Highland Cruisers

[Neil Stone]

Hello
Just wondering if there are any of you living in the Highlands?

 

[AndyCook]

Lived there for 25yrs - grantown-on-spey and Ardersier
Now based in grampian for last 12yrs

 

[Ecoman]

Not the highlands but I'm over here near Peterhead

 

[Neil Stone]

Might have been drunk when I started this thread.......I certainly dont recall starting it

Perhaps we should organise a gathering Noth of the border and see how many of our brethren we can get t'uo North!?

 

[Gary Stockton]

We started organising that a while back but it ran into a slight problem ...

I'd be keen though if we can find somewhere to go? Applecross perhaps??

 

[Neil Stone]

Yeah Applecross would be cool.
Did the duathlon there a couple of years ago, stunning spot.
Had the best meal I've ever had, the Walled Garden, highly recommend it !

Cairngorms could offer some entertainment perhaps.

Time as ever, would be the biggest issue for me.
Been running a craft shop for the past few years and will be closing in a weeks time ( ).
Got a job interview next week that could help free up some time......and eliminate a host of part time positions (the usual Highland mutijob thing ).

 

[Roger Fairclough]

I remember loads of craft shops at an old military base at Balnakeil near Durness.

Roger

 

[Ecoman]

I was at applecross last weekend and I always enjoy driving over that way. Shame I never did it in my LC

Off to Jura the morn in the Surf....Aah well I can kid myself its a shrunken LC

 

[Roger Fairclough]

I was at applecross last weekend and I always enjoy driving over that way. Shame I never did it in my LC

Off to Jura the morn in the Surf....Aah well I can kid myself its a shrunken LC

It's going back a few years but I remember driving up to the radio transmitter that is at the end of a dirt road that starts at the summit of Bealach na Ba. According to Google Earth, this spot is at 2503ft.

Roger

 

[PETE BELL]

COMON UP TO SCOTLAND this sounds like fun -if i can be of help arranging a venue for a weekend offroading camping barbeque clay pigeon shoot it would be my pleasure

 

[Gary Stockton]

Aha - a volunteer. Go for it Pete - just not too close to Lincomb though

 

[PETE BELL]

im thinking spring of 2013 hands up all interested cruisers -me-

 

[Gary Stockton]

Spring??? We haven't had bloody summer yet :-(

I'm in - whatever the weather holds

 

[AndyCook]

I was at applecross last weekend and I always enjoy driving over that way. Shame I never did it in my LC

Off to Jura the morn in the Surf....Aah well I can kid myself its a shrunken LC

It's going back a few years but I remember driving up to the radio transmitter that is at the end of a dirt road that starts at the summit of Bealach na Ba. According to Google Earth, this spot is at 2503ft.

Roger

Applecross is great, and i camped up by the side of the transmitter track a few years ago, the gate is probably locked these days though...

 

[Roger Fairclough]

The gate was locked when I did it, so I just by-passed it!

Being next to the transmitter disproved three theories:-

a) Midges don't like wind.
b) " " " high altitude.
c) " " " the cold.

Roger

 

[roy90]

will be keeping an eye on this and if a date is set a few weeks in advance i'd love to travel over for a weekend trip.

 

[roy]

i think a scottish get together would be great, keep us all informed if this is going to happen.

cheers roy

 

[SpinDrift]

I'll keep an eye on this as well - depending on dates I may be interested, if you allow members from south of the border

 

[PETE BELL]

I'll keep an eye on this as well - depending on dates I may be interested, if you allow members from south of the border

Yes you will be very welcome ,and any one else who shares our interest i.e. TOYOTA-MUD and the like, i have already contacted two places who can offer us a suitable venue im thinking i will start a proper thread about it in the new year i'll start gathering info now- do me a favour and add a prefered date that would suit you ( i.e. any one interested in going) -this will give me a clue as to what would be good for the majority thanks

 

[Ecoman]

Applecross also has a great campsite and it even has a number of wooden wigwams available