weekend sortie to fort william

[Chad]

a mate of mine who passed his test last year fancys getting some heavy miles under his belt with some camping he really shouldnt have asked me

so here the plan bikes loaded thursday night , up crack sparrow friday morning northwards we head hoping to slip under the border patrols watchfull eye

camp friday night then up for a big ole day round the top of scotland, meal beers in the evening and ride home sunday baptism of fire methinks

the camp site we have chosen is glen nevis holidays, fort william , PH33 6SX no need for booking just turn up,,if any of yous are interested

[Chad]

ooops that this coming friday

[africajim]

Chad mate, are you camping there? We were there a couple of weeks ago and ended with the tent ending in the bin!
The wind and driving rain was horrendous and kept us up most of the night as the tent tried to collapse on us! A broken pole was the demise of the tent, my good Vango, had it for years,,, sob!
Admittedly, the tent was due renewal any way as it had a leak in the porch area so it was its last outing any way!
That said, the forecast is good for the weekend although I'd recommend cold weather gear as the clear skies will drop the temps close to freezing overnight! You never know, I might break out the Mighty Vara following its service on Saturday morning and head south for a run!
Might see you mate.

[Austin]

a mate of mine who passed his test last year fancys getting some heavy miles under his belt with some camping he really shouldnt have asked me

so here the plan bikes loaded thursday night , up crack sparrow friday morning northwards we head hoping to slip under the border patrols watchfull eye

camp friday night then up for a big ole day round the top of scotland, meal beers in the evening and ride home sunday baptism of fire methinks

the camp site we have chosen is glen nevis holidays, fort william , PH33 6SX no need for booking just turn up,,if any of yous are interested

that is 3 ENORMOUS days. Fort Bill to top of scotland round must be 500 miles and Essex to Fort Bill is over 500. Definitely a baptism of fire.

[meljordan]

Sounds like a nice ride.If i wasn't working the weekend i would peddle over.....

[Chad]

that is 3 ENORMOUS days. Fort Bill to top of scotland round must be 500 miles and Essex to Fort Bill is over 500. Definitely a baptism of fire.

AYE the mighty GSA needs to stretch her legs he's looking forward to the challenge and having ridden his little gs650 twin im sure its well up to the job

[Chad]

Sounds like a nice ride.If i wasn't working the weekend i would peddle over.....

small beans for a rider such as your goodself Sah !

how are you doing mel , its good to here from you mate

[Buggles]

I've got the GF over this weekend, otherwise I would've loved to come along.

Somehow I don't think 3 days on the bike and camping in near freezing temperatures is "easing my girlfriend into the biking & camping experience"...



JB

[Chad]

I've got the GF over this weekend, otherwise I would've loved to come along.

Somehow I don't think 3 days on the bike and camping in near freezing temperatures is "easing my girlfriend into the biking & camping experience"...



JB

anything after that will be easypeasy

[Paul-S]

Can't make this either Chad - short notice, cannot rearrange commitments or get hols at short notice

Fort William is 4 hours from mine. If you are getting stuck or having difficulty on travel you could both stop over at mine Friday night and then head off dark o'clock saturday morning if you need to

See you next time, have a great one