On the way back from doing part of the NC500.
Looks a lot dryer than when we were last there! ๐ Beautiful place though even when wet.
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This was a couple of weeks ago and the weather was fantastic. It was the first time I've ever had to buy sub block in Scotland. The woman in the shop said she'd sold more in the last two days then the last 2 years.
I'd like to try get up that way later this year. Place is stunning!
Scotland is so beautiful (when it's not raining), but it's such a trek for me. I have to ride the full length of England to get there, otherwise I would be there much more often.
Same, dude. I did it and Orkney last year, driving up from Devon (Hi btw, I recognise you from Reddit and know you're a Dartmoor lad too)
I took the car, which was a bit of a shame once I got there, but I really didn't fancy riding all of the M5 and M6, and more in a day to get there. My arse hurts after just an hour or two on the bike, and it took twelve hours to get into Scotland even with good traffic.
A few years ago I flew to Glasgow and hired a car, but the hire cost now has quadrupled. Bike hire seems equally as expensive.
Hi mate :D
Yeah, I'm thinking I might hire a van next time. It's two long boring days for me (don't have a mile muncher bike), mostly on the motorway to get up there. Which is high risk in itself since that's when mistakes are likely.
I recently bought a camper so I can hopefully start doing this. Drive up in the van, have a central hub to stay, then go out riding and enjoy the mountain roads without doing a ton of motorway miles just to get there.
That would be so much better. Or I need to move to Scotland. One of the two!
Yes, a van to Inverness isn't a bad idea at all.
I did the NC and Orkney last month (sadly by car, so it probably doesn't count).
Glencoe is still my favourite view in the world, but some of the North coast of the NC came pretty close.
I did mean to do Orkney too, but since I could only get 1 week off work and not two I had to cut it from this trip. Next time :)