Author Topic: YACF Ecosse Spring 2012 camping trip? - Arran 25/26th May (Read 4084 times)

RJ · « **Reply #125 on:** May 25, 2012, 11:47:07 PM »

(There in spirit)

Canardly · « **Reply #126 on:** May 26, 2012, 09:57:22 AM »

Sounds fab and with this weather also jealous (hopefully makes up for your last trip)

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #127 on:** May 26, 2012, 11:15:34 AM »

Ice cream for second breakfast, wearing sunnies and reapplying suncream sat on a bench in Blackwaterfoot. Just lovely. And clearly no hills here. I mean, if there were hills I would be walking! Just the odd optical illusion. Or possibly the occasional figment of my imagination

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #128 on:** May 26, 2012, 02:50:52 PM »

Late lunch in Brodick. Sat outside in the blazing sunshine!

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #129 on:** May 27, 2012, 10:45:33 AM »

After a rather delicious ride back to Brodick I'm now waiting to board the ferry. Cracking good weekend!

andrewc · « **Reply #130 on:** May 27, 2012, 11:22:32 AM »

Sounds like a good weekend. Looking forward to pictures of happy campers

PerkyGirl · « **Reply #131 on:** May 27, 2012, 05:04:45 PM »

Ode to Arran and Crinkles cakes:

The YACF’ers went to Arran on the ferry
They pitched tents on the beach, opened the wine and got merry
The next day’s cycling bought hills so big they were scary
And descents soooo steep that they were really quite hairy
But it was all ok because the weather was AMAZING and they had loads of treats from Crinkles the cake-fairy!

PerkyGirl

I am off for a nice soak with my Arran Aromatics swag bubble bath now

Ariadne · « **Reply #132 on:** May 27, 2012, 06:23:15 PM »

I'm home, clean, and eating Arran cheddar...

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #133 on:** May 27, 2012, 07:47:06 PM »

I'm home and definitely not clean, but am about to tackle the laundry, have got the Cubs bathed and hair washed, littly to bed and big'un will be off soon so then it'll be my turn.

I have also introduced the Cubs, CrinklyAuntie, CrinklyUncle and my next-door-neighbour (who was CrinklyCat-sitting) to tablet. York's dentists will thank me, I'm sure.

Ariadne · « **Reply #134 on:** May 27, 2012, 07:53:55 PM »

Some photos!

On the way to the campsite

View from our tents

Crystal Tips' funky new tent

Drinks once the tents were up...

Blueth, me, Glasgow Dave

Ariadne · « **Reply #135 on:** May 27, 2012, 07:56:40 PM »

and a few more...

Crinkly

Blackwaterfoot

Me n CT

From the top of the string road

Seal Shore from above

Crystal Tips · « **Reply #136 on:** May 27, 2012, 08:38:39 PM »

What a fantastic time, thanks to all for company, organisation, and the weather

And thanks to my other half for the beer on return home, which led to the noodles and veg I carried round the island for 2 days becoming Sunday dinner. Happy Days!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #137 on:** May 27, 2012, 08:53:53 PM »

Is Arran's weather like that all the time?

GlasgowDave · « **Reply #138 on:** May 27, 2012, 09:22:58 PM »

and more photos:

View from the tents by d_bickerstaff, on Flickr

Postbox by d_bickerstaff, on Flickr

Machrie Moor Stone by d_bickerstaff, on Flickr

Crinklylion by d_bickerstaff, on Flickr

CrystalTips by d_bickerstaff, on Flickr

Ariadne by d_bickerstaff, on Flickr

Blueth by d_bickerstaff, on Flickr

I had a great time, thanks to everyone who made it a memorable weekend.

I wish I could take credit for the weather.

GD

rockaperoon · « **Reply #139 on:** May 28, 2012, 02:30:43 PM »

looks like you all had a fab time weather on coll was roastin

Blueth · « **Reply #140 on:** May 28, 2012, 05:44:16 PM »

Yes, a good outing, thanks for organising that. You may need to cut and paste this to see the 360 degree from the campsite.

http://s346.photobucket.com/albums/p409/Olddabber/?action=view&current=DSCF2783.mp4 And no that breeze didn't cause a terrible headwind later in the day, ho ho.

I'm just having a quick break from moving between garages, it's amazing what accumulates over forty-odd years of cycling and motorcycling, "That'll come in handy one day".

On which point is anyone interested in either of these? The 20" wheeler has been restored with new wheels (including new hub gear) and tyres; the '92 Ascent is like new with the only non-original parts being the brake blocks. Shown with slicks but shod with the original, almost unmarked, knobblies. Transmission is in good order, 17" frame. Go on, you know you really want Biopace

PerkyGirl · « **Reply #141 on:** May 29, 2012, 09:08:42 PM »

Some photos! Ta da...

Campsite by mel_tot, on Flickr

Machrie Moor by mel_tot, on Flickr

Boot! by mel_tot, on Flickr

It is much easier cycle camping when you can put your panniers in the boot!

View from ferry by mel_tot, on Flickr

Tent by mel_tot, on Flickr

Ferry by mel_tot, on Flickr

PerkyGirl

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #142 on:** May 29, 2012, 09:14:46 PM »

My phone ate the contents of my SD card yesterday so I lost my pics

They were rubbish, of course, but still...

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #143 on:** May 29, 2012, 11:22:30 PM »

I did a ride report an' evryfink. Sorry it's all words and no pics...

http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=60003.msg1241740#msg1241740

GlasgowDave · « **Reply #144 on:** May 30, 2012, 08:03:07 AM »

Quote from: CrinklyLion on May 29, 2012, 09:14:46 PM

My phone ate the contents of my SD card yesterday so I lost my pics They were rubbish, of course, but still...

Can you try file recovery to get them back, just as if they'd been deleted from a hard disk?

Dave

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #145 on:** May 31, 2012, 09:32:42 AM »

Ah - the card has got distinctly flaky. I should just get around to finally picking up a new microSD, which I've been meaning to do for ages. All the old ones were backed up to the laptop (note to self, remember to back up the laptop to... something, sometime. What with having lost the lot when the phone broke and the camera and laptop both nicked all within a short space of time last year!). And I'd uploaded a couple to fb from Friday/Saturday. There was just a couple from Sat evening and Sunday that have gone. Including the one of the biggest fish and chips in the world!

Ariadne · « **Reply #146 on:** May 31, 2012, 10:38:27 AM »

Ah, well I can help with the fish and chips

Canardly · « **Reply #147 on:** May 31, 2012, 08:05:08 PM »

It would be nice to join you guys next year if poss.

GlasgowDave · « **Reply #148 on:** May 31, 2012, 08:37:07 PM »

We'll probably have another one in the autumn.

As usual at the end of these threads, any suggestions for location?

Dave

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