Scotchland trip pix [Archive] - 100% Biker & Trike Magazine Forums

Nik

09-09-2008, 09:49 AM

The bridge a few miles before Oban

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/bridge.jpg

Buying tickets

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/oban.jpg

Castle in the bay at Barra

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/castle.jpg

Cheb, who put us up on South Uist (thanks!)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/cheb.jpg

Three islands in one

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/sign.jpg

:)

Nik

09-09-2008, 09:56 AM

Unique road sign

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/otter.jpg

See that dot in the middle? That's me, that is ...

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/mebeach.jpg

And the natural consequence of beach riding ...

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/beachnumpty.jpg

View from the petrol station on Harris

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/petrol.jpg

Jon (Harris on 'ere) on his trike - the only one in the islands!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/jon.jpg

:)

Nik

09-09-2008, 10:04 AM

On the ferry ...

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/ferry.jpg

Cliffs at the Butt of Lewis - the two tiny little figures on the left are Budgie and Jon!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/butt.jpg

Couple o' pix o' Callanish - always wanted to go there!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/callanish.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/callanish1.jpg

Willie from Stornoway's Gixer

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/willie.jpg

:)

Nik

09-09-2008, 10:14 AM

Budgie didn't think Gaspode was quite up to some of the roads over there ...

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/quad.jpg

Up in the mountains on the way back to Tarbert ...

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/mountain.jpg

Budgie expresses his dislike for Lewis' weather ...

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/wee.jpg

Looking down on the Skye ferry

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/skye.jpg

You can just see the Skye bridge ...

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/skyebridge.jpg

:)

Nik

09-09-2008, 10:22 AM

The Highlander castle!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/eilenn.jpg

View from the hostel at the aptly-named Ratagan

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/hostel1.jpg

This was quite high up!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/clouds.jpg

And so was this - the loch, if you look carefully, is shaped like Scotland.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/loch.jpg

The famous Green Welly Stop - practically home by then! ;)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/welly.jpg

griff2000

09-09-2008, 10:45 AM

Aww, now look what you've done.
Ive got itchy feet now.

So yer dint fancy prancing starkers Big Yin style round the stones then? Or maybe you did? One for the private collection then.............?

shaggy696969

09-09-2008, 10:47 AM

Some fukin awesom pics mate, looks like a great time was had.

Grav

09-09-2008, 11:23 AM

I have taken the liberty of stealing one of those pics for a caption competition cos it's brilliant.

Great Pics as ever, Nik.:thumbsu:

dixie

09-09-2008, 11:24 AM

Yeah...Some great pics...thanks for sharing them...Big UP to yer for "gettin out there and doin it ".:thumbsu:

Pils1969

09-09-2008, 11:40 AM

Well that's done it. I'm planning a Scottish trip soon. Promised Wifey I'd take her to the Isle of lewis (Ancestral home). Brilliant photos:thumbsu:

Nik

09-09-2008, 11:52 AM

Thanks all - full account of the trip to come in the mag. :)

Pil, Lewis is okay - Harris is the place to go, fookin' stunning place!:)

willie2006

09-09-2008, 01:31 PM

looks like the weather was kind to you aswell nik. good pics there mate :thumbsu:

Nik

09-09-2008, 01:45 PM

looks like the weather was kind to you aswell nik. good pics there mate :thumbsu:

We got wet every day, but managed to dry out. :)

odie

09-09-2008, 02:12 PM

We got wet every day, but managed to dry out. :)

Really, i heard that big drips only get bigger!:D
Nice shots mate.:thumbsu:

Nik

09-09-2008, 02:18 PM

Really, i heard that big drips only get bigger!:D
Nice shots mate.:thumbsu:

No, you didn't go, mate. ;)

Pils1969

09-09-2008, 03:38 PM

Pil, Lewis is okay - Harris is the place to go, fookin' stunning place!:)

Don't say that or you'll have wifey start a clan war:D She's part Scottish, part Irish & part Norse (suppose she's got most sides covered)

Bosun

09-09-2008, 04:58 PM

Couple o' pix o' Callanish - always wanted to go there!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Futurebike74/callanish.jpg

:)

this is my favourite
loved my trip to scotland, but never made these

:thumbsu:

Shifty

09-09-2008, 06:33 PM

Brilliant pics - Callanish looks worth seeing.

Nik

09-09-2008, 07:08 PM

Brilliant pics - Callanish looks worth seeing.

It's stunning, mate, makes Stonehenge look a bit pants, y'know? :)

harris

09-09-2008, 07:20 PM

Nik

09-09-2008, 07:23 PM

Who`s that ugly git on the trike..............DOH!:D

Yup it is stunning ere Nik. Ya just sorta take it for granted after a while. When you get out on the trike or harris on a nice sunny day tho it all comes flooding back.

Yer more than welcome to visit again mate, n anyone else who fancies making the trip up. Gizza shout n we`ll organise something.;)

Thanks, mate, will definitely taek you up on that one day! As I said, same goes this way too ... can't actually think why you'd want to come to Norfolk, but hey ... :)

Shifty

09-09-2008, 07:33 PM

It's stunning, mate, makes Stonehenge look a bit pants, y'know? :)

Know what you mean mate, it's not just the stones, it's the location innit? Stonehenge has been a bit over-commercialised, although the upside of that is the stones get protected. I guess just the fact of where Callanish is makes the stones less vulnerable than Stonehenge.

Nik

09-09-2008, 07:38 PM

Know what you mean mate, it's not just the stones, it's the location innit? Stonehenge has been a bit over-commercialised, although the upside of that is the stones get protected. I guess just the fact of where Callanish is makes the stones less vulnerable than Stonehenge.

It is in a quiet and stunning location - there's actually another one on the hill on your left as you come from Stornoway that's pretty impressive, but Callanish itself is amazing - very quiet and very eerie. :cool: