Highlands

[GetCarter]

Well if you're going to drive a bin lorry:

[Patrick Bateman]

I've heading over to Fort William tomorrow, via. Glencoe.

Just how good is the road or is it all about the scenery?

[GetCarter]

Patrick Bateman said:

I've heading over to Fort William tomorrow, via. Glencoe.

Just how good is the road or is it all about the scenery?

It's August. Unfortunately the very worst time to drive that road. Unless you are bright and do it at 6 a.m.

[Patrick Bateman]

I plan on leaving the house early, was thinking 5/6, going by google maps it'll be 2 hours until I reach Tyndrum though.

[Craikeybaby]

As above, it'll be busy at this time of year, if you've got time for a detour the B863 around Loch Leven is worth it.

[Patrick Bateman]

I might give that a go cheers.

[cat220]

Just watch for police at bridge of Orchy and again at the entrance to the ski lift. Also deer, everywhere!

Edit :dear/deer lol

Edited by cat220 on Friday 7th August 22:40

[Shaw Tarse]

http://www.northcoast500.com/home.aspx
Looks good

[Who me ?]

cat220 said:

Just watch for police at bridge of Orchy and again at the entrance to the ski lift. Also dear, everywhere!

OH,dear- , the old dears, and the "scenic gourmets"( those who drive with half an eye on the road ,and one & half an eye on the scenery ,and forget about the mounting Q behind ,or how slow they're going, rarely appear at the break of dawn. However ,when it's a lot colder , you may find DEER grazing at the roadside. But more worrying. in my last trip up north, I found young deer ( looking like large shaggy GS dogs) , near some of the fast food places and the road leading to Kings House Hotel .
I've always found it incomprehensible that in cars of today's road holding, that the average visiting tourist thinks that they must drive in convoy (perhaps it's to avoid meeting a clan toll gathering group )at 40 MPH, when in days of yore some 50 years ago, we youngsters had only one idea- get through the Coe as fast as possible, and in days of cars of the road holding ability of a Moggie 1000, we got up to 90 + and I've never seen a nasty on this road.
I'm told, that the straight just north of Bridge of Orchy is a prime cash gathering site- favourite is the layby on the north side ,just before a nice straight out of BOO.The site at the ski lift is another favourite- I've spotted a van there from miles away- sun glinting on the white/yellow reflective stripes on the front.

[GetCarter]

Shaw Tarse said:

http://www.northcoast500.com/home.aspx
Looks good

Some nice photos on that site

[Red Devil]

Open the link, scroll right, and what is the very first pic that you see? Yep, GC's SLOW poster!

[GetCarter]

The Bealach is now empty again if you do in the rush hour:

[Shaw Tarse]

GetCarter said:

Shaw Tarse said:

http://www.northcoast500.com/home.aspx
Looks good

Some nice photos on that site

[Allyc85]

GetCarter said:

The Bealach is now empty again if you do in the rush hour:

If only someone could transport me and my car there in September that would be great!

[Red Devil]

OK, I'll bite. What's wrong with it and why September?

[Allyc85]

Nothing wrong with Scotland, it's the depressing thought of having to drive all the way back to Devon after visiting such an amazing part of this country! And September is the week off which I have nothing planned for... yet!

[DirrieMore]

GetCarter said:

Well if you're going to drive a bin lorry:

I reckon that's GC's driveway. Good job they don't make you take the wheelie bin to the road end!

Bin lorry? Maybe they should change that sign in the foreground to passing (out) place.

[200Plus Club]

Just done a week there and onto Skye. Did the pass to Applecross with hardly any traffic on which was fabulous.

[200Plus Club]

[Red Devil]

Allyc85 said:

Nothing wrong with Scotland, it's the depressing thought of having to drive all the way back to Devon after visiting such an amazing part of this country! And September is the week off which I have nothing planned for... yet!

Which week?

Slippydiff said:

I'll look forward to seeing you up there, best make it late September though ! !

Edit to add, so Red Devil is fallible after all

Hangs head in shame.

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