NC500 (north coast road)

NC500 (north coast road)

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GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Wednesday 16th January 2019
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abzmike said:
Wishing for a dusting is a very specific request - The long term forecast suggests there might be a bit more than that!
Snowline currently +/-2000 ft. in Torridon. I'm probably driving to Applecross tomorrow, so will be well above that height. I'll keep you in the loop.

Rocco1

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3,081 posts

182 months

Wednesday 16th January 2019
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abzmike said:
Wishing for a dusting is a very specific request - The long term forecast suggests there might be a bit more than that!
Music to my ears

GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Thursday 17th January 2019
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Well we now have snow to about 800 ft. Not much of it mind. Roads dodgy first thing. Gritter hasn't been past yet. I'm sure inland there will be more snow and lower temps.



ETA ... state of the roads today:



Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 17th January 11:15

GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Thursday 17th January 2019
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Kind of off topic, but anyone doing the route for the next few months won't miss this. 61,000 tons of rig. The first customer of the (renovated) huge dry dock at Kishorn arrived yesterday.


Jambo85

3,311 posts

87 months

Thursday 17th January 2019
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GetCarter said:
Kind of off topic, but anyone doing the route for the next few months won't miss this. 61,000 tons of rig. The first customer of the (renovated) huge dry dock at Kishorn arrived yesterday.
Superb photo - have tried to get similar in the Cromarty Firth in the past but the iPhone camera doesn't really cut it!

Your photo would certainly brighten up this BBC article! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-isl...

GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Thursday 17th January 2019
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Jambo85 said:
GetCarter said:
Kind of off topic, but anyone doing the route for the next few months won't miss this. 61,000 tons of rig. The first customer of the (renovated) huge dry dock at Kishorn arrived yesterday.
Superb photo - have tried to get similar in the Cromarty Firth in the past but the iPhone camera doesn't really cut it!

Your photo would certainly brighten up this BBC article! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-isl...
Ta. Several of mine did brighten up another last week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-i...

Apols for self publicity, but it's a good cause!

Trustmeimadoctor

12,525 posts

154 months

Thursday 17th January 2019
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All i managed of the ones that were there when i went past invergordon


Edited by Trustmeimadoctor on Thursday 17th January 19:14

Rocco1

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3,081 posts

182 months

Thursday 17th January 2019
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GetCarter said:
Well we now have snow to about 800 ft. Not much of it mind. Roads dodgy first thing. Gritter hasn't been past yet. I'm sure inland there will be more snow and lower temps.



ETA ... state of the roads today:



Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 17th January 11:15
Thank you for the update :-)


GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Saturday 19th January 2019
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Rocco1 said:
We’re heading towards Aviemore, Ullapool Applecross and Oban up next weekend. Fingers crossed we see Applecross and Ullapool dusted in snow.
Were you with the blat led by the 'Castrol' livery cars I just saw parked up about 1/2 mile from my house? (Just after Shieldaig)

Perfect blat weather!

Bealach na Ba earlier:


Rocco1

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3,081 posts

182 months

Monday 21st January 2019
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Guilty as changed m’lord!! I was driving one of the castrol cars we had an amazing weekend with fantastic weather couldn’t ask for anymore. Thank you for weather updates :-)



Blown2CV

28,697 posts

202 months

Tuesday 22nd January 2019
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Rocco1 said:
Guilty as changed m’lord!! I was driving one of the castrol cars we had an amazing weekend with fantastic weather couldn’t ask for anymore. Thank you for weather updates :-)


wow, amazing cars and weather there. I'd kind of forgotten the Celica a bit but they look just right, and I don't just think it is 90s rose tinted specs either! Presume they are perfectly suited to that weather too.

Rocco1

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3,081 posts

182 months

Tuesday 22nd January 2019
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Blown2CV said:
wow, amazing cars and weather there. I'd kind of forgotten the Celica a bit but they look just right, and I don't just think it is 90s rose tinted specs either! Presume they are perfectly suited to that weather too.
The Celica GT4 is a well balanced car, where others failed we succeeded!! We covered approximately 1000 miles over three days in what can only be described as glorious weather. It was our seventh visit to the Highlands and last weekend was arguably the best, no camper vans, no rv’s, no bikers, no cyclists, no ramblers and no cows or sheep on the roads!! We had the Highlands to ourselves and it was awesome.
Thank you Scotland!!



Blown2CV

28,697 posts

202 months

Tuesday 22nd January 2019
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seriously awesome

f1ten

2,161 posts

152 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Lovely ! Nothing beats it with a blue sky.

Did you chaps have winter tyres on ?

Rocco1

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3,081 posts

182 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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f1ten said:
Lovely ! Nothing beats it with a blue sky.

Did you chaps have winter tyres on ?
Winter tyres you say???
We were on simi slicks from our August trip to the Highlands, all we did was fuel up and go!




Peanut Gallery

2,418 posts

109 months

Tuesday 29th January 2019
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Whilst not really on the supposed NC500, the Gairnsheil bridge is due to be closed for 2 weeks from Monday the 4th of Feb.

Aberdeenshire Council Facebook post said:
The Gairnshiel Bridge (A939) in Ballater will be closed from Monday, February 4 for two weeks in order to conduct bridge repair works.

Site notices will indicate the closure and the alternative route via: A939 Gairnshiel Bridge - A944 Colnabaichin, A944 - A97 Heugh-head, A97 - A93 Dinnet, A93 - B976 Crathie, B976 - A939 Garinshiel Bridge and vice versa.

Pedestrian access to be maintained whenever possible.

You can see all road closures and restrictions on our website here: http://bit.ly/roadrestrictions
Please keep the pics coming everyone in the area, they are making me more and more want to go for a drive out there!

And the Ocean GreatWhite at the moment is due to stay in Kishorn until the middle of March, but that can easily change!

GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Tuesday 29th January 2019
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Peanut Gallery said:
Please keep the pics coming everyone in the area, they are making me more and more want to go for a drive out there!

And the Ocean GreatWhite at the moment is due to stay in Kishorn until the middle of March, but that can easily change!




justin220

5,331 posts

203 months

Tuesday 29th January 2019
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Stunning pics!

Peanut Gallery

2,418 posts

109 months

Tuesday 29th January 2019
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justin220 said:
Stunning pics!
That, in spades!

I confess to not having a twitter account, but I do check this twitter feed for amazing pics every day!

https://twitter.com/HighlandRampage

CABC

5,533 posts

100 months

Tuesday 29th January 2019
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GetCarter said:



wow! even by your standards. they have a natural, uncontrived power to them.
how taken? drone? what zoom?