Needs a wipe over PaulFirst leg for me done yesterday
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On the ferry to foreign lands now.
Community Scotch-land trip May 2024
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That’s a looooong dayFirst leg for me done yesterday
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On the ferry to foreign lands now.
We need more pics and updates.....
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Today, after breakfast on the boat
@The skitz and I met up with the others in a picnic car park
I can’t recall who suggested it, @Dox or @SHarper, I’ve no idea how whichever one of them it was suggested it knew it but it seemed a bit of a likely dogging place to me
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Then we shot off to meet @BobTheBounder at Ken Bridge.
After which we did this
Stopping at the Falkirk Wheel, of which I’d never ever heard, but which is an amazing piece of engineering
before arriving at tonight’s lodgings in Kirkcaldy where, thanks to the generosity of an anonoymous benefactor we all enjoyed a few drinks.
And…. It was dry, sunny in part, and 17c all day
@The skitz and I met up with the others in a picnic car park
I can’t recall who suggested it, @Dox or @SHarper, I’ve no idea how whichever one of them it was suggested it knew it but it seemed a bit of a likely dogging place to me
.Then we shot off to meet @BobTheBounder at Ken Bridge.
After which we did this
Stopping at the Falkirk Wheel, of which I’d never ever heard, but which is an amazing piece of engineering
before arriving at tonight’s lodgings in Kirkcaldy where, thanks to the generosity of an anonoymous benefactor we all enjoyed a few drinks.
And…. It was dry, sunny in part, and 17c all day
You should have seen the kelpies too?Today, after breakfast on the boat
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@The skitz and I met up with the others in a picnic car park
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I can’t recall who suggested it, @Dox or @SHarper, I’ve no idea how whichever one of them it was suggested it knew it but it seemed a bit of a likely dogging place to me
Then we shot off to meet @BobTheBounder at Ken Bridge.
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After which we did this
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Stopping at the Falkirk Wheel, of which I’d never ever heard, but which is an amazing piece of engineering
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before arriving at tonight’s lodgings in Kirkcaldy where, thanks to the generosity of an anonoymous benefactor we all enjoyed a few drinks.
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And…. It was dry, sunny in part, and 17c all day
I've been going through the videos from yesterday and will try to get something together. Hopefully today I'll get some 360 videos of the ride.
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Trust you took the chairlift up to bag your first Munro
I think they were divvying out the samwichiesThat last picture, was Skitz hiding in his tailpack again
Grant on on Spey
Shouldn't this be on the home page @Chizel - Founding Father - can you get onto it 
Too far to walk - 4 miles
in bike gear It was running, didn’t think of itTrust you took the chairlift up to bag your first Munro
Walk? Why not ride the 4 miles? kelpies are brilliantToo far to walk - 4 miles
It was running, didn’t think of it
Day 2 - of the tour proper.
We did this route
Going up and down like this
We stopped at Glenshee Ski Resort for coffee
I must say the A93 up to Glenshee is just a brilliant road and the scenery is stunning, absolutely stunning.
We then stopped at Grantown-on-Spey for a traditional Scottish lunch
and finally made it to Dingwall where we have some lovely accomodation
and went out for dinner (or is it tea? or supper?
) to a reet upmarket establishment
where more traditional Scottish fare was consumed
All in all a cracking day 19c and sunny
We did this route
Going up and down like this
We stopped at Glenshee Ski Resort for coffee
I must say the A93 up to Glenshee is just a brilliant road and the scenery is stunning, absolutely stunning
. We then stopped at Grantown-on-Spey for a traditional Scottish lunch
and finally made it to Dingwall where we have some lovely accomodation
and went out for dinner (or is it tea? or supper?
) to a reet upmarket establishment where more traditional Scottish fare was consumed
All in all a cracking day
19c and sunny
The sign said walkWalk? Why not ride the 4 miles? kelpies are brilliant
ps. I’ve just googled them, wish I’d seen them now to get a photo
The sign said walk
ps. I’ve just googled them, wish I’d seen them now to get a photo
You can see them from the M8 if you go back that way
I'll have to work on the videos tonight for posting. Finally got the 360 working late into the run through Glenshee.
After reviewing footage, the crack on the helmet cam lens happens quite mysteriously yet rather uneventfully. Not sure what to make of it, but I'm down one view.
Thanks to @The skitz for sorting the 360 mount, the angle/positioning works.
After reviewing footage, the crack on the helmet cam lens happens quite mysteriously yet rather uneventfully. Not sure what to make of it, but I'm down one view.
Thanks to @The skitz for sorting the 360 mount, the angle/positioning works.
You were probably closer yesterday, would've loved a trip up Deeside to Glenshee but work getting in the way
With you spiritually this morning
With you spiritually this morning
Yes, can’t remember when right now…
It’s a shame you’re not in charge of bookings, we arrived at Armadale about 1.30 to find all the ferries for the rest of the day we’re fully booked
and ended up having to do a 3 hour 135 mile detour. Still, csnt complain, the scenery was stunning and the roads are just brilliant, great surface and fast
Yesterday we bumbled around Skye in an anti-clockwise direction from our hotel in Kyleakin, The Kings Arms, which serves the worst, most unappetising, breakfast I (or any of us) have had the misfortune to be confronted with. Don’t stay there (unless there’s nothing else available).
The locals here are very friendly, one was shouting and swearing at us as we rode past, he obviously doesn’t like bikes, he even through a half full drinks can at Skitzy and all he did was blow him a kiss.
Skye is amazing worth making the effort to visit and drive around, just stunning.
. Don’t stay there (unless there’s nothing else available).The locals here are very friendly, one was shouting and swearing at us as we rode past, he obviously doesn’t like bikes, he even through a half full drinks can at Skitzy and all he did was blow him a kiss
. Skye is amazing worth making the effort to visit and drive around, just stunning.