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Wowbagger · « **Reply #25 on:** 01 April, 2010, 11:40:52 am »

Well, my first post now contains a lie, because our train has indeed been cancelled!

However, I have successfully transferred our reservations onto the Sunday night sleeper, so we are going two days early. We have resurrected the plan to visit Glenelg and Corran, which we abandoned through lack of time, but finding available B & Bs is a problem. All fully booked at the moment.

ScumOfTheRoad · « **Reply #26 on:** 01 April, 2010, 12:17:31 pm »

I am the following - jealous. Sounds a great trip.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #27 on:** 01 April, 2010, 12:52:46 pm »

And we've got two nights in Glenelg, at £20 per night each. That will give us the chance to do a little exploring towards Corran.

bazzerp · « **Reply #28 on:** 01 April, 2010, 07:53:22 pm »

I am in awe Mr Wow - hope the weather is kind to you.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #29 on:** 01 April, 2010, 11:56:07 pm »

One small disappointment this morning: due to her establishment being fully booked, I was unable to make a reservation with the evocatively-named Maggie Cameron.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #30 on:** 03 April, 2010, 12:59:13 pm »

We are going into a deluge, by the look of the Met Office website. Western Scotland could well have 4 inches of rain in places over Monday & Tuesday, with a lot of melted snow throw in.

Whoopidoo! $:-\$

David Martin · « **Reply #31 on:** 03 April, 2010, 01:34:36 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 15 January, 2010, 03:27:56 pm

Loch Coruisk, where that was filmed, is many miles from the nearest road, shielded by what many consider to be Britain's most forbidding mountain range. Even Mrs. Wow and I, armed with Robin Thorn's most reinforced Rohloff, would be hard pressed to cycle there.

I reckon a reasonable alternative is in Glen Brittle, to the west of the Cuillins and with numerous waterfalls within easy reach of the road. I may well have to have a go at this, even though it will be April that we are there. I'll put in a jar of goose grease.

I cycled to Carmasunary for a few nights in the bothy. OK, cycled is a bit of an exaggeration in that I took my bike with me but had to walk over some of the lumpier bits. Gettign to Coruisk would have required a boat.

Glenbrittle is nice. Plenty of scenic walks around there.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #32 on:** 03 April, 2010, 01:38:04 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 03 April, 2010, 12:59:13 pm

We are going into a deluge, by the look of the Met Office website. Western Scotland could well have 4 inches of rain in places over Monday & Tuesday, with a lot of melted snow throw in.

Whoopidoo! $:-\$

Yeah, the first time Pingu took me to the West coast it was Easter. I told my mum we were going camping and she thought I was mad.
I ended up sleeping with all my clothes on, inside Pingu's down sleeping bag, under a 12 tog duvet and was still freezing. I wasn't expecting snow on the ground....

Wowbagger · « **Reply #33 on:** 03 April, 2010, 08:17:12 pm »

Revised plan:

4th - sleeper from Euston to Inverness

5th - train to Kyle of Lochalsh, cycle to Kylerhea, ferry to Glenelg

6th - Glenelg - Corran & back

7th - Glenelg - Breakish

8th - Breakish - Raasay

9th - Raasay - Uig

10th - Uig - Portree

11th - Portree - Milovaig

12th - Milovaig - Glenbrittle (SYHA - fairy pools)

13th - Glenbrittle - Glasnakille

14th - Glasnakille - Mallaig via ferry

15th - Mallaig - Fort William, sleeper

16th - home

Domestique · « **Reply #34 on:** 04 April, 2010, 08:20:16 am »

Hope you have a good trip

Wowbagger · « **Reply #35 on:** 04 April, 2010, 10:47:56 am »

Logging out for the last time until Friday week. Bye!

Edit: that's actually not true because I might have access via my phone.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #36 on:** 05 April, 2010, 04:14:23 am »

In Edinburgh station being coupled and thinking about Kirst. We came in forwards but we are going out backwards.

peliroja · « **Reply #37 on:** 05 April, 2010, 09:21:55 am »

Ooer, missus!

What an adventure, Wow. Have a great time!

Marmitegeoff · « **Reply #38 on:** 06 April, 2010, 06:55:37 am »

Just seen this thread and am very jealous. We say a Pine martin by the Brochs in Glen Elg. do not envy you the climb out, but the following descent is Awsome.

Enjoy the area.

Geoff

GlasgowDave · « **Reply #39 on:** 08 April, 2010, 01:25:42 pm »

I'm looking foward to the ride report and the photos.

It's given me some ideas for new places to visit, especially a wee trip to Glenbrittle

Dave

Wowbagger · « **Reply #40 on:** 15 April, 2010, 07:01:19 pm »

That was just fantastic. We are now at Fort William waiting to board. We've just had a good meal at the Grog and Gruel. It's the only decent pub in the area. Full report and photos to follow.

jane · « **Reply #41 on:** 15 April, 2010, 11:44:43 pm »

Well done Wow and Mrs Wow- you must have caught the lovely weather myself and my daughter caught the beginning of as we ended our walk to Cape Wrath (me from Ullapool, her from Fort William- she has become one tough cookie)- hope to be seeing you and exchanging tales of Scotland on Saturday.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #42 on:** 16 April, 2010, 11:40:49 pm »

I've put all my photos in my gallery. The above, showing the Black Cuillins over the Snizort river, is just a taster.

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #43 on:** 17 April, 2010, 12:23:20 pm »

Missed this thread!Wanted to tell you to eat at the Three Chimneys in Colbost.....

toekneep · « **Reply #44 on:** 17 April, 2010, 04:22:29 pm »

Ooh, how exciting, a Wowbagger tour report. We haven't had one of those for a while. I'm looking forward to it, especially as it is somewhere I'm keen to go and explore myself. Glad you two had a good time.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #45 on:** 18 April, 2010, 10:16:45 am »

Quote from: Tourist Tony on 17 April, 2010, 12:23:20 pm

Missed this thread!Wanted to tell you to eat at the Three Chimneys in Colbost.....

We deliberately avoided the 3 Chimneys. Reading their website, it seemed that they charge vast amounts for meals because ... that's what their reputation is based on. As it happened, our B & B when we were in that bit of the island also supplied us with a first-rate 3-course home-cooked dinner (cullen skink starter, roast beef main course followed by fruit crumble) for an extra tenner. Superb!

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #46 on:** 18 April, 2010, 10:46:30 am »

+1. Every so often I think I really ought to eat at the 3 Chimneys, and then I go to the website and think, 'haha, it can't be that good!' I'd want sexual favours thrown in for that price, so now I'm just angling for Pingu to take me to the Airds at Port Appin.

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #47 on:** 18 April, 2010, 11:04:00 am »

I was lucky....I went there BEFORE they became "one of the top 100 places to eat in the world"

GlasgowDave · « **Reply #48 on:** 18 April, 2010, 01:00:36 pm »

just been through the photos (all of them) and there are some great shots.

Why are you performing the Haka at KyleRea?

And the peanut butter sequence made me laugh out loud.

I'm still looking forward to the write up.

Dave

Wowbagger · « **Reply #49 on:** 18 April, 2010, 04:36:03 pm »

I've written a daily diary in paper form, but haven't had the chance to put it on the net yet.

That haka is a donhu (wild guess at spelling - pronounced "donyou") which is a tai chi warmup exercise.