Grand Day Oot
Just home after covering a shade over 220 miles.
Incredibly, 20 bikes turned up. There would have been twenty two but the 2 x Gordons called off with physical and mechanical breakdowns.
If I'd thought for a mo' that so many guys would make the effort, I would have phoned and booked lunch at the Spittal Of Glenshee Hotel. That way, I would have discovered that it was shut for a fortnight!
No harm done, Stumpy and Andy Cam rode ahead in true Injun Scout fashion and jacked up a very nice lunch at Gordon's (no kidding) Tearoom in Braemar. I'll bet that's the best Saturday lunchtime that his till has seen for a wee while.
The initial ride up to Blair Atholl was fairly wet north of Dunkeld and it didn't stop raining until after we'd had coffee and headed over Moulin Moor to the Spittal of Glenshee. Glenshee itself was a wee bit cold and icy but it warmed up slightly when we dropped down into Braemar. Good company and craic among a few weel kent and a few new faces.
The "northern" lads then headed north to Aberdeen/Inverness and Morayshire while the "southerners" headed back down the B925 road into Blairgowrie and then home from there.
That was my first ride on the bike for about 2 months and it did me the world of good. I'll post a couple of pics later.
Thanks to all the guys who turned up.
Ronno
P.S. Next week, I'm going to organise a piss up in a Brewery
