As you've recently shown, weather is variable, beer is refreshing and good craic makes a trip.Have a good one Micky. I hope the weather gods are with you.![]()
As you've recently shown, weather is variable, beer is refreshing and good craic makes a trip.Have a good one Micky. I hope the weather gods are with you.![]()
If you get here Monday you can have a bed for the night and join us in Inverness on Tuesday. Just don't tell the wife, I haven't.Are you heading up the east side to keep away from the midges? Only asking because I may have a trip up there next week if the sun has got it's hat on.
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I've just had a couple of nights up the north coast....Loch Eribol/Polla... fishing, and last night particularly, the midges were as bad as I've ever seen them...shocking!
If you get here Monday you can have a bed for the night and join us in Inverness on Tuesday. Just don't tell the wife, I haven't.


that’s where you come in .... Highland, Island and UKGSer Hopping’This is what is worrying me....no room on Mickys wee throbber for whisky reinforcements...


None on Orkney, I'm heading that way in about 9 days time, couple of islands I've not been to yet
Nope, bad on the west coast, a few here in the centre and none on the east coast or Moray coast or the Orkney islandsDo they not hang out on Orkney, or was it just a pleasant coincidence ?
I quite fancy a trip up there myself.
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M’Offat is his first port of call I think?
What was I getting eaten alive by on Orkney then? I had to make a run for it. Clouds of the damn things, I had the bike parked in the middle of the big stone ring. Not the one the coach loads go to, about a mile south of that one on the opposite side of the road - just a farmer's gate to it. Anywhere near the lochs too, just as bad as anywhere else in Scotland, or the Lake District or Wales tooo, come to that. I think it is anywhere there is moss or heather, or just damp grass.Nope, bad on the west coast, a few here in the centre and none on the east coast or Moray coast or the Orkney islands
I like the islands, especially if you leave the "mainland" island and go to the smaller ones.




.... and we aint even started yetGreat ride report Micky
I’m up there next weekend, can’t wait.


Great lads there say hello to Clint for meThanks folks
So here we are tucked up at Moffat .... good ride up, sunshine and fair winds all the way. The likkle ‘Adventure Cub’ never missed a beat
Stopped off at the Four Lanes Farm Shop on the A66 ...
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For the ubiquitous ...
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It was, as usual, delicious but maybe too much fat attached to the bacon. Standards falling and I had words with them ... monitoring the situation
So to The Buccleuch Arms ... first pint on the house ...
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A ’shed’ for the ‘bike (more than it gets at home) ...
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Clint prepares his ‘bike for a pedal cycle race escort tomorrow (Sunday) ...
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Father and son team, Clint and Dave, (with wives and family) that is The Buccleuch Arms ...
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Couple of pints .... dinner, and it’s goodnight from him
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