A couple of weeks ago I had a wee jaunt up to Scotland for the day. A 552 mile round trip but as always well worth the effort. I went to Luss which is on the west side of Loch Lomond & then up to Tarbet, A85, A84 towards Callander and then down to Balloch at the bottom of the Loch before heading home. The weather was great and here's a few photos from the trip to wet your appetite if you've never been that far North.
Loch Lomond
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Two very protective parents.
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The pier at Luss
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Tour boats.
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Some chap admiring the view and soaking up the atmosphere.
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Ah, to be in love.
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A few shots of the cottages in Luss.
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Possibly the local residents do bite.
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Some more lucky BMW riders who made the effort.
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One of the Cafe's at Luss
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I then went over to Loch Long where the Village Inn is, Charlie and I are booked in here for a couple of nights in July on our Scottish trip.
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Looks a really nice place.
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As I was riding up the West side of Loch Lomond I came across a scenic trail with falls, I didn't fancy a lengthy walk in scorching heat in all the bike gear but I took a quick photo of one of the views.
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Coming back down the East side of Loch Lomond I stopped to admire the views.
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For anyone who has never ventured to Scotland....you need to experience it, you won't be disappointed.
stunning, it's a long time since i visited Loch Lomond and it truly is beautiful. ..once again superb pictures :clap:
I need to visit Scotland and Skye you will have to let me know the route and stops for me to plan a trip hopefully next year work permitting. :yes: :clap:
Great pictures. If you get the weather it is great up there.
We're all thos BMW"s waiting for recovery?
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You jammy devil..........that picture of the static and stationary bike could not of worked out much better :mfr_lol:
As ever nice shots :punk:
Are you sure you weren't there Charlie ? the picture of the chap soaking up the atmosphere looks like you :mfr_lol:
I'm there for a week from Saturday, so a nice start to the day to see those photographs!
Wolf, the white dog behind bars is a Samoyed, I've had two of those beautiful dogs, despite being from the Husky family they'd just lick you to death unless you're a rat ! they're wonderful ratters.
I miss my big boy Lancer, had him put down aged 16 in the mid nineties and still think about him lots. (we have 4 cats, feckin useless animals :2guns: :mfr_lol:)
Sorry I got carried away................................................brilliant pictures as usual :biker3:
45 minutes from my house, great roads North and West of Loch Lomond, carry on to Inverary and Oban, spoilt for choice!
Pic from Inverary on 5th June (26 degrees!)
Great shots Wolf,we were up at Loch Awe in February and had a look round Loch Lomond was a lot colder n wetter back then.
You need to go up the a9 to John o'groats, the scenery and roads are amazing, once past Inverness the road is usually quite and very little police
Funny you should mention that....there's a couple of us heading to Loch Lomond Isle of Skye and John O'Groats next month.
I tend to go to JOG via Lairg and Tongue.
Great pic T700nny, but how did you get yer Mrs in the top box like that?
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Great Pictures Wolf. A group of us are doing he NC500 next year, certainly whetted my appetite, can't wait.. :biker3:
Of course lovely photos Steve ... As you well know I have only ever experienced Scotland in your company ... and the weather was shit both times !!! :no: :no:
Quote from: Rusty on June 23, 2016, 08:36:35 PM
Of course lovely photos Steve ... As you well know I have only ever experienced Scotland in your company ... and the weather was shit both times !!! :no: :no:
:mfr_lol: Not everyday it wasn't.