Mk5Centurion

Happy birthday for yesterday fella, how`s it going in planning world ????

Aw shucks guys thanks for the birthday wishes, another year older and all that.....

nman - its ticking along nicely up here just now, still having to grapple with the odd dodgy proposal though - bloody architects!

The tag for Glen Coe - should it be the King House Hotel instead of the Kings Head?

I'd better register again this year - looks like another good 'un!

Also in Dumfries and Galloway:

Sweeheart Abbey:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetheart_Abbey

Dundrennan Abbey:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundrennan_Abbey

Now i know the link (if it works) if for a golf course but it is in an amazing, quiet little bay and if you follow the road down the outlook at the beach is fantastic:

http://goo.gl/maps/HqTNF

And finally to the Mull of Galloway - the most southerly point in Scotland:

http://mull-of-galloway.co.uk/

Combined this is a fantastic day out - don't say i'm not good to you lot!

Tuesday I am going to go down to the Galloway Forrest to do the two forest drives, if anyone else is about and fancies a run with a difference.

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/recr ... restDrives

 

Brilliant roads mate.

Stop off at the wee coffee shop at Carsphairn.

Really nice wee place and biker friendly.

It's just like a wee house.

Was down that way yesterday, but cut across to Moniaive from Dalry (the better road this time), to Thornhill, Dalveen Pass, and Abington, then up the road before Revs had to go to work.

Did some of the reverse on Saturday - Abington, Crawford, Elvanfoot and down Dalveen, Moniaive, Dumfries, Moffat. I see a lot of the roads have been resurfaced

The White Hart in Dumfries:

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/20120602_161843.jpg

The Green Tea Shop (New one):

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/20120602_154815.jpg

Green Tea Shop (Where it used to be!):

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/20120602_154022.jpg

The Buccleuch Arms:

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/270520121398.jpg

......

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/050520121357.jpg

You couldn't see much of the target at then end

 

You look like a Mod, where is your scooter

Luckily for me - thats my brother!

Left work early today (one of the benefits of Cooncil flexi time!) and lets face it, it would have been rude not to with the weather been so nice

Thought i'd head for the coast and turn my 22 mile trip home into 80 odds, through Largs, Weymss Bay, Port Glasgow - nobody any the wiser

Eaglesham Moor

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/230520121388.jpg

Arran in the distance

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/230520121389.jpg

we really liked the road to the glen cafe too. all the roads round moffat seem good.

Ah, home. I learned to ride on those roads - its a hard life sometimes

Indeed they did, met couple mates not seen since our green days in 89'

The Road from Elgin to the A9 is mind blowing.

 

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One day I might have a tour, hopefully in the next year or two.

I was along there a couple of weeks ago - fan.tastic

I did the Cumbrian Way years ago with the Scouts, only about 90 miles but it was good fun (not exactly coast to coast though!).

The West Highland way is very popular and busy but scenery is beautiful.

I used to live on the SUW - not done the whole thing but covered the ground between St Mary's Loch and Dalry many times, couple of nice bothy's along the way we used to frequent

I might - but only might - still have the map+guidebook combo's for the SUW in a cupboard at my mum's, i'll have a look next time i'm there - you are more than welcome to them if i have.

I'll probably pop along for a bit - not exactly far is it?

Nothing like freshly painted and rebuilt calipers eh?

Looking good!

I'll give most folks a nod or a wink if i see them, not if i'm filtering though for obvious reasons. As with most places its a bit hit and miss if you get one back, sometimes the stereotypes apply (i.e no nods from Harley's or GS's) sometimes not.

I have to say that when i was up in Moray on Sunday, every bike i saw without exception either waved or nodded - friendly folk in whisky country

Oh, and i don't nod at Ratser 'cos he drives to work

'Twas my wee brothers stag do at the weekend - off to Aviemore on the bike it was.

Had all day and wanted some tags for Challenge 100 and a couple of others from another photo rally that i'm doing, so up the A82 it was, stopped at Drovers, Green Welly, Glencoe, Maccy D's, Commando Memorial, somewhere after Fort William - wee bit of snow at Fort Augustus, Inverness and finally Aviemore (well actually we stayed in Granton on Spey).

Came home on Sunday, i was so fecking hungover i went straight down the A9 - ran into a few miserable sleety/haily/rainy showers.

Couple of snaps (only from Friday - couldn't be ar$ed stopping on Sunday and the ones from Fri night and Sat aren't for public consumption ):

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/040520121345.jpg

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/040520121348.jpg

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/040520121349.jpg

Ok, just one from the stag then:

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/050520121357.jpg

You couldn't see much of the target at then end

Sorry to hear about your nail Ian - i ran into the first flurry of snow at Fort Augustus on Friday afternoon (was heading to Inverness for the Grail photo rally).

Sunday was the crappest day out for a wee while, could have been the monster hangover mind

TC - i took my number this time!

Grabbed a few en route to my brothers stag do:

Drovers Inn:

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/040520121346.jpg

Green Welly:

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/040520121347.jpg

Commando Memorial:

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/samcrow_photo/040520121350.jpg

i'm doing another photo rally on top of this one (Cathedrals)

 

Cathedrals ??????? We have Pubs on ours

What does that say about this forum

hic!

I'm off to my brothers stag do tomorrow morning - going a very conviluted route to get to Aviemore! AND i'm doing another photo rally on top of this one (Cathedrals) so as well as the west of scotland challenge ones i've to stop at Inverness, Dornoch and Elgin Cathedrals - i must be mad

Weather look not too bad mind

Happy Birthday mate, hope you`re PLANNING on having a good un

Aw shucks - you lot will have me blushing

Going on the Sunday

I was up in a (very wet) Argyll and Bute on Good Friday, stopped at the jail in Inveraray for a picture - i thought i had my number in my jacket pocket but no luck

I really need the number in the picture don't i?

Not that i have any aversion to going back that way mind......

Apologies if this is in the wrong section - wasn't sure if it should go in chat or not

I went to the NW years ago but went over and back in a day; has anyone been recently and have you any campsite recommendations?

I fancy going next year

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And for getting them for driving with no insurance?

The mind boggles