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Brilliant thread You are now officially seconded to the Scottish Tourist board for highliting what a fabulous country we have .............Well done ........now I neeed to go and hang my head in shame as I haven't seen the half of it !!

Come and join the Scottish contingent a week on Friday for our Applecross weekend - all welcome! Matt

Amazing, no info for 9 days and then they go from Germany to Holland to Birmingham to Chelmsford to Billericay and on the Westy in 30 hours! Happy days.

Morning Team. Here are some pictures of us in "travel mode". Poor Buttercup even made a great clothes horse for drying out our clothes.

Looks like our Cateringvan friends will be going down the Yaba daba doo route with these sorts of upgrades!

Good news, I wonder if they wait until they have enough orders as I had an attempted delivery from DPD today, hopefully I'll get them tomorrow.

me tooo

Yep, been wanting to visit in the Westfield for some years - it's part of the reason I changed cars. This thread just makes me keener than ever!

would these work with a DanST manifold for a mx5 head?

These are of Moine House. This would have made a great backdrop for pictures of Buttercup but could not get out because of the rain. These pictures are from a previous visit but wanted to show you as I have mentioned the house in previous posts. This house used to have a family of 9 plus travellers and consisted of two rooms downstairs and a loft.

These next two are Corrieshalloch Gorge. These were from my trip last year but if you travel up to Durness by Ullapool you will pass the little brown sign for the Gorge. It really is worth stopping for. You stand on a rope bridge that has a 150 foot drop below and there are signs saying the bridge will only take 6 people at one..[ that was me on my own then. ] If you look in the long distance shot, you can just about see the rope bridge. These next two are showing Smoo Cave. These are again from my trip last year but just showing you something from Durness. There is ample parking and eating at Durness and 24 hour petrol. Also do a google search for Sandwood Bay and Cape Wraith. Sandwood is a 4 mile walk from the car but is beautiful. Golden eagles live here and the sand is like powder. This is Britain's largest sea cave opening. You walk inside the cave and there is a wooden "tunnel" structure, walk through this and there is a hole in the cave ceiling that has a powerful waterfall dropping right into the cave. There is a small hole to the right and if the water level is right, then a chap has an inflatable boat and you enter the water, duck down under the small hole and go into further inner chambers. [/url]

You will love it

This really is an excellent and inspirational thread - I can't wait to get my reg number and follow in your wheel tracks. Thank you for posting so much info and pics!

I don't suppose you're at any Speed Series events up in the Midlands/North West over the next few weeks or so? Thanks Ian, much appreciated, knowing how close you are to needing it, I'll keep you as a last resort IFYSWIM! Thats great Kyle, if Marto's isn't going to be doable, I'll borrow yours if I may? Orange is no problem, I've got sun glasses!

Great thread and great to see you using the car in all weathers - never forget the first time you turned up at the workshop in torrential rain looking like drowned rats! I used to go on an annual motorcycle holiday to Scotland and drove many of the roads you have been on - fantastic stuff and well done.

Buttercup looks well here…looks like you had a good journey…regardless of the scottish weather...

Hello team. Here are a few pictures of our trip. I must apologise for the quality of the pictures as it as raining on some and on others I did not realise my exposure was set to high. A bit gutted really but I hope you like them. I took loads but they just look like mountains and lochs etc and you don't get the WOW factor as if you are there. Anyone who has been will fully understand. These were taken in Glenetive where they filmed Skyfall. Here is Carol and buttercup re-inacting the Skyfall scene. Unfortunately we did it from memory and we were in the right place but the idiot taking the pictures was in totally the wrong spot. This road is 14 miles long from memory and it is a dead end. The road is stunning and none of my pictures I took do it justice what so ever. This is castle AAArrggghhhh from the Monty Python films. These are the Three Sisters. I have walked right to the near top of the right hand valley. The valley on the left is known as the hidden valley and I have yet to get there. Was hoping to do it this trip but bad weather stopped me. THESE PICTURES DO NOT DO THESE JUSTICE. YOU WILL SERIOUSLY WET YOUR PANTS THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE THEM. More pictures to follow.

I should have seen it coming... I like to wear my blue "Here to help" WSCC t shirt when working on the Westie. However going to B&Q and Homebase in a shirt with "Here to help" on it did result in me being stopped 6 times and asked for help... Did people not see the WSCC bit..? However the absolutely stunning blonde who wanted to know about light switches did get some help...

Attendees places updated... Thanks to the Magazine boys for the flyer in this issue!

Loch Eriboll http://www.surf2turf.com/NorthCoast500/images/page13.html

I did the inaugural NorthCoast500 rally/trip in the Westfield. Yes it rained but for the worst of it a stop under a golf umbrella was sufficient. In fact we did the NC500 anti clockwise which maybe the wrong way around. Anyway a local Caterham mate and I are planning to do the NC500 in a day on or about midsummers day. Buttercup where are you heading after Durness? I assume you have been made aware of Cocoa Mountain there and the Smoo Caves are certainly worth a visit

Unfortunately didn't spot you today. I did call into the car park at Eilean Donan castle (about 2pm) in case you had stopped there for a photo opportunity or refreshment. I live a short distance down the road you used to get into the car park at the commando memorial. It would have been good to meet you there but unfortunately I had to be at Applecross for 10am. I was thinking of you when I went through Glen Garry at 8am this morning, it was so still and the reflections in the loch were perfect. I was thinking, you are going to love this! For your trip to Durness you might like to consider taking the route from Kyle via Strathcarron (where you turn right) to Achnasheen to Gairloch and up to Ullapool from there. (There is a petrol station in Gairloch). There is an alternative, Kyle via Strathcarron (where you turn left) and go to Kinlochewe via Torridon, then to Gairloch. You can add in the Applecross loop if you want. Of these two options the 1st takes in the best driving roads, utterly superb in fact! The roads of the second option are much slower but the scenery more dramatic. I'd take the 1st option and save the second for your next visit when hopefully the weather will be kinder. Unfortunately looking very wet for the first part of tomorrow. Have a blast! John.

HaHa! upgrade time when you get back then or the Gym

Skye - Brilliant (I named my son after Sgurr Alasdair) - I am sure you have a route planned , but as said before, the fairy pools, Glen Brittle (park on beach at end), Cuillins, Talisker distillery (bit touristy but worthwhile). In the North park at highest point on Uig - Brocaig road, and short walk to the Quirang, Good museum on NW coast (look out for basking sharks - quite common), good chippy in Portree. A day is not enough!! Good luck with the weather. Dave.

I might be up for that Terry, depending on dates (and reg arriving from DVLA!) - any more thoughts on this can be on another thread though - don't want to hijack Buttercup's most excellent adventure!

I'll be out and about on many of the for-mentioned routes today because I'll be working in Applecross, or more accurately at the top of the pass. I'll not be in the Westfield unfortunately. I'll give you a toot if I see you. Weather is looking a bit grey but supposed to be relatively dry and calm. Have another great day!

My approach to any holidays in Scotland and particularly when I'm in the Westie, is to assume it'll rain and dress accordingly. Then when it's dry, it's a bonus! In the last 3 or 4 years of Westie ownership, I can count on one hand the number of times I've been really soaked and one of these was south of the border (in fact, the worst one!). 11 hours of torrential rain without a roof when I picked up my second car on the south coast and drove it home to central Scotland. Matt