Paging CC Ecosse - Mull and Moidart rides, first week of Sept, 2016?

[Pale Rider]

At least you can get some breakfast, too early for that in this establishment.

Dry overnight.

 

[Fubar]

I am awake and summoning courage to go outside: "Bed to Shed"!!

 

[Scoosh]

I am awake and summoning courage to go outside: "Bed to Shed"!!

or, special for you

Spoiler: special for Mark ... and Colin ... and Pale Rider

 

[coffeejo]

It looks like we will be going to Devon next year

 

[Fubar]

Just back from a cracking day out on Mull - scenery was stunning! Thanks @ColinJ for organising and @Pale Rider for the company. Pics to follow shortly...

 

[Fubar]

Some pics from today, wet early doors and finished in bright sunshine! Typical Scotland:

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I see BIG hills!
Just as well I didn't come, I'd still be half way round the island

 

[flyingfifi]

I see BIG hills!
Just as well I didn't come, I'd still be half way round the island

yer but you are very good going up hills. But very bad going down hills with them brakes lol

 

[Pat "5mph"]

yer but you are very good going up hills

 

[Pale Rider]

No big hills for me, @Pat "5mph" - I wimped out of the full circuit and did 16 miles t'other way.

Surprisingly flat, no significant climbing in either direction.

I was also able to sit around outside the hotel in Salen for an hour or so, drinking coffee, smoking cigars, and talking cobblers to anyone unfortunate enough to pass by.

It was then a few easy miles just past Gruline to meet the other two coming from the other direction.

As @Fubar says, weather was a bit grim to start with, but we never got the forecasted dousing and the last few hours were sunny.

Plenty of hills all around, as the pics show - the other two will have done a fair bit of climbing to get to the meeting point - although Colin said the worst one was more draggy than steep.

They earned their cake in Salen on the way back, where we said goodbye to @Fubar.

Colin and I cracked on for the last 10 miles to the ferry.

Just over 32 surprisingly flat miles for me and a useful reminder not to take weather forecasts too seriously.

 

[Fubar]

The last 10 miles Salen-Tobermory were a bit brutal, probably my biggest climb of the day until the drop into Tobermory.

 

[coffeejo]

The last 10 miles Salen-Tobermory were a bit brutal, probably my biggest climb of the day until the drop into Tobermory.

Must have been one hell of a headwind...

 

[Crackle]

Good stuff chaps. I thought you were in for a soaking. I recognise all of those roads but have only done bits on the bike. I didn't want to tempt fate by saying but I had both ferries cancelled on my Arran trip earlier this summer. We did qualify for free Calmac carbohydrates, so long was our wait.

 

[Edwardoka]

Now let me guess … … hmmm … … oh, I know … must have been @Edwardoka !

Not I, I would never put my bike in a shed. A bath*, yes, a shed no. Thermal expansion innit

I'm glad our mutual encouragement pact is working, despite sleeping in far later than I wanted to I got out today, headed south through some old stomping grounds in East Ayrshire, but the heavens opened near New Cumnock, and there was no way I was getting over the Mennock Pass (my original goal for the day) and back before my train, so I ended up shivering for an hour in Sanquhar train station

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Spoiler

Who would have guessed that washing bikes in the bath would be such a contentious point? I imagine it's at least one of the many reasons I'm single...

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Yes to the spoiler