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26 Jan 13, 01:22 PM |
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Four Points on a Fat Boy - August 2012 - Day 8
Four Points on a Fat Boy – Wednesday 1st – Saturday 11th August 2012
Cast members: Me – Alanda – riding bikes for nearly 20 years now, but enjoying being pillion on this trip. Current bike is Harley Davidson 883 Sportster. DH – Wiggy – riding bikes since just after he could walk I think - say over 35 years! Current bike Harley Davidson Fat Boy. Day 8. Tomatin – Dunnet Head - John O’Groats 245 miles With some brighter weather promised we decided to take the long route to John O’Groats along the A835 to Ullapool, then following the coast road through Scourie and stopping at Durness and the Cocoa Mountain for some truffle tasting and a brew. We filled up here too, at a tiny petrol station where a guy came running across the road from the Spar to take our money. Onwards, on the coast road again through Tongue and Coldbackie where we saw the most stunning beaches – all completely unspoilt and deserted – before stopping in Thurso for a leg stretch. The roads from Durness were all single track, but our fellow road travellers were courteous and passing places were used with a smile and a wave. Next stop – Dunnet Head – the most northerly point of mainland Britain, before reaching John O’Groats and the Seaview hotel. The hotel was about ¼ mile from John O’Groats so we unpacked the bike before heading down there. The ‘signpost’ man had packed up and gone for the day, which was a disappointment after getting our photo taken at Lands End. His hours were a bit erratic apparently, so we had our photo taken by the sign painted on the wall by the ferry waiting area. Back to the hotel for a chill, a beer and something to eat in the restaurant before another early night catching up with the Olympics.
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26 Jan 13, 03:11 PM |
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Your photos are stunning, the beaches look amazing... Never been on that coast so far North. I want to go now though
Sorry you didnt get your photo taken with the sign Its a few years since we have been but I thought it was always there Maybe things have changed Thanks for sharing...
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27 Jan 13, 10:26 AM |
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Fabulous scenery, I can't believe I've never been to Scotland
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27 Jan 13, 10:26 AM |
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