GAIRLOCH
Had planned to stay a night at Gairloch but decided just to stop for Lunch .
Gairloch is a small village on the northwest coast of Scotland. Great wee tourist place with several hotel. We arrived at the top of a hill. Did not know which way to drive. left or right .
Drive left on to the harbour. It`s more touristy. Gareloch[Gearrloch] means short Loch in
Gaelic.
We turned on our radio to listen to two loch station. Smallest local radio in the UK
Gairloch and nearby Badachro have a strong history of creel shellfish fishing as well as small scale trawl fishing. The number of active boats is in decline, however, and Gairloch has seen both of its shellfish processing businesses fall by the wayside over the last 10 years. There are still a few dedicated fishermen who work regularly for their living, but many have moved on; some have diversified into catering for tourism and visitor activities.
Boat fishing and marine wildlife trips can be arranged at the harbour, and there are many hill lochs in the area with trout fishing available. Trips are also available with a working creel boat based in Badachro on the south side of the Gairloch .
Boat trips from Gareloch
Had lunch at the Old Inn in Gairloch . Which was very good . Normal hotel prices
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The site of a 1945 plane crash at the Fairy Lochs near Gairloch is now a designated war grave. The crash site, close to the village of Badachro, has been preserved as a memorial to the USAAF servicemen who lost their lives in the accident