Great day out with your MG? Post up a picture ?

[PeterHR2]

I have to say that the chore of taking my daughter to the nearest bus stop, over 6 miles away, a little before 7 am, 2 or 3 days a week for the college bus is always a grand day out in my new MGS6. I just enjoy driving it... anywhere! But you'll have to forgive me, as I'm not about to post a photo of it at a sodden Herefordshire village's bus stop in darkness/semi-darkness.

 

[Gomev]

I have to say that the chore of taking my daughter to the nearest bus stop, over 6 miles away, a little before 7 am, 2 or 3 days a week for the college bus is always a grand day out in my new MGS6. I just enjoy driving it... anywhere! But you'll have to forgive me, as I'm not about to post a photo of it at a sodden Herefordshire village's bus stop in darkness/semi-darkness.

Oh go on....you know you want to really

 

[PeterHR2]

Oh go on....you know you want to really

Well it is getting lighter in the mornings. Perhaps Friday morning then

 

[securespark]

Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on...

 

[Shrink Proof]

Well it is getting lighter in the mornings. Perhaps Friday morning then

It's getting lighter in the evenings too. This was shortly before sunset 3 nights ago - evening light on Stac Pollaidh (taken from a lay-by on the way back from further North).

 

[securespark]

As an addendum to the Broken Road A625 posts...

This was taken on 28 August 2013.
12½ years later, this part of the road has now disappeared.

The boys are now (from back to front) 26, 22 in April, and 21.

 

[Rolfe]

It's getting lighter in the evenings too. This was shortly before sunset 3 nights ago - evening light on Stac Pollaidh (taken from a lay-by on the way back from further North).


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I watched an amazing documentary last week of a guy climbing that.

 

[Shrink Proof]

I watched an amazing documentary last week of a guy climbing that.

Getting to the ridge isn't too hard and is a very popular hill walk. The fairly short distance from there to the highest point is a serious business; you need scrambling or even climbing skills for it, especially the very last bit. That's a steep pitch above a serious drop, and harder to descend than ascend.

Most folk content themselves with going 95% of the way up and leave the very last bit, as the views are spectacular from the ridge anyway. As you can see:-

 

[Rolfe]

Visitor Centre, Loch Katrine.

Bloody thing is only charging at 3 kw and keeps dropping the charge. I may have to stop at a DC charger on the way home. And repeatedly checking my phone is a pain.

Steam ship cruises.

Cycling round the Loch.

Late lunch at Stronachlachar.

 

[securespark]

Not a day out, but a good few days out coming up.

This is our current 20:

More, he says cryptically, to follow...

 

[Archev]

Not a day out, but a good few days out coming up.

This is our current 20:

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More, he says cryptically, to follow...

Not dark liquid then ??

 

[securespark]

 

[Rolfe]

And as I was getting ready to move on, look who turned up.

This is Loch Arklet. One of these lumps of geography is Ben Lomond.

Unfortunately there is nothing to see from the "viewpoint" above Inversnaid (unless you take a substantial hike), so I started back.

Ben Venue from the Loch Katrine bike track. I climbed that when I was twelve. In 1966. Our geography teacher thought this was a suitable school outing for young ladies. Nowadays he'd probably be done for child endangerment.

Back to the car park about ten past six, bike back into car, and home. Unfortunately, because of the charging glitches, I had to spend five minutes on an Osprey charger in Stirling.

It bloody better charge tonight .

 

[securespark]

What glitches are you having?

 

[securespark]

We're charging at the moment. Earlier on at Gridserve and now at Sainsbury's

 

[Rolfe]

And I'm granny charging. Going to start a thread about this.

 

[securespark]

Next clues as to our trip:

Last night:

This morning:

 

[Gomev]

Next clues as to our trip:

Last night:

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This morning:

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The bridge was the QE2 bridge so guessing your stay was at the Premier somewhere near Folkestone, heading for the Chunnel, or as they like to call it now the Eurotunnel.

 

[OriginalBigAl]

Next clues as to our trip:

Last night:

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This morning:

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Artemis 4 ???

 

[securespark]

The bridge was the QE2 bridge so guessing your stay was at the Premier somewhere near Folkestone, heading for the Chunnel, or as they like to call it now the Eurotunnel.

Give the guy a biscuit!