Scotland trip

Zaukrie · May 13, 2026

Flight cancelled. Really wanted to be relaxing in Edinburgh tonight, not getting back here for a 6 am flight. Oh well. It is what it is.

Paul Farquhar · May 13, 2026

Zaukrie said:
Approaching a three hour delay in Heathrow, so far .... At least it's a nice airport, but the chairs could be softer...

Thunder storms today!

Paul Farquhar · May 14, 2026

MSN - Heathrow yesterday.

Zaukrie · May 15, 2026

About to pick up the car. Hopefully we make it out of Edinburgh alive!

Zaukrie · May 15, 2026

Zaukrie said:
About to pick up the car. Hopefully we make it out of Edinburgh alive!

And I don't kill anyone else, which I think I'll be fine.

Paul Farquhar · May 15, 2026

Zaukrie said:
About to pick up the car. Hopefully we make it out of Edinburgh alive!

You should be okay, so long as you remember which side of the road to drive on! With the benefit of hindsight I would have suggested you take the train from Heathrow, but I didn’t know there was going to be torrential storms!

Zaukrie · May 19, 2026

Really enjoyed our golf near campletown. Made a mistake planning part, so spending time driving to Tobermory and back for no good reason.... sitting in standby for the ferry....

Zaukrie · May 19, 2026

Not great. Got on the ferry, then cancelled. And now we're going to really wait? They seem unprepared....

Zaukrie · May 19, 2026

One week in and we've had a flight cancelled, which didn't go well, and a ferry cancelled, but that's led us to being "stuck" in Oban for two days, seeing castles, drinking excellent whisky, and taking a boat tour.... well, that's the plan anyway. We'll miss Staffa, but what can you do?

Paul Farquhar · May 20, 2026

We failed to get to Iona and Lewis (I particularly wanted to see the stones at Callanish) because storms made it unsafe for the ferries. North West Scotland is the closest thing the UK has to a wild frontier, and transport can be vulnerable to the often unpredictable weather, as well as mechanical failure (the region is completely ignored by Westminster, and Holyrood aren't much better). That's why I dislike the modern requirement to pre-book everything. You really need to be able to react to the conditions and change plans as the situation changes.