fazer time :-)

[red98]

Morning fazer fans....on wifi or phone signal ladt night so a quick update whilst I have brekkie..stopped to see the new bridge at queensferry, very impressive, matches the rail bridge, then onto falkink to see the wheel, very hot and very busy, took a few piccies and had a walk through the roughcastle tunnel.got to go and see the kelpies........WOW, very imperssed with those..

about midday and ive got a good afternoons riding in front of me.....to stirling onto A84through loch lomondand the trossachs national park, onto A85, A82 to tyndrum and a break at the green welly, back on the A82 to fort william all the way up to inverness along side loch ness over moray firth across black isle to my camp site at Evanton...great days riding, running late to get to the camp site so had to push hard coming up loch ness, all twisties but great fun
Found a good village pub for dinner and a few pints and off to bed...bloody good day

up at 6 this morning and on the road by 7.15.heading north to wick where I am now just about to leave for the north coast 

mileage last night was upto 745 miles, wont be many today, all about the scenery from here on...

[dickturpin]

Great pictures Red...watch out for that north road...it changes quickly between lovely sweeping bends to single track with passing places if I recall! Will u be doing Dinner Head?

[kitcrazy]

Looks great Paul always wanted to see the wheel myself.745 miles kudos to ya mate enjoy yourself  :thumbup

[dickturpin]

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Great pictures Red...watch out for that north road...it changes quickly between lovely sweeping bends to single track with passing places if I recall! Will u be doing Dinner Head?
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Dunnett Head....bloody predicative text!

[nick crisp]

[quote author=dickturpin link=topic=20810.msg239653#msg239653 date=1471517594]
Great pictures Red...watch out for that north road...it changes quickly between lovely sweeping bends to single track with passing places if I recall! Will u be doing Dinner Head?
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Dunnett Head....bloody predicative text!

Predictive text....bloody poor grammar!  :lol [/quote]

[dickturpin]

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[quote author=dickturpin link=topic=20810.msg239653#msg239653 date=1471517594]
Great pictures Red...watch out for that north road...it changes quickly between lovely sweeping bends to single track with passing places if I recall! Will u be doing Dinner Head?
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Dunnett Head....bloody predicative text!

Predictive text....bloody poor grammar!  :lol [/quote]
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Hey you....ain't you got a bike to go out on :pokefun

[red98]

Afternoon fazer fans.......no wifi of a couple of days, so a quick update.left wick in full wets and thermals, weathers changed, foggy and damp, dode up  to john o groats, by the time I got there the suns out again  :thumbup....so good to do the northcoast but first a quick  visit to dunnet head, britains most northery point back on the A836.to thurso, strathy, bettyhill, tongue, durness, road and scenerh gettig better and better the further I go, then turn south for the first time on this trip, still on the A838 to rhiconich, onto A894 to scourie, unapool,inchnadamph, onto A837 down to ullapool great days riding with some spectacular scenery.pitched the tent for £8 a night and down to the local pub on the keyside foe live music and good beer.....a perfect day  ?

[red98]

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[red98]

Just over 1000 miles now, going to stay in ullapool for another night, exploerd the local roads today, went to  altandhu, north from ullapool....30 ish miles of single track road, the view was well worth it though..

[nick crisp]

Looks brilliant Paul. Glad you've had some good weather, might be set to change from tonight though    You'd be welcome to stop here for a dry-out if you need on the way back down. Would have been nice to connect with you but as you mentioned, missed you on the way up, and likely too wet for me as you head back down - yup, I'm a fair weather pussy  :lol

[red98]

Hi nick.a kind offer thank you.yep weathers on the change, looks like I have one more good day, applecross tomorrow so a clear day would be good, also maybe a ferrry trip but probably pushing my luck there....

[YamFazFan]

Looks like a great tour you're doing .

I've not got further north than Fort William/Ben Nevis, but I'd love to get right around Scotland eventually.

[limax2]

I'm liking this pictorial report. Some roads I recognise but a lot I've never done. Inspiring me to get out there more.

[dickturpin]

Rather good up there ain't it....superb scenery... liking the pictures...so much around Durness and Ullapool that I did in May when I met the Hedgetrimmer ?

[Exupnut]

[nick crisp]

when I met the Hedgetrimmer

Therapy is available  :lol


Think yourself lucky; I have to live with me all the bloody time  :'(

[dickturpin]

Think he'd have a long wait up there before obstruction occurred ?

[Exupnut]

[red98]

Cheers guys...not you nut job  :rolleyes.......I got lucky with the weather, sunshine every day, the wind is picking up out there now so probably a rough night ahead, having a couple of beers to help me sleep  .......1093 miles on the trip, only about 100 today as all small some unclassed roads.....all being well I'll get down to applecross and onto oban via ferry...see what the weather does

bmw club turned up tonight, complete with support van and trailer.......pansys  :lol

[red98]

a couple more.first is the road into ullapool.where i am at the moment.