Tent....check, sleeping bag....check, Amazon rain forest
insect repellent.....check, enough waterproof clothing to survive a biblical
flood....check. Ah the pleasures of a weekend camping trip to the Scottish
Highlands.
Applecross is a tiny coastal village in the remote Northwest
Highlands of Scotland. Famous because access is via a spectacular climb over
Bealach na Ba (the Pass of the Cattle)
This area is a very sparsely populated wilderness with many
lochs, mountains, moors and great roads with very little traffic. Rare things in
our crowded little island.
Our party was myself (FJ1200), Norman & Terry (both MZ
Skorpions), Mike (Triumph Sprint ST) & Gareth (Kawa KLE500)
I took lots of photographs because it is a truly epic
landscape.
Loch Achtriochtan, Glencoe
Glengarry
Rock cairns at Loch Loyne
Eilean Donan Castle
View from the Skye Bridge
Bealach na Ba
Applecross - sun over the Inner Sound and Isle of Raasay
Applecross
The Inn where we had a pint
Heading towards the Torridon Hills
"Palm tree" at Plockton
Glen Docherty & Loch Maree
And the repellent & waterproofs were not needed!
Stone gorgeous, I've put a link to it on Bridge Club. Hope that suits.
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Nice photos. Looks like you made the right choice in leaving on Saturday. Sunday was a bit grim, with heavy gusting winds making riding a bit of a chore. Ah, the joys of summer in the UK.
ReplyDeleteConcur with Mike, great photos and you definitely made the right choice leaving Friday you chancer!
ReplyDeleteStunning views, just beautiful. A friend of mine just gave me a road guide from your part of the world. The lady that gave it to him said, don't believe these pictures...they took them when the sun was out and the skies were blue, it never looks like that when I'm there!
ReplyDeleteSadly true hence the saying "if you can't see the mountains it's raining and if you can see the mountains it's about to rain.
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