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It seems that any "magical" location which has appeared in a Harry Potter franchise, Outlander or Pokemon movie needs not only a car park, but toilets, a visitor centre, plus a network of paths, bridges and viewing platforms. Apparently all in the name of "safety".
"They had to destroy the tourist attraction in order to save it".
https://bellingram.co.uk/2019/09/30/finnich-glen-planning-application-lodged-with-stirling-council/
In other news, outraged motorists continue to seek to overturn criminal convictions for non-payment of fines for refusing to pay Skye bridge tolls. Keith "Yomper" Brown presumably proud of this lot.
Toll was an "extortionate" £5.70 each way compared to 80p for Forth Road Bridge, goes the justification for non-payment. Aye, but how much was the fare for the ferry it replaced? Silence from the protesting motorists on this question, naturally.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-50124192
From afar, the problem was consistency. Kylesku and Kessock got 'free' bridges, a toll bigger than those in place at the big southern Firth bridges was always going to cause controversy.
The NAO reckoned in 1997 that "except for one category of lorries, the Skye bridge toll charges are less in real terms than the fares for the former ferry service." I don't think the tolls increased materially after that before they were abolished.
My last few trips to Skye have left me hankering for the days of the ferry & tolls...
Nooooooooo!
Lot of empty country in D and G. But £20k might do it. Giles Coren also obsessed with the pub in St Johns Town of Dalry
Looks like a lot of it is roads you maybe wouldn't cycle anyway?
One day I will get around to publishing my 'pootlers 300' for D&G. As long as nobody tries to drive it.
He's a pal of a friend.
Also @sheeptoucher of this parish is running for MNDScotland in a few weeks. Can link his fundraiser if anyone wants to chuck some ££ at it.
Magnus Davidson @DavidsonMagnus Mar 19
Further update from the NC500 corona virus saga. This is from a local campsite over a hundred miles from the nearest ICU bed.
https://twitter.com/DavidsonMagnus/status/1240587173054865409
Several people at work already mentioned that they are going to get a tent head up north for their holidays this year.
EDIT: but the same people were also saying at the start of the year that they would cycle in to work when it gets warmer. We shall see.
@bill the midges will be sharpening their utensils in anticipation
Campsite owners also repainting signs displaying charges
If they can get up to campsite at Achmelvich in Assynt, they will have the beach, the sea shell shop and the smallest castle in Europe.
Long way up though
the same people were also saying at the start of the year that they would cycle in to work when it gets warmer. We shall see.
Icy disdain. Magnificent.
Bill does all the cycling for Bill’s Work 100s and 100s of kilometers a day
In very slightly related soup news I found recipe for pickled cucumber soup
Also mustard soup
And horseradish soup
To add to my fermented bread drink recipe
NB I dont make these things I just like to imagine picking and fermenting things and what that does to the Gut Fauna
Now it happens we have a jar of pickled cucumber on the shelf. Madame loves storing stuff and pickling allows this in spades. Goes really well in a yogurt dip. She has also pickled huge quantities of wild garlic seeds. I have no idea if these are edible or if she even intends them to be eaten.
Kefir seeds are they. Like wild garlic seeds?
Beautiful cycle from Ullapool to Achmelvich via the road past Stac Pollaidh. Did it in 2009 and again on my honeymoon in 2016.
In 2009 I slept in a kids playpark in Lochinvar after running out of steam and light having left Ullapool ate in the day, in 2016 we had a lovely ride all the way to Achmelvich and stayed for buttons in the youth hostel. Great memories of day's on the bike through incredible scenery.
Achiltibuie camp site also good other side of lochinver.
I have no idea if these are edible or if she even intends them to be eaten.
To be used as capers I heard.
pickled cucumber soup
horseradish soup
mustard soup
I think sometimes the American who lived in Poznań had her leg pulled a few times - good to get proper sources
"To add to my fermented bread drink recipe"
Back when I had reason to create write some fake adverts for imaginary Victorian products I thought that a "fluid loaf" (as a time-saving breakfast product before the days of cereal bars) was a made-up thing, so am disappointed to see it actually exists.
@Wingpig, better than something you thought was real that you later discovered was made up
Kvass
I love the Kombucha - either it is from 1900 or it is 2000 years old
There is also some sort of fermented yak milk in a bag that gets hung over the door deliberately so that you will bump into it to keep the mix going
Never heard of it. Sounds made up.
The icy disdain now positively cryogenic.
Back when I had reason to create write some fake adverts
Can confirm I did this in a company you might know. The 'Aerojaw' facial prosthetic for cyclists and an automatic chain oiler for bicycles which Scotoiler promptly invented in real life.
Moesterdsoep just google it
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