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On Sunday I decided to take a run upto Pitlochary to see my friend Greig (who the Scots forum members have met) for some lunch and a day out. He was coming down from the Highlands so it was a convenient place to meet.
Needless to say I could have gone up the boring way by the A9, but I thought, no, nice day, lets turn this into a mini tour of Perthshire and the less westerly parts of Scotland.
Sunday was a lovely day and it was good to be piloting the shed back on its home turf. I headed up the A82 up the “bonnie banks of Loch Lomond” and then onto Crianlarch.
Being hilly and wet Scotland does let itself nicely to Hydro electric power.
On From Crianlarch down the A85 to Lix Toll and onto Killin.
I stopped and took a stroll and some pics as I had plenty of time on my hands and was nice to be out and about (as usual really). Then onto Pitlochary down Loch Tay. This road is fun, but narrow and its easy to overcook it if you are not carefully. I nearly bent my last car up on this road (too fast into a bend)….this time I treaded more carefully.
The pub we went to was called the “Moulin Hotel”. It was lovely to sit outside and eat. Local cuisne was order of the day with Venison, and Aberdeen Angus. Yum.
Some of the Scots chaps may wish to consider a lunch here, its reasonably priced and a bit of a drive, which is good.
Greigs pal Craig also came along, in an Impreza. Having been subjected to the charms and pitfalls of such a car the day before, it was time again. We all took turns of driving up the hill. This is a good driving route, as would the droves of classic cars (TR7’s etc) charging up.
With roads like this, who can blame them
Taking the shed up here was a lot of fun….
Craig enjoyed taking his Impreza up here (city boy)
And I was being myself
Greig and Craig left the scene and I thought, sod it. I need to do more driving and touring and headed for Kinloch Rannoch (via Aberfeldy), and down the Loch Rannoch and over to the station. This is a brilliant drive and wonderful scenery.
1st Stop, Tummel Bridge, another power station and a shed parked outside
Loch Rannoch, some pics.
View westwards from Kinloch Rannoch
View South East Half way along
Yep, you are not seeing things
After getting to Rannoch Station, the road stops, you cannot get westward. If you were to cross the moor you would hit Kinlochleven and Glencoe.
The feeling of “being in the middle of nowhere” does not quite cover it.
However, I was due back at work on Monday and wanted one last hurrah before hitting the grindstone.
After Loch Rannoch it was a sprint back to Pitlochary via Loch Tummel and queens view
Back down to Crief via Dunkeld and over the Sma Glen. This is another brilliant driving road, very well sighted and you can take in the scenery or press on. The choice is yours.
From here, back down Loch Earn via St Fillans and Comrie and through the Trossachs to Loch Lubnaig
To make things harder on the shed and better for me, I took the Dukes pass and really gave her stick. With her sports suspension, wheel mounted buttons and more heavily bolstered seats, she came alive and drove with real conviction down that road.
After that, I took her home gently, she gave me a great day out.
Loch Lomond looking onto Ben Lomond
The figures speak volumes
Narrow tight roads a lot of the way. Was reading 40mpg by Pitlochary but a spanking up the hill from Moulin, and a tight run down Loch Rannoch and a complete hiding on the Dukes pass was never going to give good MPG.
What it did do was get me to see my friend in comfort, then gave me a lot of fun for the rest of the day.
Full Album here
07 July pictures by stephentaylor4 - Photobucket
Needless to say I could have gone up the boring way by the A9, but I thought, no, nice day, lets turn this into a mini tour of Perthshire and the less westerly parts of Scotland.
Sunday was a lovely day and it was good to be piloting the shed back on its home turf. I headed up the A82 up the “bonnie banks of Loch Lomond” and then onto Crianlarch.
Being hilly and wet Scotland does let itself nicely to Hydro electric power.
On From Crianlarch down the A85 to Lix Toll and onto Killin.
I stopped and took a stroll and some pics as I had plenty of time on my hands and was nice to be out and about (as usual really). Then onto Pitlochary down Loch Tay. This road is fun, but narrow and its easy to overcook it if you are not carefully. I nearly bent my last car up on this road (too fast into a bend)….this time I treaded more carefully.
The pub we went to was called the “Moulin Hotel”. It was lovely to sit outside and eat. Local cuisne was order of the day with Venison, and Aberdeen Angus. Yum.
Some of the Scots chaps may wish to consider a lunch here, its reasonably priced and a bit of a drive, which is good.
Greigs pal Craig also came along, in an Impreza. Having been subjected to the charms and pitfalls of such a car the day before, it was time again. We all took turns of driving up the hill. This is a good driving route, as would the droves of classic cars (TR7’s etc) charging up.
With roads like this, who can blame them
Taking the shed up here was a lot of fun….
Craig enjoyed taking his Impreza up here (city boy)
And I was being myself
Greig and Craig left the scene and I thought, sod it. I need to do more driving and touring and headed for Kinloch Rannoch (via Aberfeldy), and down the Loch Rannoch and over to the station. This is a brilliant drive and wonderful scenery.
1st Stop, Tummel Bridge, another power station and a shed parked outside
Loch Rannoch, some pics.
View westwards from Kinloch Rannoch
View South East Half way along
Yep, you are not seeing things
After getting to Rannoch Station, the road stops, you cannot get westward. If you were to cross the moor you would hit Kinlochleven and Glencoe.
The feeling of “being in the middle of nowhere” does not quite cover it.
However, I was due back at work on Monday and wanted one last hurrah before hitting the grindstone.
After Loch Rannoch it was a sprint back to Pitlochary via Loch Tummel and queens view
Back down to Crief via Dunkeld and over the Sma Glen. This is another brilliant driving road, very well sighted and you can take in the scenery or press on. The choice is yours.
From here, back down Loch Earn via St Fillans and Comrie and through the Trossachs to Loch Lubnaig
To make things harder on the shed and better for me, I took the Dukes pass and really gave her stick. With her sports suspension, wheel mounted buttons and more heavily bolstered seats, she came alive and drove with real conviction down that road.
After that, I took her home gently, she gave me a great day out.
Loch Lomond looking onto Ben Lomond
The figures speak volumes
Narrow tight roads a lot of the way. Was reading 40mpg by Pitlochary but a spanking up the hill from Moulin, and a tight run down Loch Rannoch and a complete hiding on the Dukes pass was never going to give good MPG.
What it did do was get me to see my friend in comfort, then gave me a lot of fun for the rest of the day.
Full Album here
07 July pictures by stephentaylor4 - Photobucket