Scotland in April- Easter bank holiday ishh

[sven]

Looks like there'll be lots of GS's bombing around the Highlands and Islands at the end of April

We're heading up on Friday 29th:

Fri 29th Haworth - Dunoon via A65/A6/A76
Sat 30th Dunoon - Tobermory via Mallaig road and Adnamuchuran (sic?)
Sun 1st Tobermory/Mull (Mishnish Music Festival)
Mon 2nd/Tues 3rd Ullapool
Wed 4th/Thurs 4th Ballachulish
Fri 5th Ballachulish - Haworth

We didn't get up there last year as we went to Normandy instead, so we're really looking forward to it

 

[frostie72]

Hi pnewman and Ian
I like the basic plan so far, I am about 2.5hours 120mls away from Leicester so could meet you there What sort of time ish are you leaving on the 22nd, or I may go up the A1 accross york dales to break up the motorway then last bit of M6 to meet up, long ride with only my bike to talk too though!! Alreay looking forward to it, pass has been granted
Neil

 

[pnewman]

Hi Neil

Plan is to leave early Fri , i am going up to Ian's on the thursday evening, then we will leave his place early fri morning, make some headway in to the 300 miles approx to galloway forest , stop for some brekkie some where...

So you could come up on the thurs too , or meet up some where but that always is hti or miss

PM me your details

Paul

Hi pnewman and Ian
I like the basic plan so far, I am about 2.5hours 120mls away from Leicester so could meet you there What sort of time ish are you leaving on the 22nd, or I may go up the A1 accross york dales to break up the motorway then last bit of M6 to meet up, long ride with only my bike to talk too though!! Alreay looking forward to it, pass has been granted
Neil

 

[PW Cymru]

Leaving Cardiff area 24th to Dumphries overnight.
Fort Bill 25th
Skye 26 & 27
Sebergh 28
Home 29th.

 

[steeevo]

Plan to leave Cardiff on the 24th
Day 1 Cardiff to Keswick
Day 2 Inverarary via Gourock ferry
Day 3 Applecross
Day 4 Ullapool via coast road unless its really rough.
Day 5 Sedbergh (Lake district area)
Day 6 Cardiff

Anybody got any recommendations for B&B's in Keswick, Inveraray, Applecross and Ullapool.

The best place for food in Inverary is the George hotel also great rooms but quite pricy for accomodation, good basic accomodation in Ullapool is the Ceilidh Place very cheap basic and clean, good food down at the harbour sorry cant remember the name, wigwams in Applecross campsite are basic and clean first class food in the Applecross Inn you mave have to book for a space but well worth it, also try independant hostels normally all ok and cheap, hope this helps have good trip Steeevo p.s watch out for unmarked traffic cars and bikes espcially on weekends

 

[PW Cymru]

Thanks Steevo, all booked now.

I'll keep in mind your recommendations for my next trip

 

[IJGser]

Good old library

Good book to get lists some wild camping spots COOL CAMPING SCOTLAND by rob Mckelvie & jenny Mckelvie ,will be island hopping with my bros end may to early June so will probably miss you hope ur marrying a good one or you might be looking at your last trip .?

Asked in my local library if they had or could get it, couple of weeks later I'm sat on a sunny spring day reading it imagine the weather being like this at easter

Spoke to Pnewman and seem to have a route coming together any suggestions for must sees or avoids

Here it is.........

Leicester - Galloway forest - Oban via coast and Dunoon ferry - Mull(craignure) - leave Mull(fishnish) - Mallaig via coast - Sky(armadale) - leave Sky(uig) - Harris(tarbert) - North to Lewis(stornoway) - Ullapool - Head south via Applecross and Glencoe.

What Ya think

 

[pnewman]

Sounds beutifull in a sort of non beutifull biker way ,i'm feeling the zen for the trip, i'll have my sense of humour too unlike some on this board
i'll check that book out too ian , on the kindle

 

[frostie72]

Getting close to trip now two days to go!!, just trying to work out how to strap the kitchen sink to the bike!!
Hope the weather is kind so I carry all the wet weather gear for nothing
The only thing I want to avoid is the cities, the rest last year was great
Scotland here we come

 

[IJGser]

Dont Worry.....

Ive got wet weather gear, cold weather gear and something that doubles up as a kitchen sink, doubt we will need two just make sure you strap you sense of humorer

Scotland bring it on......

 

[pnewman]

I've got feck all a can of spam and a hammock

 

[robjet]

not long now

we,re leaving south wales friday morning up to glasgow 1st night
then its of to skye for 2 nights - applecrosss and then up north ullapool etc may see you guys on the road . enjoy

 

[BlueBird]

And me!

I am going up to Jockland Friday for about a week,fort william I wiil deffo stay for a night or 2,nothing booked,I'll take my chances.I will visit Applecross to.
See you all up there

 

[BlueBird]

Dumfries 22nd,
Fort william 23 & 24,
Ullapool 25th.

Then see what the weathers like and take it from there.
I will be on a dark green 1200 with a yellow helmet, see you on the road

 

[SIM]

SCOTTISH SIX DAY TRIAL

FYI - SCOTTISH SIX DAY TRIAL 2-7th May, Fort William

 

[BlueBird]

Right,after my abs/servo playing up I'm going to try again today,see if I can get further than Madchester

 

[IJGser]

BMW GS top bikes (when they work)

Well we made it to Mull wild camping at it finest perfect bike for the differing roads and gravel tracks to find the ideal camping spot great bike for the faster roads and motorway cruising

But then my FD failed vibrations oil leaking, no one in the group had a signal, let the adventure begin camped for the night then road steadily back to ferry port. clonked my way on to ferry and called BMW assist from Oban got driven home and bike now at BMW

So finally after all the reading about it I'm seeing the reliability of BMW ,another mate on a 1150 broke down on the way to meet us and blue bird failed to get there i made it but came home in a van not good really is it.

So while I'm twiddling my thumbs i thought i would look at alternatives and made a visit to my local triumph dealer who said 'if you want more then a hour test ride buy one' so boks to them ill keep my 8 grand thank you

 

[BlueBird]

made it

Im in a place called carsethorn on the solway firth.

bikes singing sweetly at the moment,

Fort bill 2moz for the nite,
Then ullapoll via applecross (heard it mentioned that many times thought I better have a look).

Dunno after that.

 

[BlueBird]

Applecross is like Barry Island

 

[PW Cymru]

Got back about mid-day today, just in time to miss the event.

Met a few tossers on the way 2gses & son (Motorhome with bike on the back), Masterbaker at Applecross and MasterDragon on the way home (Good luck with the new bike).

The airhead R100RS sang sweetly all the way up and all the way back, just can't feel my finger now.

Thanks to Oynach & Tash for their hospitality, it's good to see the kingdom in such fine fettle. Weather was absolutely brilliant.

All in all a great few days that will be repeated as soon as I can wangle the time off.