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Try also The Wee Whistle Stop Cafe @ The Loch Torridon Community Centre. https://goo.gl/maps/A8zx9whdwgTT8vzy9
Fishlegs said:
Try also The Wee Whistle Stop Cafe @ The Loch Torridon Community Centre. https://goo.gl/maps/A8zx9whdwgTT8vzy9
Is it open on Sundays?GetCarter said:
Exactly that. three abreast on a single track with half a dozen cars behind and they don't pull in at a passing place. I just don't get it. They've all turned up in cars so it can't be a car hate thing.
It’s mental, it’s like red lights, seems some rules or common courtesy don’t apply to them (and I ride too but refuse to ride in groups as they just seem to ignore other road users but expect everyone else to treat them with respect). jock mcsporran said:
Fishlegs said:
Try also The Wee Whistle Stop Cafe @ The Loch Torridon Community Centre. https://goo.gl/maps/A8zx9whdwgTT8vzy9
Is it open on Sundays?Hotel Bars and pubs only way to go on Sundays.
if you're ever on Lewis, there is a small trailer doing amazing wood fired pizza... basically in the middle of nowhere, parked up.
https://www.crustlikethat.co.uk/
Everyone that we saw go past it looked like they went oooooo pizza and then did first available U-turn and came back! the haggis and black pudding one was fantastic...
https://www.crustlikethat.co.uk/
Everyone that we saw go past it looked like they went oooooo pizza and then did first available U-turn and came back! the haggis and black pudding one was fantastic...
s70rmp said:
GetCarter said:
The Inn at Applecross is heaving... though they do have the outdoor fish and chip van.
Roads are reasonably busy. Talking to our postie yesterday he said, 'I don't mind the motorhomes it's the cyclists that piss me off'.
Why aren't cyclists forced to have insurance when on the road ? Roads are reasonably busy. Talking to our postie yesterday he said, 'I don't mind the motorhomes it's the cyclists that piss me off'.
GetCarter said:
The Inn at Applecross is heaving...
Not unusual. That's why I started going to the other place. Quieter and more relaxing. 
It helps somewhat that my trips are in spring and autumn when much of the madding crowds have yet to arrive or have b
d off home.No idea at the moment when I'll be back.
leggly said:
Just a heads up for people enjoying the highlands. We have been surface dressing stretches of road throughout Caithness over the past few weeks. Take care and watch out for loose chippings just waiting to bugger up your paintwork and crack your windscreens.
Good shout. We could do with a PH map showing routes that are due to be or have recently been surface dressed. One Network used to be a good resource but they stopped providing details of road works, so you’re second guessing what local councils are up to.leggly said:
Just a heads up for people enjoying the highlands. We have been surface dressing stretches of road throughout Caithness over the past few weeks. Take care and watch out for loose chippings just waiting to bugger up your paintwork and crack your windscreens.
just a quickie... why is gravel used as dressing? It always seems slippy, messy, ineffective... is it just an economic saving or something? By the way this is not just a Scotland thing...Blown2CV said:
leggly said:
Just a heads up for people enjoying the highlands. We have been surface dressing stretches of road throughout Caithness over the past few weeks. Take care and watch out for loose chippings just waiting to bugger up your paintwork and crack your windscreens.
just a quickie... why is gravel used as dressing? It always seems slippy, messy, ineffective... is it just an economic saving or something? By the way this is not just a Scotland thing...That said, it does do a better job of sealing the surface from water ingress than the current crp of resurfacing materials, so look on it as a blessing in disguise.
It's not displaying on my screen.
Favourite road view. Going by previous posts I reckon it will be here - https://goo.gl/maps/YWy5hq9rnrGd8R9WA
If so, it's mine too btw.*
A couple of others on the same road.
Looking South to Raasay and Skye - https://goo.gl/maps/LWBXE8nR3ymG91MP9
And in the opposite direction - https://goo.gl/maps/HVDLFCXcZb6L1STD9
* A very close second is the 5 sisters of Kintail from the Ratagan Pass - https://goo.gl/maps/rtaY4dSHWRvmzBCVA
Favourite road view. Going by previous posts I reckon it will be here - https://goo.gl/maps/YWy5hq9rnrGd8R9WAIf so, it's mine too btw.*
A couple of others on the same road.
Looking South to Raasay and Skye - https://goo.gl/maps/LWBXE8nR3ymG91MP9
And in the opposite direction - https://goo.gl/maps/HVDLFCXcZb6L1STD9
* A very close second is the 5 sisters of Kintail from the Ratagan Pass - https://goo.gl/maps/rtaY4dSHWRvmzBCVA
LochTay said:
GetCarter said:
It's been pretty much dry and sunny here for 7 weeks. This weekend it'll rain, and the midges will arrive!
One of my fave road views... taken this morning.
Of course it will, my fortnight's holiday starts tomorrow, and I bought new sunglasses.. One of my fave road views... taken this morning.
jock mcsporran said:
GetCarter said:
Exactly that. three abreast on a single track with half a dozen cars behind and they don't pull in at a passing place. I just don't get it. They've all turned up in cars so it can't be a car hate thing.
It’s mental, it’s like red lights, seems some rules or common courtesy don’t apply to them (and I ride too but refuse to ride in groups as they just seem to ignore other road users but expect everyone else to treat them with respect). Much as it always has been.
I recall travelling up to Aultbea to visit family as a youngster which invariably involved getting picked up by a family member in Inverness. Even back in the late 80s / early 90s being stuck behind a tourist was a lesson in frustration.
There is a certain irony in those complaining that Highland roads are too busy when they themselves are contributing to the congestion.
It's been 9 yrs since I last visited and TBH I'm loathe to travel up.
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