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Scotland's North Coast 500.

Cycled the north coast from Durness to Thurso in the summer, stunning. Calman was a bit irritating on the programme though at times.
 
The best bit isn't on the nc500.
The better views are up past lochinver, on the no longer than 26ft vehicles road.

Also i did it anti clockwise, east to west on the bike.
I found the roads a bit small for the sl, it's generally a very steady plod in a car
 
The best bit isn't on the nc500.
The better views are up past lochinver, on the no longer than 26ft vehicles road.

Also i did it anti clockwise, east to west on the bike.
I found the roads a bit small for the sl, it's generally a very steady plod in a car
Didn't realise that wasn't part of it,I usually just follow the coast.
 
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We was going to do it last September but had an issue with the car that cost us. However, it is on the books this year. Will be taking a drone and both my gopro cameras and will put a lot of footage on YouTube.
A word of caution for all who are going in the summer months; take lots of tick repellent and permethrin spray as Lyme disease is present up in the highlands.
 
Le Ann Lundon did it as well for BBC Alba iirc. Broadcast in Gaelic, but lots of it in English when speaking to people.
And car choice ?? New style VW Beetle (but not a new, new registration) different choice to say the least ... We (SWMBO and myself) enjoyed it ...
 
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Yep , that's pretty much what I am expecting it to be like. Either that or we will have fallen out by the time we reach Inverness on day one and Mrs K will book into a hotel and I will end up doing it solo.

500 miles , no nagging , fishing rods packed , somewhere to get the head down , fridge for beer sounds good to me :D

K
 
...but seriously - I've been round the NW section a million times (alright, a dozen) and the biggest pain on the single track roads are those cretins in motorhomes who cannot reverse for toffee. :mad:

...or refuse to pull over to let others pass.
 
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Worst bit about doing stuff like this is is the plague of cyclists, you come upon really slow moving traffic, you eventually get to the front after 10-15 mins and AHH bloody cyclists!
 
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