15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyone?
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15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyone?
Does anyone fancy coming with us , a west coast ride out to Campbeltown,on the Kintyre peninsula , it's very scenic route,with lots of the route where the roads run paralell with the sea lochs and through the glens ,on a clear day great views across to the islands of Jura ,Islay and Ghia... (think whisky)
We will probably go from here,(Ayrshire) via Glasgow ,over the Erskine Bridge, Loch Lomond ,Inveraray ,Tarbert and all the way down the West side of Kintyre to Campbeltown ,and back up the other side,with at least one wee cheap ferry journey thrown in,possibly two
If anybody fancies it and doesnt know exactly where Kintyre is,,have a look on the map,it sits behind the Isle Of Arran ,and Campbeltown is actually more south than Berwick upon Tweed ,(opposite coast though)so from here in Ayrshire it's up,round and down......way down .
Infact from Dumbarton just next to Glasgow, it's 124 miles to Campbeltown , so from here (Kilmarnock) it'll be roughly a 300 mile round trip ,maybe 30 miles shorter dependin which ferries we use on the way home.
The ferries are not too expensive ,one is £4 , and if we get the other from Tarbert to Portavadie its around £10,so not too bad.
Obviously it's too far for you English chaps for a day ride out ,(Except Blacknek (Ed) ,who lives here) ,but there's plenty B&b's ,travelodges and campsites in this area if any of you guys fancied it .
So far from the forum it looks like Myself (Bikerpiker), Ed (Blacknek) ,Bryan ,(escocia) , and Bryans son and a mate are coming as well
Cupasoop(Rich) is booked for Ulster GP on same date,....but hes 50/50 right now,it's poss he might come with us Edit...it's looking likely now
Ed is also booked for the UlsterGP but says he would rather do the Kintyre ride out
So there ya go........Timbo?....Zipper?...or whoever fancies joining us????
We will probably go from here,(Ayrshire) via Glasgow ,over the Erskine Bridge, Loch Lomond ,Inveraray ,Tarbert and all the way down the West side of Kintyre to Campbeltown ,and back up the other side,with at least one wee cheap ferry journey thrown in,possibly two
If anybody fancies it and doesnt know exactly where Kintyre is,,have a look on the map,it sits behind the Isle Of Arran ,and Campbeltown is actually more south than Berwick upon Tweed ,(opposite coast though)so from here in Ayrshire it's up,round and down......way down .
Infact from Dumbarton just next to Glasgow, it's 124 miles to Campbeltown , so from here (Kilmarnock) it'll be roughly a 300 mile round trip ,maybe 30 miles shorter dependin which ferries we use on the way home.
The ferries are not too expensive ,one is £4 , and if we get the other from Tarbert to Portavadie its around £10,so not too bad.
Obviously it's too far for you English chaps for a day ride out ,(Except Blacknek (Ed) ,who lives here) ,but there's plenty B&b's ,travelodges and campsites in this area if any of you guys fancied it .
So far from the forum it looks like Myself (Bikerpiker), Ed (Blacknek) ,Bryan ,(escocia) , and Bryans son and a mate are coming as well
Cupasoop(Rich) is booked for Ulster GP on same date,....but hes 50/50 right now,it's poss he might come with us Edit...it's looking likely now
Ed is also booked for the UlsterGP but says he would rather do the Kintyre ride out
So there ya go........Timbo?....Zipper?...or whoever fancies joining us????
Stevie
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Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
Looks like there's every chance this might not happen now.........weather looks to be sh1t for Saturday ,hopefully the weather men...err persons ,have got it wrong though
Stevie
Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
bloody hope they av got it wrong , im coming up to ayr on sat for a week with the wife n kids never been ooop north
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Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
Nowt worse than pissin rain to put you off ,that happened to me the one and only time i went to Cornwall ,yet,when i see anything about it on tv ,it looks beautifull ,...i maybe try it again sometimemarravtr wrote:bloody hope they av got it wrong , im coming up to ayr on sat for a week with the wife n kids never been ooop north
Bring yer wellies,just incase .......are you goin to a caravan at the Haven 'site ,Craig Tara ?
Quite a lot to do in the area ,Largs , ferry to Millport or Arran , Culzean country park and castle(park at Maidens and walk in through the woods,it saves you paying ,Kelburn Castle , Electric Brae ,Ayr itself is Ok , Alloway etc
Loch Lomond area just over 1 hour away (Balloch ,Lomond Shores ,and Luss are all worth a visit )
Hope the weathers ok for you mate
Stevie
Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
yes stopping at caravan site, dunno the name tho the mrs booked it hear about that electric brae place, one of my customers was on about it last week, sounds interesting!
plan on having a good look round as i want to take me lad on the bike for a weeks tour round the highlands next yr,
thanks for the info on places to go/see while we're up there matey
plan on having a good look round as i want to take me lad on the bike for a weeks tour round the highlands next yr,
thanks for the info on places to go/see while we're up there matey
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Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
they say that its pissin down and force 6 gales here today....(stranraer) but its not, no wind and no rain... hope then the trip 2moro will go ahead.......bikerpiker wrote:Looks like there's every chance this might not happen now.........weather looks to be sh1t for Saturday ,hopefully the weather men...err persons ,have got it wrong though
Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
Rain is battering off the office window here in sunny Glasgow
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Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
Hmmmm....it don't look good that's for sure .....
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Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
A day jaunt to Oban,..or Fort William ,via Loch Lomond and Glencoe is do-able in the car from Ayr mate ,you could return by the Dunoon to Gourock ferry http://www.western-ferries.co.uk/ ,tickets available half the listed price in local shops ,...for other islands,ie Arran, Bute (Rothesay),and Cumbrae(Millport) you needmarravtr wrote:yes stopping at caravan site, dunno the name tho the mrs booked it hear about that electric brae place, one of my customers was on about it last week, sounds interesting!
plan on having a good look round as i want to take me lad on the bike for a weeks tour round the highlands next yr,
thanks for the info on places to go/see while we're up there matey
http://www.calmac.co.uk/islands.html ,got to pay full price on those though
Ps....if it's pissin doon ,and the wife needs some "retail therapy",theres always Silverburn shoppin centre (M77),or Braehead shoppin centre(M8) Glasgow city centre is ok as well
Stevie
Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
retail therapy!!!!! Noooooo aint goin all that way to get dragged round the shops .......... heard its gonna be a heatwave from tomorrow just packed the coats n wellys in the car! good ol uk summer hols eh
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Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
oh dunno so much matey, just got a new car, lookin forward to a play on some quiet twisties with the roof downTimbo wrote:Retail Therapy isnt a holiday, thats torture!!!marravtr wrote:retail therapy!!!!! Noooooo aint goin all that way to get dragged round the shops .......... heard its gonna be a heatwave from tomorrow just packed the coats n wellys in the car! good ol uk summer hols eh
Have a good holiday Marra but its going to be torture up there in a car when you see all them good roads
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Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
Better get some water wings for that car........it;s fecking chucking it down.
Cant see tomorrow happening. Just back froom working out the north side of Glasgow and the roads are flooded Even if it stopped right now it would take ages to dry out.
Cant see tomorrow happening. Just back froom working out the north side of Glasgow and the roads are flooded Even if it stopped right now it would take ages to dry out.
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Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
I was goin to agree...but ive just checked the weather http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/10209 ,it looks a lot better for tomorrow
I just hate when you look forward to somethin and it's cancelled
If we dont go tomorrow ,and Sun is to be better than Sat ,then i'll go Sunday ,but not as far,maybe Inveraray and home on the boat,home for 4pm or so .
(Not keen on Sun runs,especially when i'm in early shift on the Monday)
I just hate when you look forward to somethin and it's cancelled
If we dont go tomorrow ,and Sun is to be better than Sat ,then i'll go Sunday ,but not as far,maybe Inveraray and home on the boat,home for 4pm or so .
(Not keen on Sun runs,especially when i'm in early shift on the Monday)
Stevie
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Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
Right......i've just dropped my daughter off in Kilmarnock,...it's fekn horrendous out there,really heavy rain ,flooded roads etc ,and just heard it on local radio that the Arran ferries have been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions .
I think we would be doin the right thing by postponing the bike run 'till another time.....
Richie and Ed ...
(I'm still unable to send or open PM 's)
I think we would be doin the right thing by postponing the bike run 'till another time.....
Richie and Ed ...
(I'm still unable to send or open PM 's)
Stevie
Re: 15th Aug ,Scotland , Campbeltown,Mull Of Kintyre..anyon
I've already got my weekends tv watching planned.
Rich.