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Lites

56 posts

145 months

Thursday 29th September 2016
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Heading up this weekend with a few friends, been following this thread with interest - fantastic pictures all!

Red Devil your posts have been super insightful Thank you!! Heading anti-clockwise over four days, finishing off at the Torridon on the Sunday, weather looks fair! We'll be looking at following the NC500 route, however welcome to suggestions!

GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Friday 30th September 2016
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Lites said:
finishing off at the Torridon on the Sunday, weather looks fair!
Timed perfectly: http://xcweather.co.uk/forecast/shieldaig

Jedzuki

9 posts

94 months

Friday 30th September 2016
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I like lighthouses. Was up there two weeks ago. biggrin

Are all the new pics on Skye? I recognise The Storr.

Peanut Gallery

2,418 posts

109 months

Friday 30th September 2016
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Jedzuki said:
I like lighthouses. Was up there two weeks ago. biggrin

Are all the new pics on Skye? I recognise The Storr.
Also recognise Storr, made it halfway up before meeting the cloud coming down.

The bears are definitely Skye, Dunvegan. (I camped in that campsite the weekend the oil rig got blown onto Lewis)

Everything else apart from the train looks very much like Skye, the train looks like Huntly! (not saying it cannot be duplicated..)

Red Devil

13,055 posts

207 months

Saturday 1st October 2016
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Jedzuki said:
I like lighthouses. Was up there two weeks ago. biggrin

Are all the new pics on Skye? I recognise The Storr.
No, not all. The Storr was far too easy. smile

Peanut Gallery said:
Also recognise Storr, made it halfway up before meeting the cloud coming down.

The bears are definitely Skye, Dunvegan. (I camped in that campsite the weekend the oil rig got blown onto Lewis)

Everything else apart from the train looks very much like Skye, the train looks like Huntly! (not saying it cannot be duplicated..)
The bears are indeed at Dunvegan. Opposite the Lochside Crafts and Tearoom. The train isn't at Huntly though.

Keep guessing. smile


Day 5.









































GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Saturday 1st October 2016
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Perfect October weather here.








Jedzuki

9 posts

94 months

Saturday 1st October 2016
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Waterfall on A832 by Dundonnell?

Long road going towards Kinlochewe?

cat220

2,762 posts

214 months

Saturday 1st October 2016
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Jedzuki said:
Waterfall on A832 by Dundonnell?
Corrieshalloch gorge...

http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/Corrieshalloch-Gorg...

briang9

3,262 posts

159 months

Saturday 1st October 2016
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GetCarter said:
Perfect October weather here.







stunning pictures!!

JM

3,170 posts

205 months

Saturday 1st October 2016
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Red Devil said:
Keep guessing. smile


Day 5.


Badnaban.




Stac Pollaidh from the 'rear'.




Overlooking the Summer Isles, towards Gairloch area.




As above, with Isle Ristol to the front (sandy beach)




A couple of views from the road from Coigach to Ullapool.






Ullapool.




Corrieshalloch Gorge








View down Strath More to Loch Broom.




Little Loch Broom and Dundonnel.




The rest are in the Gairloch area, Loch Maree etc.











Red Devil

13,055 posts

207 months

Sunday 2nd October 2016
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Spot on up to and including Little Loch Broom/Dundonnell. clap

Loch Maree from the A832 viewpoint above Kinlochewe was far too easy as it has been featured many times on this thread. smile

'Gairloch area' is a bit vague though: how far does that extend?

Btw, have you worked out yet which one you got wrong in the last lot you identified? wink

I've just noticed that the penultimate photo didn't display properly? Here it is.




Day 6. This came to a premature end photo-wise as I forgot to charge my camera battery overnight. D'oh! rolleyes








chalda

185 posts

139 months

Sunday 2nd October 2016
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Well, I am on my way. A few days in the capital, then onto the highlands.



Absolutely beautiful weather yesterday and today, crisp and sunny. Lets see how the Torridon compares to the the place in Edinburgh (pictured on the left).

leginigel

428 posts

183 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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The start of our trip to the Highlands was a two day stay at Berwick upon tweed after the long drive up from Essex a quick drive onto Holy island where you can buy lovely crab sandwiches in one of the local pubs.A bit of a strange incident a woman in a wheel chair asked if she could order some food from her table and was told she had to go to the bar and to be quick has they closed for food in 5 minutes,The only rude person we encounter on this trip.Berwick is worth stay with good walks around the castle walls and nice eatery's again crab sandwiches but now washed down with wine ruled the day.












GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Anyone driving here at 07:00 this morning had a real treat. Zero traffic and a bit of a sunrise:



Edited by GetCarter on Monday 3rd October 10:38

Peanut Gallery

2,418 posts

109 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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WOW!! - now that is a sunrise!! Thank you!

pb450

1,301 posts

159 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Stunning!!!

leginigel

428 posts

183 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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I was just going to put some pictures up of my trip but just can't get any where near the quality of get carter's, do you do this for a living they are better than the post cards that are sold in the shops.

GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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leginigel said:
I was just going to put some pictures up of my trip but just can't get any where near the quality of get carter's, do you do this for a living they are better than the post cards that are sold in the shops.
Ta smile I do sell postcards/books/DVDs up here - but it's my second, not primary job.

http://stevecarter.com



Peanut Gallery

2,418 posts

109 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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I highly recommend these cards, the pics are as good as GetCarters.

http://stevecarter.com/random/cards.html

(Note I have nothing to do with GetCarter, other than being a previous transporter of his Ted)

And your pics are indeed wanted! Each pic makes me want to take another trip over there..

(Darn, I'm too slow)

GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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