The Kintyre Forum

I will post on the travel section too, but I know some forum members only read certain sections!
It took me FOUR AND A HALF HOURS from leaving Campbeltown to get to Glasgow Airport today . Thank goodness we left early (in the hope of some retail therapy, which I didn't get ).
Slow traffic.....2 sets of traffic lights between here and Inveraray, a long wait at Tarbet for a convoy vehicle at roadworks, and more than an hour to cover the 6 miles of M8 from Erskine Bridge turn off to the Airport.

Fully sympathise with you Ags. We had a very similar experience heading off on holiday too - you think you've allowed plenty of time and then everything seems to conspire against you and leaves you frazzled by the time you get there.

The roadworks situation seems crazy at the moment - and of course the work doesn't seem to be happening on the bits that desperately need it!

Spoke to somebody who's hubby was coming down the road yesterday. He was stopped at Tarbet for 45 MINUTES That made our 25 minutes seem not too bad!! Maybe it was just a bad day/time to travel. The M8 was definitely the most stressful bit. You can see all these planes taking off and you are at a standstill, so near but yet so far. Thankfully, our next trip to the airport is a very early start so we are going up the night before!

We left at 10am on 27th June and didnt reach Auchenshuggle until nearly 10pm. No road works or hold ups...just couldn't face coming back to this dump after our weeks holiday in the place we love. Ahh well, back to the webcam. If it helps the M74 extension, (which will run right by my window so be sure to wave) is making driving in glasgow..err, intresting, pfft

I always skip through the Glenralloch Road if the A83 is busy. It is single track, and some courtesy to other road users is required. If however you are one of an increasing numer of drivers that are either unable or unwilling to select reverse gear, it would be better for you to remain on the main road.

See the pedal to the right of the brake......