Day 3 started at 6am! We had a long drive from Ullswater to Loch Ness and we wanted to beat the traffic and get a good start on the day because there was alot we wanted to do!

Nick kindly made us all a cup of tea and we all bustled around disconnecting and readying our vehicle for departure. We feel like pros now!

The boys were once again at the helm and us ladies were living the life of luxury strapped in the back.

45 minutes later we entered Scotland and treated ourselves to a McDonalds and Costa in the most beautiful services along the M6!

After this the views along the way just got more and more spectacular and made the 5 hour drive more than worth it.

The green mountainous landscape occasionally gave way to deep blue lochs. After a while I nabbed the co pilot seat and snapped a bunch of road trip pics!

Our first stop on the itinerary didnt quite go to plan…we were meant to be stopping at the Glenfinnan Viaduct (aka the Harry Potter Bridge) and we did get there but the car park was PACKED and we didnt have room to fit the morothome in the car park and it looked as if even people in cars were having to turn away. So we made a vow to stop and try on the way back down as we had no planned stops for that day.

So on we continued to the next scheduled stops and lodgings for the night – Loch Ness! We were lucky enough to have glorious sunshine and spent our time walking round the loch taking photos and enjoying the sunshine.

The town we are staying in on Loch Ness is called Fort Augustus and it is B E A U T I F U L after walking around the Loch a while we took ourselves into town, sat by the canal and had some chips!

After this we headed back down to the loch on the other side of the canal where we had spotted a bar/restaurant so we grabbed a drink and sat down in their garden which was on the bank of the loch.

From here we sat watching people jump into the loch, watching ripples for signs of Nessie and basked in the glorious evening sunshine. Families of ducks floated past us and we watched as boats came in to dock. Stunning!

When we started getting peckish again we made our way back to the campervan and today it was Liam and I’s job to empty the toilet tank.

Contrary to what you might think its not actually a hideous job. You pull a grey box out from the outside of the van. Its kind of like a small (gross) suitcase on wheels that you wheel over to the waste station. You twist the nozzle and open the cap over the giant hole for poops and wees. What comes out is just blue liquid because of the chemicals in it that dissolves any…solid matter. Once its empty you fill it with a little water and a cap full of the chemicals and replace. Et voila!

That is it in principle. However, when Liam and I removed the little poo suitcase it started leaking which we didnt initially realise until we had trecked across the length of the motorhome park in the wrong direction and had to cross back across the gravel leaving a snail trail of leaky toilet behind us and in front of full view of the rest of the site. Upon realising this Liam bravely scooped up the poo-case and carried it the rest of the way. Once we got to the dumping station (pun intended) I lifted the lid only for it to slip out of my hand and splash remnents of water/waste onto my bare legs. Twice.

Safe to say we learnt alot of lessons the first time we emptied our waste compartment which is good – probably best to get all the mistakes out the way with first time round. We awkwardly shuffled our way back to the campervan trying to cover our snail trail as we went with other stones – to no avail unfortunately and I promptly went for a shower. After telling Danielle what happened she called after me “do you need a gin for when you get back?” – that ladies and gents is friendship.

After I was sufficiently not covered in waste we cooked up some pizza whilst playing games and listening to the owls hooting outside.

The night is certainly chillier up here in Scotland but we are grateful for a slightly later rise in the morning!