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Hi Red, mtread,

Had a look at ‘Fazer time’ looked like a cracking trip, I'm impressed! Anyone else hasn't seen 'Red the Intrepid Explorer'  :lol – here -  http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,20810.0.html?PHPSESSID=2kgihcuhbrgucpcfd70b8j0230

I’m taking a week out as a precursor to Spain next year – a mate said ‘pop over’ so next year its Santander to Barcelona via the Pyrenees, and as I’ve never ever done anything like this on the bike before I thought Scotland would be good ' training'.

Going from Carlisle north via the A9 (boring maybe) as 25 years ago I drove up and there was a very particular fish and chip shop in Pitlochry, and a few miles north is
Bruar Falls, ( https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/perthshi...ruar.shtml ) and I want to revisit both.


I’m going to be based at Nairn and the idea is to take days out, head up to the top, go west towards Skye, head down to Glencoe, circular-ish type routes maybe even head southeast ish as well.

If in Nairn I would defo recommend the trip down toward Braemar, you should be good in your base as its pretty handy. If you have places to visit to break up the A9 it will be ok and quicker for you to get to your base. Hope the weather holds for you mate.