The Highlands – Treks, Trails & Travel

Orkney Family Road Trip – Part 5: Homeward Bound, via Loch Ness.

A view of 3 fishing boats moored on the Loch Ness. A motorhome sits in the layby.

The final day of our family road trip to Orkney had dawned! That morning we enjoyed a breakfast in Muir of Ord at The Bad Girls Bakery. It was a lovely place with delicious breakfast options and the most wonderful looking cakes. It looks like these girls have gone from strength to strength since ourContinueContinue reading “Orkney Family Road Trip – Part 5: Homeward Bound, via Loch Ness.”

Orkney Family Road Trip – Part 4: John o’Groats, Wick and Muir of Ord.

The sun starts to set between a dip in the mountain beside a loch in the Highlands of Scotland. Sunflares can be seen from the sun as it hits the edge of the mountain.

Our penultimate day on this adventure saw us up and out of our accommodation early, and heading toward the harbour to catch the first ferry out of Orkney – but not before a breakfast in a local café! We had been only a handful of days on this small island, but we had loved everyContinueContinue reading “Orkney Family Road Trip – Part 4: John o’Groats, Wick and Muir of Ord.”