FAO: Superflid. Road Recommendation!
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Dear all. Do you remember the "Drive of your life" thread? Hmmmn. Good.
Superflid recommended the drive from Kinlochewe to a place called "Diabaig" in the Highlands.
I did it last week...and have photographic evidence to prove it!
Absolutely terrifying.
The scenery is absolutely awesome...but you can enjoy it more on the way back because once past Torridon heading for Diabaig the road is nothing but tight twists and turns, blind summits, hidden dips, sheer 300ft drops with no armco between you and fall into the loch below. I was absolutely crapping myself the whole way. I got more adrenaline going during that than that all the track days I've done combined. 
At one stage bikers literlly appears over the top of a blind summit six foot from the nose of my Porsche and we stopped with an inch to spare! (That was at the single track part with only a two hundred foot drop to our side...phew!).
All in all it was quite a challenge and the scenery...oh boy... absolutely fantastic.
All I want to know now is where to send the bill for a new set of underpants, chinos and a bottle of leather cleaner..
Errr...thanks, mate. I think...
Superflid recommended the drive from Kinlochewe to a place called "Diabaig" in the Highlands.
I did it last week...and have photographic evidence to prove it!
Absolutely terrifying.
The scenery is absolutely awesome...but you can enjoy it more on the way back because once past Torridon heading for Diabaig the road is nothing but tight twists and turns, blind summits, hidden dips, sheer 300ft drops with no armco between you and fall into the loch below. I was absolutely crapping myself the whole way. I got more adrenaline going during that than that all the track days I've done combined. At one stage bikers literlly appears over the top of a blind summit six foot from the nose of my Porsche and we stopped with an inch to spare! (That was at the single track part with only a two hundred foot drop to our side...phew!). All in all it was quite a challenge and the scenery...oh boy... absolutely fantastic.
All I want to know now is where to send the bill for a new set of underpants, chinos and a bottle of leather cleaner..
Errr...thanks, mate. I think...
You have been then. 
Happy to help out on the adrenaline supply.
Convinced some friends to drive up with us, had to prise Mrs. Friend's hand off the door handle when we got to Diabaig. (She still speaks to me!!!!!) Best bit is knowing that there's only one way back.......
What a road though!
Talking to a Diabaig resident a couple of years back, they had been having trouble with getting the Council gritting lorries up there early enough for the school run (Can you imagine driving a gritting lorry up there in icy conditions
).
They eventually got whoever was in charge of Wester Ross roads to "come and have a look" Frightened the poor bloke to death. He said he'd never seen a road like it! Diabaig resident got new job, gritter now kept at the end of the road at Diabaig.........
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Happy to help out on the adrenaline supply.
Convinced some friends to drive up with us, had to prise Mrs. Friend's hand off the door handle when we got to Diabaig. (She still speaks to me!!!!!) Best bit is knowing that there's only one way back.......
What a road though!
Talking to a Diabaig resident a couple of years back, they had been having trouble with getting the Council gritting lorries up there early enough for the school run (Can you imagine driving a gritting lorry up there in icy conditions
). They eventually got whoever was in charge of Wester Ross roads to "come and have a look"
Frightened the poor bloke to death. He said he'd never seen a road like it! Diabaig resident got new job, gritter now kept at the end of the road at Diabaig......... [homersimpson]mmmmmmmmmmWesterross[/homersimpson]
Mmmm - good road!
I've just got back today from a similar drive along the Laxford Bridge to Lairg road - fantastic scenery as you take the single track road along the lochs & through the mountains - it's an enjoyable drive - you can reach the car's & your limits mostly within the speed limits.
Also went to the pie shop in Lochinver - scrummy as usual!
I've just got back today from a similar drive along the Laxford Bridge to Lairg road - fantastic scenery as you take the single track road along the lochs & through the mountains - it's an enjoyable drive - you can reach the car's & your limits mostly within the speed limits.
Also went to the pie shop in Lochinver - scrummy as usual!
CraigAlsop said: Mmmm - good road!
I've just got back today from a similar drive along the Laxford Bridge to Lairg road - fantastic scenery as you take the single track road along the lochs & through the mountains - it's an enjoyable drive - you can reach the car's & your limits mostly within the speed limits.
Also went to the pie shop in Lochinver - scrummy as usual!
Blimey! I lived up there for a year (near Laxford Bridge) - the best roads I've ever seen. WHAT a place!
edit to add a piccy...
>> Edited by polar_ben on Monday 16th June 22:17
He's been saying that for years
Actually, he's off on another big sailing trip this year - www.savethealbatross.org - so they're definitely closed for most of this year... John's daughter, Rebecca, now runs a centre of her own - www.capeventure.co.uk - more children's courses, less corporate stuff. Same location, naturally
edit to add this, from his site:
>> Edited by polar_ben on Tuesday 17th June 08:54
Actually, he's off on another big sailing trip this year - www.savethealbatross.org - so they're definitely closed for most of this year... John's daughter, Rebecca, now runs a centre of her own - www.capeventure.co.uk - more children's courses, less corporate stuff. Same location, naturally
edit to add this, from his site:
This is John Ridgway’s third circumnavigation in this boat. Married for forty years and now a 65-year-old grandfather, State Pension Book in hand, John and his wife Marie Christine are very deliberately, totally un-sponsored. This is very much a personal effort.
>> Edited by polar_ben on Tuesday 17th June 08:54
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