Itinerary #2

 So, carrying on from where I left off, I will be spending the night of the 26th June in a bed at my brother's place near Glenrothes in Fife. Won't be hanging around though, as I've got quite a distance to cover on this...

Day 8 - Making my way to the small seaside town of Hopeman which is a few miles north east of Elgin. I want to stop off in Aberdeen on the way there. Hopeman is the site of Spliff Island, the lump of rock so christened by the band one evening for obvious reasons. I got this location after reading "Do It For Your Mum", the brilliantly informative and entertaining book about the bands early days by Roy Hamilton.

Day 9 - A quick stop at Cromarty Firth before zipping up to Scrabster (via John o'Groats - gotta be done) to catch the evening ferry to the Orkney Islands where we will be based for four nights. During this time, I hope to find Barrel of Butter, Deer Sound, Muckle Skerry, Old Man of Hoy, Ruff Reef, Tomb of the Eagles and of course Scapa Flow. Our base will be St. Margaret's Hope on the island of South Ronaldsay.

Day 13 - We take the over-night ferry further north to the Shetland Islands where more island hopping will take place in order to find Fetlar, Muckle Flugga, Out Skerries, Sullom Voe, Ve Skerries and Vidlin Voe.

Day 17 - Late afternoon ferry back to the Orkney Islands which will hopefully give us a view of Fair Isle, which sadly I couldn't manage to schedule a visit to.

Day 18 - No places to visit today, so just a relaxing drive on the A836 from Scrabster to the campsite near Laid overlooking Loch Eriboll. What is the chances of Guy going for a dip? All will be revealed on the day.

Day 19 - Up early to get to Keodale. I'm really hoping we can get the elusive Cape Wrath trip done - it is dependent on tides, the MOD, and whether the man who drives the minibus will allow dogs to travel with us. This trip should take up most of the day, and afterwards, it's heading south to Ullapool for our last night together before Guy & Morgan return to London.