Mundane News

[Illaveago]

I thought they were singing "3 lines on their shirt! ". Like Triang and the Lines brothers !

 

[tyred]

You should! It's quite nice around there 👌

I've been there on 3 or 4 occasions and I do love it. Maybe it's because I never went during peak season but I never found in particularly busy.

Last time I was there I took the steam train to Mallaig

 

[tyred]

Is there a football game on ?
I haven't heard it mentioned anywhere !

I heard that might be one on.

Shame I won't be able to watch it as I have found something more interesting to do. I need to tidy my sock drawer.

 

[Illaveago]

Shall we quit whilst we are winning ?

 

[tyred]

I think I will take my Peugeot for a ride today🇫🇷

 

[PeteXXX]

I've been there on 3 or 4 occasions and I do love it. Maybe it's because I never went during peak season but I never found in particularly busy.

Last time I was there I took the steam train to Mallaig

I camped near the foot of Ben Nevis a couple of years ago on my LEJOG on the night of a humongous storm that, sadly, killed a hiker nearby.
Nice ride up the Caledonian canal the next day, though!

 

[biggs682]

Time for some smiles sat astride a Selle SMP saddle

Well that was a lovely 38 miles this morning the sun's out and quite warm to boot

 

[tyred]

I camped near the foot of Ben Nevis a couple of years ago on my LEJOG on the night of a humongous storm that, sadly, killed a hiker nearby.
Nice ride up the Caledonian canal the next day, though!

Yes I rode the Caledonian canal too in 2019 when I did NCN 78 from Campbeltown to Inverness and spent a few days in Fort William to do the train journey and Potter around. I split the canal ride in two, spending a night at a hostel in Fort Augustus as I had planned two really leisurely days stopping everywhere to watch boats pass through the lock gates and as it turned out I never saw a single boat that was actually moving! The only boats I saw on the canal were all moored.

 

[cookiemonster]

Booking.com seem to think that I should book a hotel in Fort William.

You should. Take the bike and head up to Loch Ness.

 

[oldwheels]

I've been there on 3 or 4 occasions and I do love it. Maybe it's because I never went during peak season but I never found in particularly busy.

Last time I was there I took the steam train to Mallaig

The FB page covering that area is full of complaints about traffic. This year in particular any roads around there are choked with staycationers in their motorhomes.
I often cycled the "Road to the Isles" but last time was about probably 10 years ago. Never took the train.
One problem with some of these train journeys is that the trees growing on either side of the track never get cut down and it is like travelling through a tunnel.
We took the trip from Dingwall to Kyle once and the first section was a bit like that tho' it opened out eventually.

 

[oldwheels]

Rest day today. The household chores have to be done sometime.
Where I normally take the trike is a bowl shape contour. Climb up one side then down and slight flat before more climbing up the other side and down again. Repeat for the return. Then repeat again for exercise if the traffic is not too bad.
After two days of this I am not exactly knackered but definitely need a day off.
On mundane news MV Coruisk has broken down again and the passenger lift on MV Isle of Mull is not working yet again. This lift is clearly signed for disabled passengers only from the car deck to the passenger areas but is often misused by lazy dog owners.
You request this on booking and are parked beside the lift on the boat with extra room for wheel chairs if required. There are rarely as many as a half dozen at most wanting the lift. Calmac are very good in this respect and when my wife was in a wheelchair they were always very helpful and even provided somebody to help with the wheelchair if needed.

 

[Andy in Germany]

It's getting warm and humid, ready for a storm.

This is why I went on a ride yesterday.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I seem to have put my back out. Not unbearable but ibuprofen with my morning coffee.

 

[Illaveago]

I heard that might be one on.

Shame I won't be able to watch it as I have found something more interesting to do. I need to tidy my sock drawer.

That's exciting ! Will it be televised ?

 

[Illaveago]

I camped near the foot of Ben Nevis a couple of years ago on my LEJOG on the night of a humongous storm that, sadly, killed a hiker nearby.
Nice ride up the Caledonian canal the next day, though!

I stayed in a Youth Hostel near there back in the 60's. It was a group of kids plus a teacher from the Young Farmers Club at my school. We got around on our bikes and trains . Edinburgh, Kingussie, Oban, Fort William .