Robjh's wee tour of the Highlands

[Fab Foodie]

Anyway, you think that was bad. See here what just 6 days of cycle touring in Scotland can do to a man View attachment 138093

Bare Grills (sic) has rugged competition now ....

 

[Fab Foodie]

(Excuse the jersey) - Don't know what part of thew islands you visited?

(about 500km into a 600km DIY)

The one with male grooming products ;-)

 

[Fab Foodie]

Moody too, but what's with the two black eyes?

 

[Hill Wimp]

Blimey this is getting more rugged each time I log on.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Blimey this is getting more rugged each time I log on.

Rob's threads are born rugged ....

 

[iandg]

Intruder alert!

Slowly defecting

 

[robjh]

Slowly defecting

Oh dear I read an extra letter in that

 

[robjh]

I'm in a very jolly hostel called Gerry's at the moment, at Achnashellach.

 

[iandg]

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Bernera?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Bernera?

Yep .... we had a couple of sessions ....

 

[snorri]

Scotland any time outside winter is a no-go because of the midges

 

[Fab Foodie]

I'm in a very jolly hostel called Gerry's at the moment, at Achnashellach.

Hope you've battened down the hatches ... there's a storm a comin'....

 

[robjh]

It's outside already, and is why I chose a hostel rather than camping last night.
It's made me revise my plans a bit. I was hoping to go over the Bealach na Ba pass to Applecross yesterday but you couldn't even see the hill I had to cross, so I'm now going to loop northwards and come back that way in a day or two when the weather's better.

The low spot was yesterday when my shoes filled with water, but these lows are few and fleeting. Even in light rain I am constantly enthralled by the landscapes, the patterns of the clouds on the hillsides, the quality of the light. I'm loving it.

 

[coffeejo]

It's outside already, and is why I chose a hostel rather than camping last night.
It's made me revise my plans a bit. I was hoping to go over the Bealach na Ba pass to Applecross yesterday but you couldn't even see the hill I had to cross, so I'm now going to loop northwards and come back that way in a day or two when the weather's better.

The low spot was yesterday when my shoes filled with water, but these lows are few and fleeting. Even in light rain I am constantly enthralled by the landscapes, the patterns of the clouds on the hillsides, the quality of the light. I'm loving it.

Don't tease us with long descriptions and no photographs!

 

[robjh]

Don't tease us with long descriptions and no photographs!

I'll have many more photos when I'm home and get them from the camera, but here are a few phone pics of varying quality to whet your appetites

Before the rain : Duirinish

In the rain : the A890. Don't you wish all A roads were like this