Excellent! Placed in the Scotland file.
Many years ago on a backpacking trip to the Grand Teton Mountains, I discovered
a principle that I have not named, but tried to abide by since. Essentially,
the principle is this: More rewards to be gleaned from setting up in one spot
and exploring thoroughly than in trying to go everywhere and see everything in
a limited amount of time. By focusing on smaller areas and really getting to
know them (as much as you can on holiday), you actually learn more about the
greater area than you would by flitting pillar to post and not lighting on
anything for any time.
Single track on Mull? Sounds like a bike island for sure. <g>
Thanks again. Place names always welcome.
Where exactly (or inexactly) are you, if you don't mind posting on the
internet. <wink>
--Bob
On Mar 24, 2013, at 1:36 PM, Donald wrote:
> On 24/03/2013 15:00, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>> Used to getting bitten up here in Occupied Canada. And the only thing I
>> don't like garlic with is ice cream. <g> In fact, just the other night had
>> some nice fat olives stuffed with garlic cloves. Yum. I've heard the west
>> coast is the place. A friend who went a couple of years ago highly
>> recommends Isle of Mull, Isle of Skye, etc. I like the throw a dart at a map
>> idea. Kinda fits right in with the notion of renting a car and charging off
>> into the Highlands with nary a care.
>>
>> --Bob
>>
>
> Garlic ice cream sounds wonderful!
>
> Skye is nice, and mostly they have two-lane roads now, while Mull, which
> is also nice, has loads of single-track still. Bit of a time-warp
> experience for those of us who remember the old days. Skye has a bridge,
> Mull you have to sail.
>
> Chris mentioned Lochinver, which is a corner of the country you can't
> miss with, great coastal scenery and fine, individual mountains that you
> can see from anywhere. Usually you can find some foreground water to set
> them off.
>
> The Bealach na Ba is a great road, you'll wish you had your motorbike,
> and there is a great beach at a place (there's nothing actually there)
> called Sand. Sand is all there is at Sand. Fine views over to Raasay.
>
> I'm a Cairngorms fanatic, so if you are in the east and fancy some trees
> and river, try going west from Braemar to Linn of Dee; but skip the
> Linn, and go on past Mar Lodge to the road end at Allanaquoich, park up
> and walk north into the trees. Much better, fewer crowds.
>
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