In order to be able to reduce the speed, as ordered by the Scottish road sign in the opening picture, you have to gain momentum beforehand. To do so, we hopped in uncle Brians’ Hyundai Terracan, took the WRC special stage like road from Kilchrenan to Taynuilt (slowly) and then headed towards Oban.

Practice makes perfect and the locals have plenty of experience in reducing their speed. If you practice hard enough, you might one day be able to reduce your speed to zero exactly like the gentleman who precisely stopped his beautiful red Alfa Romeo 159 in front of The Wee Gallery in Oban.

After a slow ferry ride to Craignure (Isle of Mull), we soon discovered that the traffic there is already quite slow and reducing the speed further means stopping. However, if you’re not in a hurry but want to go everywhere, you could get yourself an Argo 8×8. Park it next to one of the main roads of the island and the passing Drive-by Snapshots photographer has a huge smile on his face, if the sun happens to peak through the low clouds in the perfect moment 🙂

The island is not only beautiful and slow paced, but seemingly also quite tranquil and peaceful. Upon arriving at the Iona Island ferry car park, we found a Ford Transit with the keys dangling on the door. When we came back later, both keys and vehicle where still there. Now… I dare you to try that in London, hehe.

Heading to Tobermory, we found a classic red telephone booth – and the reason why they still exist. There was little to no cellphone reception in the area. Reduce your mobile communication needs now, hehe.

When arriving in Tobermory, we looked for the Tobermory Cat, but only found the Tobermory Caddy.

Who could resist a serving of fresh fish & chips for lunch?

Wanting to buy a portion each, we reduced our speed even further…

… and almost broke the local law. It seems like you have to reduce your speed, but it must not drop to zero in some places. Not complying with that rule may end like that: no speed for an extended period of time.

However, you may want to put the engine back into your ship ride, start it up and enjoy those awesome, twisty country roads Scotland has to offer.

What an awesome country with friendly people, a relaxing pace and interesting weather and activities. Interesting activities? Yes, sir! How about the World Stone Skimming Championships on Easdale Island? Never heard of that before either, but will definitely go there (time permitting).

PS: Can you spot the two elks in the above picture?