[daubechie]

A question that could have been written for me!
We set off to do Coast and Castles on our first touring holiday 3 years ago - it was fantastic! the route is absolutely stunning, the views beautiful and so peaceful. And we arrived at the right tide-time to cycle over to Lindisfarne.
By the time we got to Berwick on Tweed we weren't looking forward to the big push over the hills to Edinburgh - so we jumped on the train at Edinburgh, booked into a hotel and then cycled along the canal from there to Glasgow via the Falkirk wheel - a fantastic ride...
We stayed one night with a Mrs. Dodds in Newbiggin - such a warm welcome!

Then last year we cycled with a tent round the outer hebrides - Caledonian sleeper to Oban, ferry to Barra then wild camping, hostels and campsites for a week as we cycled up through the Hebrides - Barra, South and North Uist, Berneray and Harris - then back to cycle through Skye, a night in Mallaig and home - wow! It was difficult to plan as the ferres are rare - sometimes early in the morning or every other day or not on sundays etc. You don't need to book with a bicycle as they can always squeeze you on even if it's a 4 car ferry. However if you miss it you could wait 24 or 48 hours for the next one! It really was an amazing holiday. They both were!