Northern Long Weekend - September/October

[Lugy]

Righto, we talked about this at Crail, how about a weekend away in the West Highlands?

Basic setup would be meet at Fort William on Friday, take the scenic route up to Kyle of Lochalsh, go up to Portree and explore Skye, come back down and up to Applecross, stay in Applecross overnight, camping should be easily do-able or there's a hotel for the more advanced , head right up to the top on Saturday round the coast through Durness and Tongue onto John O'Groats. Saturday night could be spent in John O'Groats or somewhere a bit nicer. Sunday we'd all head down to Inverness, have a bite for lunch and split off our separate ways.

If people couldn't get time off on the Friday then they could meet us somewhere along the way. The distances covered each day wouldn't be huge (normally I'd do that in a day lmao), it'll just be a leisurely weekend away to mark the end of the year before we head into hibernation (yeah right....).

Anyway suggestions for a date would be good, ideally not clashing with the thing at Castle Combe on the 11th of Sep or the next weekend 'cause that's the Gold Cup at Scarborough , though I could probably sacrifice the last one. October could still be good though, the weather's usually still pretty nice and there's nothing important on.

[coupe-bertone]

Hmm i could be game and hopefully i'll have the astra sport by then!

[GaryVaux]

id be interested. but camping in october just doesnt work lmao

[coupe-bertone]

There's always the car to sleep in lol. Me and lugy slept in the saab, near tongue, in January. It was fine. lol

[COO]

id be interested. but camping in october just doesnt work lmao

You have a van, and you are short - you'll fit in it !!

There's always Me and lugy near tongue in the saab. It was fine.... ayeee ! lol

lmao !

[Steviegil]

What about using a couple of the wigwam site's (applecross has them) stayed in a couple and they are excellent

Wigwam Holidays | Home Page

[Lugy]

What about using a couple of the wigwam site's (applecross has them) stayed in a couple and they are excellent

Wigwam Holidays | Home Page

So that's what they are! I've seen quite a few on lorries going around, I thought it was a roof . They look ideal!

[Steviegil]

Cheap as chips mate, comfortable and heated = good night sleep

We stayed in Gairloch last april, it was minus degrees at night and the 4 of us (2 adults and 2 kids) were extreamly comfy inside the hut Good few sites up the north too which could be incorporated into the run??

[DAZ MCGUINNESS]

a did a similer trip in dec for 3 days went up to sky etc stayed in fort william great sceanery was -15 thou lol and again in feb for a week went up to fort george etc inverness and oban

[GaryVaux]

a did a similer trip in dec for 3 days went up to sky etc stayed in fort william great sceanery was -15 thou lol and again in feb for a week went up to fort george etc inverness and oban

Tell me about it, i was working nightshifts up there in that, was as cold as -21.. ooft!


Sound like a plan stevie, quality banter!

[Dave Dempsey]

Would be up for it date dependant.

[Turbodave]

Yup, likewise... get thsi sorted and I'll bring the camera. Could make for good reading, and banter...

Wait till the midgies fcuk off though?

[Melv]

I'm game.

[COO]

Difficult choice...midgies or -15degrees......

feck

[Lugy]

Och no, it'll be fine!

[GaryVaux]

Yup, likewise... get thsi sorted and I'll bring the camera. Could make for good reading, and banter...

Wait till the midgies fcuk off though?

Christ, it will end up in total vauxhall lmao Me an lugy chatting up the locals badly

Difficult choice...midgies or -15degrees......

feck

No midges in the car or a heated wig wam

[Lugy]

[Steviegil]

So what dates are we thinking about cause i really like the sound of this

[GaryVaux]

24th-26th sep is good for me. Id probably meet at applecross, touring skye has no appeal to me