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| Lodelaner Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lambourn Posts: 632   
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Those Land Rovers and Mustang were at the Applecross Campsite last Wednesday night when I was there! JB
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13th Sep 2018 6:18pm |
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| strang Member Since: 16 May 2012 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 1380 
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Great pictures! I love Scotch Pies too..... Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond.....
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13th Sep 2018 6:32pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7905 
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X4SKP you were caught on camera too...
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14th Sep 2018 8:06am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5804  
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"Probably the right pace to do the 500 at is by cycling (literally or at the same speed as if you were) - that way you really get to see the point of the route."
If that's anything like cycling in the Alps, I'd have to disagree. I see absolutely  -all as my eyes are closed with the effort of getting up the Cols and my brain suffering sensory over-load with the pain, ensuring no view is registered. 
I assume with wind, sea, sea-wind, salt, salty-sea-wind, more wind, gales, midges, midges in the wind, salt-encrusted midges in the wind (or a gale), perhaps some rain (although that would wash the salt off the midges), storms, hail, etc etc, it would be the same experience I get cycling in the Alps so the views would be lost. Bar that one, sunny, windless, midge-free day a year, and then trying to get it all done by bike would be a big ask  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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14th Sep 2018 8:32am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5804
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Cracking photos Skip. Looks like you had a rare old time.
Pies look delicious. The French don't have a pie culture and certainly not a full case 'n' lid suet pie; I do miss them. 
BTW, that's a monster set of rims you have. 20" or bigger? Monsieur Le Grenadier I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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14th Sep 2018 8:38am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3498 
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Seems like more of Scotland are jumping on the bandwagon?
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/se...-road-trip Who can blame them? |
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16th Sep 2018 6:50pm |
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| Countryman2 Member Since: 18 Mar 2018 Location: The North Posts: 53 
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Good trip. But no signposts so best to download a route from the internet. Can then enjoy the scenery.
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16th Sep 2018 8:33pm |
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| RANGER1312 Member Since: 04 Feb 2018 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 125 
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This looks like it would be a great trip!
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2nd Feb 2019 6:54pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841 
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To be honest, if you're interested in the area, rather than 'ticking the box' of doing a particular route (no offence intended/implied), then I'd just head up and "wander". Take the roads that look nicest! You're not really going to go wrong in that corner. EDIT - My mistake! I thought the article would be about the NE250 - or whatever it's calling itself, so my reference to a corner, was meant to be that part of Scotland north and east of a line between Elgin and Dundee. Lots to choose from there. And I could say the same thing for the SW. We have family down there, and it's a great part of the world to explore. Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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