to arrive like we are, you might find this YouTube resource a good place to start to get to know your Nugget. Several informative videos are available under the Exploring…

  • Campervan,  Travel

    The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 4 Heading West

    April 6, 2021 /

    Day 5 – John o’ Groats to Sango Sands via Broch Dun Dornaigil. 100 miles (160.93 km) Part 3 of this Series can be found HERE. When planning the NC500 adventure, one decision was which direction to drive the circular…

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