The Corran ferry runs from Corran to Ardgour across Loch Linnhe. There is no advanced booking just turn up and pay once on board. It runs ever 20 minutes for most of the day, timetable on line.
The Funicular de Bulnes is a railway that runs in a tunnel from Poncebos and seems to be the only access to Bulnes. There is a single tunnel with a passing place half way to allow the 2 carriages to pass, one going up and the other down, joined by cables. The passing point is small and not visible in the dim light of the tunnel, so the oncomming lights of the other carriage give the sense of an impending collision. The trip up took about 20 minutes and cost €17.44 per person one way, a little expensive but worth it. The locals use the train and the first carriage of the day, which we took, carries the workers and large quantites of bread, milk and olive oil amongst other item. Arriving at the top station there is just a dirt track, one way signposed Bulnes and the other back to Poncebos. We headed for Bulnes followed, and soon overtaken, by quadbikes and small tractors laden with goods brought up by the train. After about 5 minutes walk we arrived at Bulnes, a few houses outnumber...
From New Lanark it was just a quick trip to Coulter to the Mill Inn for an overnight before heading to Carlisle. Good beer and a friendly welcome, with excellent food. most enjoyable. Followed by a peaceful night.
A good crossing from Dover to Dunkirk, it should have been Calais but a slight error in the on line booking process and concentrating on the price and not the destination. Quite a trip from Dunkirk, a number of traffic jams that culminated in hitting Rouen at rush hour. Anyway that's all behind us and we are at a very nice Aire overlooking a small lake. Mr D, our slow cooker has provided the evening meal again and now settling down for the night. Another 4 hour or so trip tomorrow.
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