From Poolewe on the Northern loop, onto the Ullapool road to Inverness, then Grantown on Spey, over the Grampians, so Tomintoul, The Lecht, Ballater, and over to Aboyne. Apart from skirting Inverness, nothing on the roads. Nothing behind us all the way. Two or three overtakes, but total driving bliss for 4 hours. Pics to follow later. The Gairloch loop has stupendous views, as Ewan mentioned.