Up to the North West of Scotland again for a last fling before the really bad weather and lack of holidays from work curtails the bike riding.
We're a man down as Steve has just got a new bike and is not going to put the first 1500 miles on it in the wilds of the far North - his last new bike needed a new gearbox after 1000 miles.
So its the usual routine, meet Nige at Southwaite then up to Crianlarich for the first night. We decided to head north and avoid motorways were possible choosing to cut across to Dumfries and take the A712 and A713 to Ayr, then Irvine , Dalry, Paisley, over the Erskine Bridge and along Loch Lomond to Crianlarich where we are staying at the Ben More Lodge.
We're a man down as Steve has just got a new bike and is not going to put the first 1500 miles on it in the wilds of the far North - his last new bike needed a new gearbox after 1000 miles.
So its the usual routine, meet Nige at Southwaite then up to Crianlarich for the first night. We decided to head north and avoid motorways were possible choosing to cut across to Dumfries and take the A712 and A713 to Ayr, then Irvine , Dalry, Paisley, over the Erskine Bridge and along Loch Lomond to Crianlarich where we are staying at the Ben More Lodge.
Now we've stayed in better, but not any worse than this bunkhouse. To be fair, the adjacent bar was o.k - locals & live music - but the bunkhouse was a shed....literally. The new owner was so embarrassed at its condition that he gave us some free beer. I said not to worry too much, he could put his lawn mower back in it when we had gone.
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