I have just said to DH that we will have to get wrapped up today as we are fencing in one of our fields and he said 'have you seen the weather in Scotland'?
No, I hadn't but have just looked - highs of 13, strong winds and rain 
- we are all mad!
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lavendersun · 28/07/2015 09:53
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lavendersun ·
28/07/2015 15:29
Thanks for the positive vibes CampingClaire.
We are leaving on Friday for the Lakes, Arran on Monday, had planned on Mull on Thursday but the ferry was almost £200 which I thought was a bit much for two nights so am camping here instead, and we will do a day trip to Mull.
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Skye on Saturday and then to Harris on Tuesday. We will just make it up after that I think. I do have a rough route planned but we might not stick to it, we might go further north or east at that point. We don't get back until the 17th so lots of time for the weather to change.
Thinking of taking 2 pairs of winter walking trousers, 2 pairs of unlined walking trousers and 2 pairs of cropped walking trousers (everything I own basically). With 5 sets of thermals.
I was thinking of walking boots, walking shoes and crocs - not particularly glamorous. We spend a lot of life outside so have more outdoor clothing than we could possibly need - have given up on the roof box idea - would be fine with summer weather but not with wet weather gear ... and we are taking a supply of logs seeing as we have got room.
Might even pack a swimsuit 
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lavendersun ·
28/07/2015 16:10
Thanks very much, I will add that information to my list 
. I wonder if anywhere will be heaving if the weather doesn't change soon.
We are freezing in Norfolk this afternoon. After a day of strimming weeds and fencing I am about to have a bath and light the wood burner - it is only 14 degrees here - very very heavy rain - such a shame for all those people camping!
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lavendersun ·
04/08/2015 16:57
We are in Arran, 55mph winds last night left maybe 10 tents destroyed on our site, poor things. We were fine although it felt like I was in a washing machine with the winds hitting, whirling and then coming back up the valley.
Still an adventure , we could not leave today, no ferries due to wind. I am sat here watching a load of laundry dry ... with wifi! Could be worse, wet clothes and no wifi.
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UptoapointLordCopper ·
05/08/2015 11:22
But more importantly, did your chocolate last and did you have a trangia fondue?
lavendersun ·
09/08/2015 15:14
Lots of chocolate and fondues Lord Copper, weather very testing. We arrived to Glenbrittle with 45mph winds, horizontal rain and 8 degrees 
. Don't mind the cold with our stove but constant rain is a bit trying - I am not looking my best
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lavendersun ·
14/08/2015 20:09
We did have a good time thank you LordCopper, despite the weather. We did change our plans a bit and didn't go to Harris - we met a lovely man on Skye who had just been there for three weeks in his camper van and didn't see the sun once . So we came south and spent a few days near Glencoe and then went to Teasdale because we knew that the sun was shining there .
We are actually home early due to something lower than pond life breaking into my tack room last night. Not much stolen but my friend was worried that one of my ponies had been 'marked' by her mane being cut.
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