scotland 2008

Went to scotland with 3 friends, Wilbr21, bluesweeper and alan13579. Now i have ridden bikes on 3 diferent continents and i have to say that scotland has roads and views to rival anywhere in the world!! as those who have been there will testify.We used a local to plan us a route for each day and they didnt disappoint, they were usually between 200 and 300 miles each day with a mixture of roads to satisfy all.We camped at fort augustus and used the weather forcast to decide what order to do the rides, here are a few photos that we took.
early morning views of the loche


the beach on the loche

some snow on them hills

the first ride involved a ferry crossing which was very exciting for some members of the group


what awaited on the other side green lush and proper gs roads

a tourist standing in the middle of the road, what must the locals think?! actually there didnt seem to be any locals!!

the sun was shinning no one around so swimming in the sea was called for and lovely it was too

they look like they are waiting for the tide to refloat them

had to catch another ferry to skye to complete the lap of the penisular, all this and its only day 1

day 2 and more views and stunning roads



every where you looked there was some thing to take your breath away

did i say the weather was great, the locals said it was always like this

scotlands very own stelvio pass at apple cross


some zen rock art

we didnt feel we were at the top when we saw the radio mast and an inviting track up to it

most of us got up there but it was steeper an looser than it looked from the bottom and nearly involved mountain rescue!!

more padling and toristy behavior

here is a man who isnt troubled by much

and god bless him bob carrys every thing for all eventualities on that bike

a mountain that looks like a tit

we had some dificultys with bike to bike coms, alan recons 3 of us had fawlty radios, but they worked fine when we unplugged his!!!

could you just point out where we are on the map please

more views that you could never get tired of looking at

if you are touring on a hp2 then all you need is a mate to carry 5 ltres of fuel for emergancys, and 3 ltres in the tank bag, and one litre in the tail pack then your sorted

purple grouse moors just waiting for the glorious 12th

and last but not least GLEN COE probably the most impresive place you can ride a bike bar none


just like to thank the guys for a great week we laughed so much that the tears rundown our cheeks and rode some of the best roads in europe, thanks to pipex for the routes to xxx

Great Shots

David,
How homesick do I feel now?!
Great photos and you look like you all enjoyed yourselves.
I guess you'll be visiting again sometime, must warn you though, it's always so sunny and bright!!
And now to book some tickets back home.
Regards
Andy

Been there in June for the past 2 years and will be back again next year for more. Looks like you had some good weather and you got some good photos. The roads really are great but if you have not been there you really cant imagine what its like so go take a look for yourselves, dont stick to the main roads pick the back roads and go exploring.

Alan

Andy we did have the odd spot of weather and all that did was enhance the beuty of the place.

Pictures 12 and 13, where were you ? Was it the road to Loch Hourn ?

Alan

Alan i think it was on the A87 loche cluanie or loch duich, as you know its dificult to marry views to place names sometimes i can email anyone the routes if they like

Brilliant ,well posted Sir canny beat it if you get the weather and it looks like you did.

Are the first ones Loch Morlich at the foot of the Cairngorms Aveimore.

Great photos and perfect timing . I'm heading much to the same places starting on Thursday. Now I know what I can look forward to from the pics

indeed they are , i travelled over nite and avrived there for breakfast, well spotted

More Photo's


Corran Ferry

Testing the water at Mallaig Beach

Mallaig Beach

Ferry at Mallaig

Eilean Donan Castle

Skye Bridge

Some more photo's


Lunch at Lochcarron

The accent of Applecross

Gairloch beach

Bob taking in the rays at Gairloch beach

The route finder - Jane. Top lady and she brought the beer over for us.

Apparently, John Lennon used to go on holiday with his Mum here! Durness

Even more photo's


Our camp at Fort Augustus.

They even named a Bridge for me!

The heather in the Trossocks.

Close up of the Heather.

Dave took us to look at a horse, but this was a foal. "My little Pony"

This was the horse he went to look at. (But which One?)

good comformation!!!!!

Yet more photo's


Jane's horse, which apparently does tricks. So would I if I got scratched in a certain place.

Jane's Dad had to show us his motorbikes.

Sunset at Forres

Glen Coe

Dave's "My little Pikey" setup. Actually, we were very glad to have the caravan with us, it kept the Midges at bay and one night we split our sides watching some chav's spend two hours trying to put up a tent while being eaten alive by the midges.

looks like you had the weather too,
I was just up to durness for the sat night, via clencoe,ullapool, and overnight in the b+b you were ootside.
was a bit rainy on the way doon though, via altnaharra,braemar to edinburgh.
well worth it still.
bye for noo
capt.

Cracking pics there David.

Hope the weather is as good up there this weekend.

Scotland really is incomparable. What a country.

the till in that b and b im sure was in shillings and pence!!!!

Dave - you're such a gent for not expanding on the "rescue" portion of the trip up to the radio mast ....... still don't know how Roy did it with Road Attacks.

Roll-on our next trip ....... must get my radio fixed as it gave me interference all the way to Gretna - Alan's was fine