Where the wind blows

A trip north of the border has been on the cards for a few years. Having never been north of Skye or Inverness, we were keen to get as far north as possible.
This was to be a test run in the lorry prior to trips further afield, and its a good job too.
Its not until you live in a truck for a few weeks that all your best design plans start to faulter. I have been working on camperising the lorry for some time now, doing bits after wotk, sitting in it and pondering as to the best set up.
Well, we need a few changes, but it was comfortable and usable. The icy wind blowing down from the north made the woodburner an absolute essential piece of kit!
We got to Skye for the first time in 10 years and left rather sharpish as the rain was horizontal and the mountains burried in cloud.  Back on the mainland it brightened up and we meandered up the coast. We camped near Gairloch on a very laid back and family friendly campsite at Big Sand. From here we just kept heading north, passsing white sandy beaches with turquoise sea - it's an amazing place, just a shame about the icy wind. The little man didn't mind, he was in and out of the sea that was so cold it gave me toothache. 
We camped at the side of the road at the bottom of a lovely glen, only for the truck not to start the next morning. Something funny going on with the split charge system had us stranded. So 3 hours of sitting at the top of a hill to get phone reception had us jumpstarted and off again (thank God for mobiles..). And a word of warning- the AA only cover vehicles upto 3.5 ton...!
Still northward bound we made it to Durness, near Cape Wrath. A few days here on the edge of the cliffs had me convinced there are no fish in the sea. The wind that strong it was hard to cast the rod out. So no fresh fish to eat and time pressing we headed inland and south..
A visit to friends on the route south and about 5 jump starts later we made it home.
A new set of batteries and a new split charge system is now in order as something has gone badly wrong! It's amazing the people you meet when you are broken down though.
The little man loves travelling in the 'sleepy truck' and the other half is inspired to set of on a longer trip once a few 'design' issues are resolved..

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