NC500 (north coast road)

[craig2003]

Tain has Tesco momentum, down by the railway station and pay at the pump.

[rovcallum]

Quick spin across to Applecross for lunch. What a day.

[GetCarter]

Lovely indeed.

Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 25th May 18:22

[SHutchinson]

GetCarter said:

Lovely indeed.

Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 25th May 18:22

Off topic but I really think that drone photography is giving us a view of places like this that most folk will never have seen. The British isles are stunning, people just spend too much time looking in the wrong direction.

[s2kjock]

SHutchinson said:

Off topic but I really think that drone photography is giving us a view of places like this that most folk will never have seen. The British isles are stunning, people just spend too much time looking in the wrong direction.

So good that I (very annoyingly) can't work out where photo above is, when a shot closer to the road I would have had a much better chance of

[GetCarter]

s2kjock said:

So good that I (very annoyingly) can't work out where photo above is, when a shot closer to the road I would have had a much better chance of

It's just over half the way between Shieldaig & Torridon.

[GetCarter]

SHutchinson said:

Off topic but I really think that drone photography is giving us a view of places like this that most folk will never have seen. The British isles are stunning, people just spend too much time looking in the wrong direction.

Funnily enough I'm posting about this tomorrow. This (from sea level) looks just like a boring old rock, I mean, REALLY boring. ... but from above:



short 1080p vid >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLt4xqxLpLk

[Rocco1]

We did the NC500 for the second time last week :-)

[LIVY]

Heading up with eleven other cars on Friday for 10 days. Fingers crossed the weather will be kind and the midges will be on holiday. If you're up that way and spot a gaggle of Lotuses, give us a wave

[Rocco1]

[VX0075]

Carter - some amazing photos, can't wait for our trip in August!

Rocco - nice group of cars, I'm heading up in my VX220, and I can see there was one in your group. I was wondering whether I would be ok with the top down in prime midges season, or whether I just needed to go with the hardtop on...either way can't wait!

Edited by VX0075 on Thursday 1st June 16:40

[GetCarter]

There are good ways and bad ways of driving the NC500. This is one of the bad ways (especially when you are being filmed).

[bobski1]

Really tempted to go again next year in the summer, some of these shots look amazing.

Might also need to invest in a drone too.

[craig2003]

VX0075 said:

I was wondering whether I would be ok with the top down in prime midges season, or whether I just needed to go with the hardtop on...either way can't wait!

No problem without a roof, it's not been an issue with neither a roof nor windscreen and I live there

[Spitfire2]

craig2003 said:

VX0075 said:

I was wondering whether I would be ok with the top down in prime midges season, or whether I just needed to go with the hardtop on...either way can't wait!

No problem without a roof, it's not been an issue with neither a roof nor windscreen and I live there

Midges, even when at their horrible worst, can only fly very slowly. So if you are rolling you will be fine with top down. Its when you stop that they will start trying to drive you mad.

[VX0075]

Thanks all, roof down it is, unless I replace it with an evora beforehand :P

[GetCarter]

VX0075 said:

Thanks all, roof down it is, unless I replace it with an evora beforehand :P

Top down at present, you'll need a wet suit.

[justin220]

Copied my post over from the Highlands thread.

justin220 said:

Had a great two day run round some of the roads on the west coast / nc500 last week.. Some phone/drone pictures

20170525_130946 by justinking1986, on Flickr

20170525_130447 by justinking1986, on Flickr

20170525_160228 by justinking1986, on Flickr

20170526_223928 by justinking1986, on Flickr

20170525_162541 by justinking1986, on Flickr

Kylesku by justinking1986, on Flickr

Bealach na Ba 2 by justinking1986, on Flickr

Doughnuts by justinking1986, on Flickr

Going to go for a run down towards Glencoe next time

[Skornogr4phy]

Stunning photos! Nicer weather than when I did it last year too

[AshBurrows]

Looks like you had perfect weather! One week to go for us exactly. So excited!
Anyone got any "must sees/dos" on the route?