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Islands August 2020

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This tour took place in a heatwave - perfect weather for two weeks.  Easyjet wasn't taking us abroad, so I opted for an Islands tour. Day 1 was a drive to Ardrossan and over to Arran.   Stayed at Middletons campsite and did a few long walks around the island. After two days I took the ferry from Lochranza and down the Mull of Kintyre to Machrahanish.  Weather was hot and the beach was deserted. The golf course goes on for ages and was a great walk.  After a few days I drove to Oban and took the ferry to Barra. Dolphins everywhere. Arrived 6pm on Barra and drove 15 mins to Wavecrest campsite.  Fantastic views, great flowers in the grass. From Barra I headed up to Stornoway. There were a few places to wild camp but at the time there was a bit of press coverage that too much wild camping was upsetting the locals with litter. My hopscotch ferry ticket was 10.30 to Eriskay and 16.00 to Leven...

Black Isle in July

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My daughter and I spend a few days at the Rosemarkie campsite on the Black Isle just north of Inverness.  It is called the Black Isle because the snow doesn't lie due to some effect of the ocean currents. We did a few walks, visited the local cafe cum bar and I watched the Dolphins. Inverness has a great wetland nature reserve and the weather was kind to us. Some restaurants were open, but a lot of places were firmly closed.

Inverness in Feb 2020

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2020 - Jan to July I went to Inverness on business 14th February.  The night before I arrived late and stayed at the Ardtower site on the city's outskirts.  Nowhere else was open. After business I want to Fort George.   I was surprised that there is still a military presence, probably as a base for training in the remote areas.   Rather than race home I thought I'd take the scenic route to Braemar via the ski resort at Lecht and the Cairngorms.  It was pretty easy going until the snow started falling at the summit by the ski station and the wind whipped up.  It was already dark and for a moment I had a few doubts.   But not a problem for Daisy and I stayed one night in Braemar.   it was the Covid spring and I didn't get out until July.

Habitation Wiring

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Habitation Wiring Diagram Daisy's habitation wiring is essentially four largely separate circuits. The simplest is a transformer located on the bulkhead behind the battery and connected to the hook-up 240v. Charge is supplied to the battery via a diode which ensures there is no loss of charge across the transformer when the hook up supply is not connected. The transformer has its own built-in fuse. The second circuit comprises a lead from the vehicle ignition (A14) which closes a relay (R1) to complete a circuit between the vehicle and leisure battery when the ignition is on. This lets the alternator charge the leisure battery when in motion. More modern vehicles have technology to reduce the alternator current if the vehicle battery is fully charged so that fuel is saved. This then needs a more sophisticated circuit. Daisy does not need this complexity. Diode D1 has been added because otherwise the starter motor circuit takes power from both batteries. This can be...