June travels to Scotland

[neloon]

Paul,
It would be good to start spelling our capital city with its terminal "h" before you arrive!
The car is good and Highland roads are much better (?depending on you point of view) than they used to be but it will probably take you longer to get from A to B than the mileage might suggest. Indeed, some of the most interesting roads are single track with passing places, used also to allow overtaking. The rules for these are just simple courtesy and a friendly wave but in the peak tourist season (not June) the constant stopping is just something you have to accept. For ordinary roads, visitors easily forget to drive on the "wrong"(!) side after a stop but, in a hired (right hand drive car) that may not be such a problem.
I notice that, like me, you are vegetarian and this should not present any problems nowadays. I agree with Jock that you need protection against our various insects that are not vegetarian and, of these, ticks are definitely the most serious as potential carriers of Lyme's disease. If you are lucky, you might meet an adder - our only poisonous snake - but they bite only if tormented and the venom is very serious only for young children and dogs.
Alan