We had a fantastic journey up to the Trossachs as the sun was shining and the traffic light. I was thinking about American road trips as we drove through the more rugged countryside. Most of England is too soft and leafy to be epic in a road trip kind of way. Plus our motorway service stations are rather sad and dreary unlike the Hollywood versions of American road side diners that are strangely sleazy but mysterious. But the A66 has a rugged scenery that was set to Jason's Dire Straits section of our play list. Although Jase wasn't impressed by the small portion of Cumbria we drove through declaring it a desolate hole! I have to say the bare fells did resemble the wastes of Mordor!
The farm cottage we are staying in is gorgeous with a beautiful semi woodland garden full of ferns and sleepy flowers. The house is white with a grey slate roof populated by tiny chirping birds. Inside there are stone floors, a big kitchen, wood burning stoves and heavy curtained windows with cushion strewn window seats. Our bedroom has a 4 poster and chaise long.
Aberfoyle is nestled against forested hills and the winding river forth. There are pubs, 2 butchers, a woollen centre and tourist shops.
Just down the road from our cottage is the Rob Roy hotel, which resembles the Cross Roads Motel. I mention it because there are many reviews of it on Trip Advisor, some bad some good. One particular review describes it as being the kind of place Jack Reacher would stay at! This over imaginative review really made me laugh but I now keep thinking the place is full of spies and private investigators. To be honest it looks more like the kind of place frequents by Norman Bates (a bit harsh) or Benny from Cross Roads.
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