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1 Jun 21, 12:42 PM |
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Highland fling:Madness on the NC500
Well this is a trip report I never would have thought I would write.
We had said we weren’t bothering with a holiday this year that there wasn’t any point and I was hanging on for Disney in May ‘22 hopefully but after Disney and cruise last year and the cruise this year being cancelled we are all itching to get out. Nearly 8 ago before I got pregnant with my first child both me and hubby had motorbikes. We had planned on touring, maybe France or going down to Cornwall or something but the furthest I ended up was Bridlington 😂 Anyway fast forward to now and we both miss the motorbikes. Hubby has bought himself a Honda NC750X. We saw some photos of Eilean Donan and we were sold. Scotland here we come. I googled a few places and the NC500 came up. This is a 500mile trip round the highlands of Scotland and it includes the best road for a biker. The Bealach Na Ba. This will be me,Scarlett and Georgia in my car with all the luggage and Hubby on his motorbike. Scarlett will be 7 on the trip and Georgia is 5. We are going different places on some of the days so I won’t be following him round just meeting up at the hotel etc. We are made taking two vehicles but it’s going to work our best for us. I thought we might be able to do this in 5 days but have extended it to 9. Kids are off school and Scottish kids are in school so hopefully won’t be too busy. The rough plan Day 1. Home to Paisley Glasgow Day 2. Paisley to Inverness Days 3. Inverness to uig Isle of Skye Day 4. Uig to Garve Day 5. Garve to Tongue Day 6. Tongue to Golspie Day 7. Golspie to Beauly Day 8. Beauly to Dumbarton Day 9. Dumbarton to Home I was hoping not to spend too much but seems like it might end up being expensive but we haven’t had a proper holiday in two years and as Scotland is another country then it’s counting as proper! On with the planning……… |
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1 Jun 21, 01:31 PM |
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Gorgeous girls,I really hope the weather's good for you.I've just moved into the shade now,sizzling Scotland 😎
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1 Jun 21, 01:37 PM |
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1 Jun 21, 01:41 PM |
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I don't know if its something you fancy to keep costs down, but we bought a little portable gas stove last year and a kettle and a couple of camping saucepans to take on our Scottish trip, it was such fun just pulling over and setting up lunch even if it was beans , hotdogs or soups.
We kept it all in a plastic storage box in the boot. We took our coolbox and snacks, drinks and bottles of water which saved us a packet. If you have a B&M bargains or Home Bargains near you a lot of the camping stuff and beach blankets are on offer now. We went in between lockdowns last year so it was cooler, but if we don't get to go to the US this year we will be back in Scotland. |
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1 Jun 21, 03:03 PM |
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Will be following with interest. I have just sold my vw campervan and bought a moho so will be heading to Scotland but as I want to see the northern lights I'm going to wait until autumn/winter time. Have a lovely time, I class a holiday to be anywhere out of Berkshire. 😂😂
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1 Jun 21, 03:12 PM |
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1 Jun 21, 03:39 PM |
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1 Jun 21, 04:00 PM |
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1 Jun 21, 06:54 PM |
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Day 1.
Home to Paisley Glasgow. Will take about 4.5hours I think. Looking at stopping at mainsgill farm shop. Then the old toll bar cafe Gretna green. Just booked premier inn Paisley for £35. Gonna be a bit of a boring day driving up. |
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1 Jun 21, 07:12 PM |
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