Calling all TLD Scotsmen...

[PanRider]

Thanks for reading.
Snaphappy, maartnboum & me will arrive in Newcastle Docks on the ferry from Amsterdam, at 9ish Friday morning. All things going to plan we will then meet up with thegrumpyoldgit007, fishbone, buggles & anyone else who would like to tag along. Assuming things run smoothly we will arrive in Edinburgh about 1ish on Friday.

I would love to learn and see something of Edinburgh, a place I have never been to. So if any of our Scottish fellows are up for it::: Can someone meet us and take us/lead us on a “Tourist, sight seeing, historical, informative, fun ride” for a couple of hours. It doesn’t need to be all in the saddle I personally am quite happy to also visit the “Edinburgh museum”??? or something similar.

It would be a crime to have an afternoon in Edinburgh and not see something of what on the Internet appears to be a beautiful city. So there we go, any takers ????. There will of course be numerous cuppa’s for our XRV guide.

TLD = 54 sleeps.
Don’t forget everyone needs a pound coin in their pocket, to play a game on the ferry and raise some more money for MAWF.

Everyone ride safe.
Ash

[Whealie]

sounds like a good idea. I might be there for that.

[Robster]

I'll have a think of a little route ... I spent my first 20 years in Edinburgh so I know it quite well

[PanRider]

Anyone else interested in taking part????

[stageonesimmo]

I'm English!

I'd love to but, I'm on a stag-weekend the weekend after the one in question then I fly out to Florida the one after that so getting a leave pass signed by long-haired-zero-alpha might be a bit tricky!

I'll have a look - it'll be a short notice thing if I manage it, but its definately on my radar!

[stuart]

I would love to learn and see something of Edinburgh, a place I have never been to. So if any of our Scottish fellows are up for it::: Can someone meet us and take us/lead us on a “Tourist, sight seeing, historical, informative, fun ride” for a couple of hours. It doesn’t need to be all in the saddle I personally am quite happy to also visit the “Edinburgh museum”??? or something similar.


How about visiting the royal yacht britannia

[PanRider]

How about visiting the royal yacht britannia

Sounds good to me, assuming it's actually in Edunburgh. Any other suggestions of where we should / could go ????????

[lowflyer]

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Try this for a look. I went a couple of years back, really interesting and spooky !!!!

There is a lovely little pub called the " Last Drop " nearby at the grassmarket where they used to give prisoners their last dram on the way to the gallows Part of the old city of Edinburgh.

I might manage to hook up as I have to go and see my intermediate sibling who is at Edinburgh Uni, just not sure of the timing.

Will keep looking at this thread

[rgarrioch]

Hadn't picked up this thread before... apols for not putting forward the regal scots hospital(ity).
Don't quite get the dates - presume this is on Friday 19th June? I'll see if I can swing an afternoon away from work, Friday shouldn't be too difficult. I've been here for 15 years or so, though mostly working out of town, but know it a bit! If you're coming in from south east, could enter the city by going past the new parliament (to form the mandatory love/hate opinion) and on to Calton Hill (site of old parliament) to park & wander. May be a struggle getting parked for multiple bikes but I'll try & check the restrictions. Not far to the Royal Mile where most of the 'traditional' tourist-attractions are. Brittania is moored at the Ocean Terminal mall near Leith, not sure how to best access.. There's always roadworks somewhere awkward so be prepared for a little start-stopping.
If you can confirm the date I'll see if I could at least guide y'all into the city to a decent central point. Cheers, Rob.
(p.s. not actually doing TLD, work deadlines etc.)

"..TO THE MOUNTAINS!!"

[PanRider]

Don't quite get the dates - presume this is on Friday 19th June?

That is correct, it's starting to sound like a plan