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The North Coast 500

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  1. crowriver
    Member

    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/

    Posted 5 years ago #
  2. crowriver
    Member

    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

    Posted 5 years ago #
  3. Murun Buchstansangur
    Member

    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.

    https://www.nao.org.uk/pubsarchive/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2018/11/The-Scottish-Office-Development-Department-The-Skye-Bridge.pdf

    My last few trips to Skye have left me hankering for the days of the ferry & tolls...

    Posted 5 years ago #
  4. chdot
    Admin

  5. crowriver
    Member

    Nooooooooo!

    Posted 4 years ago #
  6. gembo
    Member

    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

    Posted 4 years ago #
  7. jonty
    Member

    Looks like a lot of it is roads you maybe wouldn't cycle anyway?

    Posted 4 years ago #
  8. sallyhinch
    Member

    One day I will get around to publishing my 'pootlers 300' for D&G. As long as nobody tries to drive it.

    Posted 4 years ago #
  9. chdot
    Admin

  10. Murun Buchstansangur
    Member

  11. chdot
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  12. unhurt
    Member

    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.

    Posted 4 years ago #
  13. crowriver
    Member

    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

    Posted 4 years ago #
  14. chdot
    Admin

  15. bill
    Member

    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.

    Posted 4 years ago #
  16. Murun Buchstansangur
    Member

    @bill the midges will be sharpening their utensils in anticipation

    Posted 4 years ago #
  17. gembo
    Member

    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

    Posted 4 years ago #
  18. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    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.

    Posted 4 years ago #
  19. gembo
    Member

    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

    Posted 4 years ago #
  20. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    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.

    Posted 4 years ago #
  21. gembo
    Member

    Kefir seeds are they. Like wild garlic seeds?

    Posted 4 years ago #
  22. ARobComp
    Member

    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.

    Posted 4 years ago #
  23. gembo
    Member

    Achiltibuie camp site also good other side of lochinver.

    Posted 4 years ago #
  24. bill
    Member

    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

    I confirm it is a very common thing.

    horseradish soup

    Yes, it is a thing.Less common though.

    mustard soup

    Never heard of it. Sounds made up.

    Posted 4 years ago #
  25. gembo
    Member

    I think sometimes the American who lived in Poznań had her leg pulled a few times - good to get proper sources

    Posted 4 years ago #
  26. wingpig
    Member

    "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.

    Posted 4 years ago #
  27. gembo
    Member

    @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

    Posted 4 years ago #
  28. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Never heard of it. Sounds made up.

    The icy disdain now positively cryogenic.

    Posted 4 years ago #
  29. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    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.

    Posted 4 years ago #
  30. gembo
    Member

    Moesterdsoep just google it

    Posted 4 years ago #

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