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Old 7th March 2013, 12:32 PM
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The A821 is a fast road, just be careful for speed traps
I'll have the built-in speed detector sat in the passenger seat
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Old 7th March 2013, 01:15 PM
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Perhaps The Laird and BrianG would wish to recommend the scenic route between Aberfolyle/Gartmore and Drymen as a short cut?
We all got stuck behind a particularly slow and uncooperative horse box when David chose the route back from last year's Creiff show (I think?)
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Old 15th March 2013, 03:14 PM
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We set off early Sunday, what's the weather like up there chaps?
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Old 15th March 2013, 03:27 PM
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We set off early Sunday, what's the weather like up there chaps?
Today is really v nice. Bright start turned sunny this pm. Sunday looks like "medium level cloud" 5deg C, winds from the north east at 7knots. Mon to Tues ditto.
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Old 15th March 2013, 04:53 PM
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No snow then
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No snow in the west, though I was over in the east last weekend and they had a bit over that way, crap drive back on Sunday night -4 on the dis, and trying to keep the muck of the windscreen was a nightmare, washer fluid just froze and stuck to the wipers, been very sunny but cold earlier this week with biting wind, and as David said got a bit warmer but wetter today.
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Old 26th March 2013, 01:58 PM
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Thanks for all the help and tips on this thread, couple of photos from the trip:


Arrival in Sterling


Duck Bay, Loch Lomond








Outside Eilean Donan Castle


Cattle Pass on the way to Applecross

Had no problems with the weather, other than the COLD, back from Edinburgh on Sunday, 345 miles, left at just gone 4pm, home at 9:15pm and that included a couple of break stops
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Old 26th March 2013, 02:42 PM
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See! it doesnt always rain up here. Glas you had a good tour. Good photos.

(Damn! You'll encourage others now and the last thing we need is more tourists!)
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It's been too cold to rain the last few days
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More snow in Aberdoom last night, when is it going to stop?

This time last year the grandweans were in the outdoor swimmy pool
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