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Spend the night in the car park at Dunnet Head...quiet place facing Orkneys.

The hebrides will certainely make you feel isolated.

We have tried every single possible ferry crossing from Plymouth to Rosyth..... from Santander to Rotterdam over the last 30 years, and reverted to take our time, and use the Dover ferries. A couple of nights in lovely campsites trying out English ales instead of trying to cross the island in one da...

OXI wrote:Great story MacWilliam.

Did you stay in the Sleepy Hollow site in Crolly? It's small but cosy and friendly.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Frank.

We did get to Sleepy Hollow to check the place which looks just great, but camped in front of the concert hall at Dunlewy Lough.

lost your bet: We walked down and back up a good bit further past the stones to the "organs" pipes despite some warning about land slides and back to the car park. The coastal walk is very similar to our neck of the woods (without the fancy stones and the tourists at this time of the year)...

Well that is it over and done. Thanks for the tips. Donegal turned out to be wet (yes....) and Wicklow 18 degrees warmer than our neck of the woods. It was nice to escape the winter grip. Wonderfull walks in the Wicklow hills, and on a farm in Kildare. Very much like home from home! http://img252.im...

If you have time you may tempted by a wee trip on the outer Hebrides. You can literally place the van more or less where you want to overnight. No trees. My dog ended up picking up peat in desperation. Skye is quite popular in the summer and a bit clogged up by tourists. If you stay on the mainland,...

Brilliant Louey....You've just shrunk the island for us..

Loads to read before we set off..

MacWilliam, Anyway, I hope you have a fantastic holiday and enjoy Ireland. :D Frank. Thanks Frank I'll have to make de most of this winter week as that is the only opportunity i'll get to visit Ireland..committed to spend two weeks in France to keep in touch with family and the guys on our forum (T...

we'll probably go round the island within a week! :lol: not much point going then as you need loads of time to chill and see stuff :wink: mm Well everybody has they own way of chilling out. Seeing is one way, playing and listening is another. Found some gigs in Donegal http://www.frankiekennedy.com...

1664 wrote:It's not difficult to find suitable spots over there. There's plenty of secluded hills, lakes and beaches and the people are quite laid back about campers (in my experience).

Thanks for the feedback....Not much has changed since my last visit in 79 then.

8673sharp wrote: If you are travelling from Mainland Britain I recommend you buy as much food as you intend to cook as it was hugely expensive when we went in 2009, it maybe cheaper now since the financial issues, I don't know.

Thanks for the tip. We'll bring our own tatties and whisky.

Also planning a trip south to the emerald island.....at the end of the month. Any good camping spots? apart from campsites?

anywhere really as we'll probably go round the island within a week!

they stink of cheese, but they dont bite!

Been on a permanent "holiday" in moray....well it was called Banffshire way back then...for the last 30 years. Left south of France to live here and never looked back. The people in your life is what matter. And if you like laid back, the western isles are unbeatable.