Alice's Adventures in the Highlands
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 6:35 am
of Scotland that is.
First let me introduce Alice; "Alice Goot" to give her full name (alles Gut! - see what I did there? ).
This is our first proper multi-day trip since modifying her to cope better with my painful hips - Rox Speed racing bar risers, SW-Motech lowered pegs and a Touratech comfort seat (bought new from Germany for a lot less than through a UK supplier - go figure).
It was also the first proper run on my new Pilot Road 4 tyres which I recently finished running it. I cannot recommend these tyres highly enough compared to the standard equipment metzeller Z8s which were good. Tracking in bends is really confidence inspiring and wet weather grip is excellent!
I wanted to visit further out west than I had previously done so although the route takes in two high passes - Glenshee and The Lecht (both ski centres) - I didn't stop for photos. On my bucket list were Bannockburn Battlefield (700 years ago this year); Loch Lomond; Glen Coe; Fort William and Ben Nevis; The Great Glen and Loch Ness; Culloden Battlefield (where we equalised the score from Bannockburn to 1-1) and Aviemore.
Day 1 - Aberdeen (near Milltimber) to Dunblane via Bannockburn.
Day 2 - Dunblane to Ft William via Loch Lomond, Rannock Moor and Glen Coe.
Day 3 - Ft William to Inverness (Culloden) then back down och Ness to Drumnadrochit.
Day 4 - Drunadrochit to Home via Aviemore and the Lecht.
I'm certainly no great travel writer or photographer so I hope you'll forgive the basic report and scant pictures that follow.
First let me introduce Alice; "Alice Goot" to give her full name (alles Gut! - see what I did there? ).
This is our first proper multi-day trip since modifying her to cope better with my painful hips - Rox Speed racing bar risers, SW-Motech lowered pegs and a Touratech comfort seat (bought new from Germany for a lot less than through a UK supplier - go figure).
It was also the first proper run on my new Pilot Road 4 tyres which I recently finished running it. I cannot recommend these tyres highly enough compared to the standard equipment metzeller Z8s which were good. Tracking in bends is really confidence inspiring and wet weather grip is excellent!
I wanted to visit further out west than I had previously done so although the route takes in two high passes - Glenshee and The Lecht (both ski centres) - I didn't stop for photos. On my bucket list were Bannockburn Battlefield (700 years ago this year); Loch Lomond; Glen Coe; Fort William and Ben Nevis; The Great Glen and Loch Ness; Culloden Battlefield (where we equalised the score from Bannockburn to 1-1) and Aviemore.
Day 1 - Aberdeen (near Milltimber) to Dunblane via Bannockburn.
Day 2 - Dunblane to Ft William via Loch Lomond, Rannock Moor and Glen Coe.
Day 3 - Ft William to Inverness (Culloden) then back down och Ness to Drumnadrochit.
Day 4 - Drunadrochit to Home via Aviemore and the Lecht.
I'm certainly no great travel writer or photographer so I hope you'll forgive the basic report and scant pictures that follow.