I did my own version of the 500 route forty years ago long before it was a thing. It was good to say I’d done it but truth be told there were long drags of not much to see on the the east and, to an extent, north coast sections. The west section was much better.
As for doing it in traffic I would give it a miss.
We now live in the South West England and they have jumped on the bandwagon with a Great West version. Our market town already gets regularly gridlocked. We don’t need an influx of camper vans to make it worse.
Back to the original thread we also have what amount to single track roads but with no regular passing places and high vegetation making them as tricky as the Highland versions. In days gone by, with low volumes, Scottish single track roads were an enjoyable exercise in timing and mutual driver cooperation. I even missed them when large sections were upgraded on Skye, again sucking in extra traffic. Similarly the ferry acted as a traffic limiter until the bridge opened. Just too many cars with easy access nowadays. Bah humbug!
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