I've posted up most of the pics I took in Scotland up on Flickr. Those featuring family members are private so if you really want to see the few pics of Granny drop me a line with your Flickr ID if you're not already in the friends and family section...

This was the price of petrol per litre up around John o' Groats.



Though some of the prices of the less commonly used forms of vehicular power were actually over the £1/litre mark, I think there's an unspoken barrier of 99.9p the garages stick to for unleaded.

Back home. Got tired of the speed of posting over bluetooth - couldn't get more than 9.6k

Will post more pics and stuff when I've recharged the batteries, both mine and the camera's.

I Got back to Inverness late last night - but in time to watch House. Between the previous posts I stopped off at Canisbay Church to see the grave of Jan de Groot, after whom John o' Groats was named. Then I drove back via Thurso and down the A897, a single track lane down a river valley. Just after leaving Dunnet Head I noticed I'd hit 90,001 miles on the car's odometer. Guess I'll have to book it in for a service when I'm back.

Checking in from Dunnet Head - very windy here, though its still sunny. The mobile phone reception is better than at John o' Groats though.

I'm posting this from the car park at John o' Groats - not quite the most northerly point in mainland Britain, but the furthest distance from the other end of Britain at Land's End. There's nary a cloud in the sky, so, despite the wind it's actually quite warm. I'm in a T-shirt with the car windows open. I've bought a few trinkets for family and friends - now I'm going to head west to Dunnet Head - which is the most northerly point in mainland Britain - and then Thurso and back to Inverness.

The Telly hunt today went off very well. We managed to bag a 28" Flat and Widescreen one, with Freeview and a stand. Thankfully, it detects 4:3 and 16:9 ratio signals and adjusts accordingly, saving Grandma the embarrasment my parents suffer when they're caught watching 4:3 broadcasts in 16:9 and haven't noticed how fat everyone is looking. And with Freeview Grandma can watch QVC as well as UKTV Cooking and Tuner Classic Movies - though I have forborne from mentioning the two pr0n channels she also now gets (though I think they're subscription anwyay...).



Tomorrow, the plan is to head for John o' Groats, a mere 100 miles up the cost. Not, from what I've read, a scintillating place to visit apart from being able to say you've been, but the journey is said to be beautiful.

Arrived in Inverness. After the 229 miles from London to Milnsbridge it was another 400 to get here. I managed it in about seven hours - including lunch - which isn't too bad.

Tomorrow I've been invited to head into the Scottish hills to hunt down a new Telly for Grandma, since her current one has expired. Probably going to get her a Freeview box too.

Some sad news in that Ronnie Barker has died. The Two Ronnies, Porridge and Open All Hours were TV staples during my childhood.

Arrived in the wilds of Milnsbridge to stay with my aunt and uncle, their 88-year old tortoise Tiffy, two cats (Sooty and Robbie) and a couple of wild Foxes they've started feeding. The house they live in - and have lived in as long as I remember - is right on the edge of the valley the town surrounds and the garden is this wonderful multi-level things that was an absolute joy to play in as a kid.

Tomorrow is the eight-hour or so drive up to Inverness.