Highlands/Islands/North Coast 500:1st-5th September 2016.

[mv6]

I am heading up North at the start of September.Mikey and Paul are up for it! Throwing it out there if anyone else would like to come along.Best roads in the land! I have held off booking the accommodation until I know who else is interested.Any takers???

[mv6]

1st,Stirling,2nd,Portree,3rd,Ullapool and 4th,Inverness.Shall I make some provisional bookings? Premier Inn for the 1st? Was going to go for pubs in Portree and Ullapool and another Premier Inn in Inverness. As long as we are within walking distance of lager and a medium rare steak we should survive!!!

[mv6]

I'm working on the Thursday too. Would hope to reach Stirling by 7.30/8ish and have a meal and a couple of beers! Can then hit the road reasonably early on the Friday.

[mv6]

Route sorted! Day 1,205 miles,Day 2,224 miles,Day 3,277 miles,Day 4,168 miles. Can adapt as required if we want to explore enroute! Can cut down Day 3. Now very excited!!! I know the roads and I know how awesome they are. Normally drive them on my own,but look forward to seeing the looks on Mikey and Paul's faces! There are sections that we will want to turn around and drive them again ,just for the hell of it!

[mv6]

Ok.Will email route from work tomorrow.What sort of accommodation do you want to go for in Portree and Ullapool? Tracking down 3 singles might be difficult! How much do you want to spend? Had a look earlier and discovered that quite a few places are booked up. Have used The Pier Hotel in Portree and The Arches in Ullapool before. Not sure that we are B&B material!!!

[mv6]

Aye,this time next week the lager in Stirling will almost be within reach!!!Hope the weather is kind to us. Do you want to visit the Talisker Distillery on Skye Paul???