“True Friends are the lighthouse in life’s storms” Musiety This was my first stop after arriving on the ferry in Stromness, Orkney. The crossing was a little choppy but not to ‘The Deadliest Catch’ proportions. Well, actually it wasn’t the first stop but the place I pulled up to initially, Yesnaby, wasn’t very hospitable, it was so windy outside the safe haven of my car, that it was rocking from a battering of North Atlantic ocean wind.

"Solitude is the strength of being alone. Its where we become our best company” ​ People sometimes look at me strangely when I tell them I am going on a road trip, by myself, just me in a car with my suitcase, a 12v coolbox and an audiobook about serial killers. I can see the cogs turning internally, asking why would she do that? Then I tell them what it brings me...

Normally my life’s diary is packed with work, being a carer, horses, motor racing, family and friends. Everything slots into place with...