Cheeky (paid!) weekend solo trip in the Highlands

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[Teflon Jnr]

Looks like you had a good time

[Philiptigerrice]

Bloody Photos! :pinch:


Anyways... I routinely ride from Manchester to Aberdeen for work (offshore) but this trip was a bit different.

I had to fly back to blighty to do a course in work time, and sadly (lol) the course finished on the Friday and there was no helicopters until tomorrow morning (Momday)

So I slung my camping bag on the back of the bike...

It meant I had Friday lunchtime till today, to do whatever I wanted



And all on full pay!


So, I pottered off up to Inverness, via the Caingorms, then headed to Forres (Ace Adventure Camping) its the next best thing to Wild Camping.

My intention had been to have a night at Forres and then a night at Loch Assynt or Lochinver, wild camping, which I've done before.

But, cause I was slightly worried about work calling, and managing wet kit, I pitched camp at Forres for two nights.

Saturday was great, I went off towards Invergordon, and then took the windy B roads up through BonnerBridge, found a butchers, and carried on up to Loch Shin / Merkland, where I plopped myself down and made a coffee and a big Man Size steak and shroom sarny on the Loch Shore, lovely!

[Philiptigerrice]

Tell ya what, having done the NC500...

I wouldn't ever bother with Wick / JoG again, I'd turnleft at Invergordon everytime, cut throughthe middle and goto Ullapool that way, every, single, time!

[Teflon Jnr]

Been to Ullapool with my old man motorway to Glasgow then over past Loch lomond Loch Ness stopped at green welly for a brew and over to Ullapool on the Fri did Applecross Saturday then rode home Sunday

[Simon_100]

Bloody Photos! :pinch:


Anyways... I routinely ride from Manchester to Aberdeen for work (offshore) but this trip was a bit different.

I had to fly back to blighty to do a course in work time, and sadly (lol) the course finished on the Friday and there was no helicopters until tomorrow morning (Momday)

So I slung my camping bag on the back of the bike...

It meant I had Friday lunchtime till today, to do whatever I wanted



And all on full pay!


So, I pottered off up to Inverness, via the Caingorms, then headed to Forres (Ace Adventure Camping) its the next best thing to Wild Camping.

My intention had been to have a night at Forres and then a night at Loch Assynt or Lochinver, wild camping, which I've done before.

But, cause I was slightly worried about work calling, and managing wet kit, I pitched camp at Forres for two nights.

Saturday was great, I went off towards Invergordon, and then took the windy B roads up through BonnerBridge, found a butchers, and carried on up to Loch Shin / Merkland, where I plopped myself down and made a coffee and a big Man Size steak and shroom sarny on the Loch Shore, lovely!

You can go off people you know ... :whistle:

Enjoy (thumbs) (thumbs) (thumbs)

Simon

[Flintlock]

Scotland summed up nicely (thumbs)