How long does a Ford Nugget take to arrive?
8 months, 27 days, or 38 weeks, 3 days or 269 days.Whichever way we reflect on the time between when we ordered the Ford Nugget and the day we collected her, it just doesn’t seem to show how much longer…
Our NC500 trip recap and tips.
After nearly 1935 miles (3,114.08 km) and 2 weeks in our VW Camper 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…
The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 11 – The long way home.
Day 12 – Seaton Sluice to Robins Hoods Bay 82 miles (140 km) As planned, I left Louise in the Van and made a short walk to the coast, hopeful to catch a nice sunrise photo of St Mary’s Lighthouse. Wanting…
The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 10 – Kelpies and Conspiracies.
Day 11 – Balfron to Seaton Sluice, via Falkirk and Rosslyn – 187 miles (300km) Whilst a couple of days in the Airbnb was a nice treat and a nice rest for Bellamy, our trusty WV T3, we were looking…
The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 9 –Castles and Coconut shells.
Day 10 – Exploring Stirling and Doune. 43 miles – 70km. Louise’s birthday was spent with a leisurely breakfast in the Airbnb before driving out to Stirling to explore the town and castle. It seemed a little strange to be…
The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 8 – Storms and Stovies.
Day 9 – Applecross to Inverness, and further South to Balfron. – 238 miles (383km) Overnight we had made the decision not to head to the Isle of Skye as planned. The North of Scotland weather forecast looked horrendous with…
The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 7 – Cheeky Stag ruined my Landscape photo
Day 8 – Gairloch to Applecross – 60 miles (100km) Today was going to be a shortish drive through as we continued South. The views continued to be spectacular, and we strayed from the route several times to investigate things…
The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 4 Heading West
Day 5 – John o’ Groats to Sango Sands via Broch Dun Dornaigil. 100 miles (160.93 km) When planning the NC500 adventure, one decision was which direction to drive the circular route from Inverness. The East coast is flatter and…
The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 3 – John o’ Groats and the Northern Coast.
Day 4 – Brora to Dunnet Bay, via John o’ Groats 81 miles (130.36 km) We had several things on our itinerary for today; The Whaligoe Steps, Duncansby Stacks, John o’ Groats, Dunnet Head and finally Dunnet Bay for our…
The NC500 in a VW T3 Campervan – Part 2 – The East coast to Brora.
Day 3 – Loch Ness to Brora, via Cromarty. 102 miles (164.15 km) After 2 days of motorways and A-roads, It was time to slow down the pace as we started the NC500 properly. The first stop would be Inverness…
