It never seems to fail that I can get everything lined up for a trip and then one piece doesn't work out and I am stuck!
In this instance, I had all of my hotels booked for Scotland and then I went to book my overnight train to Inverness and suddenly it was sold out (could have bought when I looked 2 days before so I am really kicking myself!!!). Ugh!
The original plan was to overnight into Inverness and arrive bright and early and rent a car. We were going to drive to the Isle of Skye and I have a hotel reserved in Portree that night. The plan was to stop at different sites along the way and then stay that night in Portree. The next morning we would do some more of Skye and then make our way back past Inverness to Carrbridge where we are spending the next 2 nights.
Now that I have the train issue, my overnight train options are now Aberdeen, Edinburgh, or Glasgow. Aberdeen is the closest to Inverness if I want to continue with my original plan although we would have to catch another train to Inverness and then rent a car from there which would be at least a 2 hour delay from our original plan.
Wanting to see if anyone had other ideas for us or for how to do a route that would make this work. Note that we have 5 people - me, my husband, and 3 boys (will be 17, 14, and 11).
Day 1 - arrive on overnight train to either Aberdeen, Edinburgh, or Glasgow - wanted to go to Skye but will consider other options
Day 2 - explore whatever area and make way to Carrbridge
Day 3 - explore area, stay again in Carrbridge
Day 4 - make way to Edinburgh, see Military Tattoo at night, sleep Edinburgh
Day 5 - more Edinburgh, sleep Edinburgh
Day 6 - morning train to Glasgow - visit a friend there and light sightseeing - leave on overnight train (doesn't leave until almost midnight) to London
Thanks for any advice!