Scotland is so beautiful (when it’s not raining), but it’s such a trek for me. I have to ride the full length of England to get there, otherwise I would be there much more often.
Same, dude. I did it and Orkney last year, driving up from Devon (Hi btw, I recognise you from Reddit and know you’re a Dartmoor lad too)
I took the car, which was a bit of a shame once I got there, but I really didn’t fancy riding all of the M5 and M6, and more in a day to get there. My arse hurts after just an hour or two on the bike, and it took twelve hours to get into Scotland even with good traffic.
A few years ago I flew to Glasgow and hired a car, but the hire cost now has quadrupled. Bike hire seems equally as expensive.
Yeah, I’m thinking I might hire a van next time. It’s two long boring days for me (don’t have a mile muncher bike), mostly on the motorway to get up there. Which is high risk in itself since that’s when mistakes are likely.
I recently bought a camper so I can hopefully start doing this. Drive up in the van, have a central hub to stay, then go out riding and enjoy the mountain roads without doing a ton of motorway miles just to get there.
I’d like to try get up that way later this year. Place is stunning!
Scotland is so beautiful (when it’s not raining), but it’s such a trek for me. I have to ride the full length of England to get there, otherwise I would be there much more often.
Same, dude. I did it and Orkney last year, driving up from Devon (Hi btw, I recognise you from Reddit and know you’re a Dartmoor lad too)
I took the car, which was a bit of a shame once I got there, but I really didn’t fancy riding all of the M5 and M6, and more in a day to get there. My arse hurts after just an hour or two on the bike, and it took twelve hours to get into Scotland even with good traffic.
A few years ago I flew to Glasgow and hired a car, but the hire cost now has quadrupled. Bike hire seems equally as expensive.
Hi mate :D
Yeah, I’m thinking I might hire a van next time. It’s two long boring days for me (don’t have a mile muncher bike), mostly on the motorway to get up there. Which is high risk in itself since that’s when mistakes are likely.
Yes, a van to Inverness isn’t a bad idea at all.
I recently bought a camper so I can hopefully start doing this. Drive up in the van, have a central hub to stay, then go out riding and enjoy the mountain roads without doing a ton of motorway miles just to get there.
That would be so much better. Or I need to move to Scotland. One of the two!