Augustus, Bill, Toby and Skye.

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Last year the 'team' travelled as 4 lads on 4 wheels. in the interim the wheels have increased to 6 and a GSA has been upgraded

The trip plan was to use the Bank Holiday weekend to get a quick taste of the Scottish Highlands and Islands :scotsman

 

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To Fort Bill

Setting off from Yorkshire it was a chilly but clear 2 degrees. First stop just north of Newcastle for an Olympic breakfast

With the temperature getting better it was a nice run up through the borders, mindful of the speed cameras

To Edinburgh and over the Forth road bridge.

Next was the manicured resort of Gleneagles before getting into some more natural terrain.

You know you are nearly there when you get your green wellys on

And to the magnificence that is Glen Coe.

When in Rome

After 350 miles it was time for comfort.

 

[Micky]

Is that it?

 

[neil 23]

They"re still in bed with Lenny Henry

 

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Skye Loop

Still recovering from the shock of the curry house running out of chapatis we had the fortune to wake up to a clear day.

The plan was a loop up to Loch Ness, back to Skye and then the ferry to Mallaig.

First stop the Commando memorial at Spean Bridge.

Loch Lochy (somebody tried hard with this name...).

The Locks of Fort Augustus.

The road back towards Skye is an absolute must #fastflowing #eartoeargrin #byebyelicense!!

Lunch was taken at Eilean Donan Castle

A quick detour to see the palm trees of Plockton (at which point I started humming to the Leyton Buzzards tune ).

I even found my own street

Over the bridge to Skye.

The road down to the Port is another beauty, and we arrived just in time.

Into Mallaig.

To close the day out the road from Mallaig to Fort William completely spoils you.

The Grog & Gruel is a fine hostelry serving a range of ales as well as foot long dogs

 

[DC]

great pics , i was also up there over the bank hols and also did the syke loop ! we did it the other way , rode down from ft william to Mallaig and hooked up in skye , did a lap around the outside across the top and back into Portree , a certain Nicola Sturgeon was there . Out of skye over the bridge down the A87 to Invergarry .

weather was stunning , bright blue sky , Ben nevis looked awesome covered in snow

 

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To Mull & Tobermory

The weather God's deserted us, but to be fair the forecast was against all outdoor activities

The Corran ferry.

While Dad's away

It was pissin it down but I still had to stop to get this remote shot,

The Lochaline ferry to Fishnish on Mull.

Our overnight was Tobermory where the weather abated.

The evening nosh started with

Followed by a rack

 

[(RIP) andrewgsadv]

As the little Scottish lass says Fantabidosy.

Nice one Mester Cooperman, great photos. Shame about the weather, I'm sure it didn't dampen your spirits too much. Stunning place Scotland for touring,,,, jealous me. No not at all

 

[Turkish]

Thanks for the report guys, always enjoy seeing pics of Scotland

 

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Oban 'n' Out

Another wet start to our journey back home

However you can't be too down riding along a shoreline like this.

The only issue was to be suicidal deer! 3 separately jumped out in front of us on the run to the ferry

We were advised to get to the ferry for Oban early so we missed a cooked breakfast and accepted a doggy bag of sandwiches left on reception for us.

Pole position Then the attendant wandered over to advise us the ferry was running an hour late

Time to feck about with the camera...

Finally our transport arrived.

Bye Bye Mull

We detoured through Inveraray exiting onto Loch Lomond before descending through Glasgow and the mway home.

Trip reflections.

Having biked a lot around Europe we were all in agreement that we had just experienced some of the best biking roads

We had only scratched the surface of what is on offer in this glorious part of the world.

Why do ferries charge extra for the rider - can bikes go on by themselves

No buyers remorse for changing to the new GSA. The bike is a real step forward

The K1600 can go around corners...

Looking forward to the 800 being replaced with the new 1200RS which, based on the performance of the GSA, will be a flyer

 

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Assembled the GoPro footage

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[ahebron]

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A quick detour to see the palm trees of Plockton (at which point I started humming to the Leyton Buzzards tune ).

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Called Cabbage Trees down here and the West Coast has the most striking examples. I love them.

Adrian