Greatest roads in Britain

[martinmac]

Just wanted to say how lucky you guys are, Spent a long weekend up there based at Fort Augustus with another forum. Took in a 320 mile drive including Applecross and it was fantastic, very little traffic and great weather.

On the journey up it stopped raining at the border, on the joutney down it started raining at the border.

Definately the best driving roads in Britain.

[whirligig]

Glad you enjoyed them! As someone who lives beside Loch Lomond and frequently travels home to Applecross I know what you mean.

As for the weather well......you were lucky - raining again today.

[martinmac]

It had to be done.

[GetCarter]

I didn't know you were from Applecross Whirlygig. I'm in Shieldaig.

You certainly had the weather for it Martin - 'Twas the only sunny bit I think. There was a Sevens blat as well - I met up with some of them for a swift dozen miles or so.

Steve

[martinmac]

Yes we ran in to them too. Sounded awesome as they picked us off one by one. Definately doing this meet again.

[DH2]

martinmac said:

It had to be done.

Ah. I saw this car parked outside the pub in Applecross on Sunday!
I was with the se7ens lot.

Steve, I recognised lots from your photos - I found out later you met up with Rob and Dan for a blat.

ETA: just re-read that you said you met up with them for a bit, d'oh. I gather that 'swift' was the word!

DH2

Edited by DH2 on Wednesday 10th September 11:46

[onlynik]

It is really beautiful.

I'm now considering a run across, to Applecross, at the weekend. If only for the food at the inn.

[martinmac]

The food was very good, very impressed. And the view is fantastic.

And I know they are only 350zs and have been proved to be rubbish elswewhere but we like them.

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[Stang]

DH2 said:

martinmac said:

It had to be done.

Ah. I saw this car parked outside the pub in Applecross on Sunday!
I was with the se7ens lot.

Steve, I recognised lots from your photos - I found out later you met up with Rob and Dan for a blat.

ETA: just re-read that you said you met up with them for a bit, d'oh. I gather that 'swift' was the word!

DH2

Edited by DH2 on Wednesday 10th September 11:46

Saw you guy's on the A9 heading to Inverness at about 10ish then again 4.30ish going the other way.

[martinmac]

It was a long and very enjoyable day.

[Stewart-83]

Thanks to Steve who helped me out a lot with route / directions etc in preparation for this!

Huge thumbs up to you.


I made up a fairly decent guide so if anyone wants a copy for a car club drive etc then feel free to give me a shout!


If the Seven driver that we gave a wee push to is reading, we gave the idiot that laughed when the car stalled a bit of abuse for you. Also, lovely sideways scare tactics on him when you left. He was a royal pillock!

[DH2]

martinmac said:

And I know they are only 350zs and have been proved to be rubbish elswewhere but we like them.

The Z's quite a nice car, and almost certainly less rubbish than mine was in the p*$$ing rain on the A1 on the way home!

Stang said:

Saw you guy's on the A9 heading to Inverness at about 10ish then again 4.30ish going the other way.

There were about 30 of us smeared out over the course of a couple of hours I suspect. We left Aviemore about 0930 and got back 1800, covering ~300 miles - as Martin said, a long, but worthwhile day.
Saw some nice classic Fords going the other way on the A9 as we were heading north...

Stewart-83 said:

If the Seven driver that we gave a wee push to is reading, we gave the idiot that laughed when the car stalled a bit of abuse for you. Also, lovely sideways scare tactics on him when you left. He was a royal pillock!

If this was a yellow one, outside the pub, we were inside at the time. Problem is, behaviour like that gets us all a bad name - I'd already had some earache from another couple who had been "driven off the road", as I'd clearly only just arrived, I'm not sure how I was to blame!
The biggest frustration we found is people who seem to not want to move over to let us get on with it, and worst for me was those who park in passing places as I have no reverse gear.

DH2

[martinmac]

A lot of very couteous people on the road but as you say, this just highlighted the muppets who had no common sense and expected a line of cars heading up a steep hill to reverse.

BEHIND YOU. but not for long.

Edited by martinmac on Thursday 11th September 15:58