Re: North Coast 500
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:11 pm
I got Rain all the way up, Camped under some trees that night near Fort Augustus, rain stopped till i got tent up.
Then continued all night and morning a brief respite when nearing John O' Groats camped at Durness Camp site, took advantage of the Hot shower and then a warm meal in the pub.
Half hour of rain at 4 in morning.
Stayed dry till tent packed and on the move half hour later Biblical rain for rest of day, didn't make it to the one piece i wanted to do Applecross as while nearly to Gairloch i though i lost the left ear bud as exhaust sounded even fruitier until i felt exhaust hitting my foot , snapped the remus link pipe in two and muffler foot peg mount snapped on one side.
Sounded like a Lancaster Bomber, my feet felt wet don't know if that was just sweat as the Altberg road runners had never leaked before, hands would no longer squeeze into my richa arctic gloves, infact i could wring them out.
So called it a day and headed the 482 miles home.
Hope better in July...
Oh i won't have my wife doing the Drumbeg/Clashnessie section, that is very very narrow, tall crest to road gravel all over felt the rear slide a few times on the R1100R with me and luggage must have been tipping at 335kg.
I also can see why the Inverness to John O' Groats can be missed out.
Perhaps go clockwise to John O' Groats if you want to go there or just upto Durness or Bettyhill and then turn back and do it again.
Then continued all night and morning a brief respite when nearing John O' Groats camped at Durness Camp site, took advantage of the Hot shower and then a warm meal in the pub.
Half hour of rain at 4 in morning.
Stayed dry till tent packed and on the move half hour later Biblical rain for rest of day, didn't make it to the one piece i wanted to do Applecross as while nearly to Gairloch i though i lost the left ear bud as exhaust sounded even fruitier until i felt exhaust hitting my foot , snapped the remus link pipe in two and muffler foot peg mount snapped on one side.
Sounded like a Lancaster Bomber, my feet felt wet don't know if that was just sweat as the Altberg road runners had never leaked before, hands would no longer squeeze into my richa arctic gloves, infact i could wring them out.
So called it a day and headed the 482 miles home.
Hope better in July...
Oh i won't have my wife doing the Drumbeg/Clashnessie section, that is very very narrow, tall crest to road gravel all over felt the rear slide a few times on the R1100R with me and luggage must have been tipping at 335kg.
I also can see why the Inverness to John O' Groats can be missed out.
Perhaps go clockwise to John O' Groats if you want to go there or just upto Durness or Bettyhill and then turn back and do it again.