Well it’s a little under 4 weeks now before I head off to Scotland again for another 1200 mile, 5 day tour around the highlands and the Isle Of Skye and, I have to say that i’m really looking forward to the break to switch off from work for a while.
Taking in Lake Windermere, [...]

The recent trip to the Scottish Highlands gave myslef and Towny the opportunity to try out a couple of CB radios we’d been meaning to test for a while. Generally dissatisfied with the poor range and clarity of our existing PMR’s the CB route seemed the next logical option.
The immediate thing that struck us both is [...]

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Distance: 270 Miles
After another really great nights kip and a hearty breakfast, we packed up the bikes again for the final leg home.
Plan for the day was to stop in at Kendal in the lake District again so Towny could pick up some Kendal Mint Cake for his good lady and, try and [...]

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Distance: 290 miles
After a surprisingly good night’s rest in the tent, I woke up about 7.30 a.m. with the thought of a bacon and egg bap and a cuppa well and truly planted in my mind. Towny was already out of his tent and doing his usual OCD shower routine so I decided to get [...]

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Distance: Approx 185 miles
Route: Moffat > Stirling > Crianlarich > Glencoe > Kinlochleven > Fort William > Glen Nevis
After a fantastic nights sleep and a really good breakfast at the hotel, we quickly packed up our gear and loaded the bikes up ready for the off. Plan for today was to ride from [...]