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Had my first expierence of riding in a total white out today. Bloody scary. A87 from Invergarry to Kyle of Lochalsh. Had to wipe visor every 3 seconds to see, at this point realised this was a bit silly and turned back. Nice ladies at Invergarry Hotel took sympathy on me and gave me a cup of tea foc. Half hour later rode the same road in blinding sunshine, foot of snow at the side of the road tho.
Went for a curry on Skye to celebrate!
Typed on my phone!
no it's not but you've done it and now you know how ;)
Scotland, only place to have 4 seasons in one day :rolleyes:
Bluefish
03-04-12, 11:17 PM
When i saw the weather this morning, i thought of you thinking ****, we told/persuaded you to go :rolleyes: Hope you are having a good time :mrgreen:
missyburd
04-04-12, 06:09 AM
You been spending time with Keith Lemon? :-P
On a serious note tho, no it's not fun but knowing what to expect counts for a heck of a lot.
ooh that sounds scary. Hit snow in the dark once on the M74 coming north, could hardly see 2 ft in front of me.
littleoldman2
04-04-12, 08:28 AM
Not ridden in snow since 83. Rather you than me. Weather a bit harsh for you, Hope you're having a good time.
SoulKiss
04-04-12, 08:36 AM
Come to Scotland, if you don't like the weather, just give it 5 minutes.
Well it should be a quote from them :p
Roberrrrt
04-04-12, 10:33 AM
You been spending time with Keith Lemon? :-P
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hehehehe ;)
andrewsmith
04-04-12, 10:35 AM
no it's not but you've done it and now you know how ;)
Scotland, only place to have 4 seasons in one day :rolleyes:
and the North East :smt101
At least you now know how to ride in it :thumbsup:
Gave up and headed back south to Dunoon. Toooo bloody cauld!
Got up this morning and it was freezin oop north, so decided to give it up, there's being brave and there's being daft! Ride from Kyle of Lochalsh to Ft William was the most beautiful and the coldest I have ever been! Had to stop at the top of A87 with 12" of snow around as I had lost all fealing in my fingers and that was with supposedly @winter' gloves on. Ben Nevis was totally covered in snow. Sat in MacD's in Ft William and recovered, even enjoyed the road south from Ft William to the bridge! Not much traffic that roads good! Never thought I would say that!
I enjoyed the expierence but decided it was just too daft to carry on north.
Gonna go for a wee run up to green welly & Crianlarich tomorrow.
Will post snow pictures up next week when I get home.
PS. Dinnae worry bluefish! I am glad I tried! Better to have tried than not, and then regretted!!
PPS I don't get the Keith Lemon thing?
brave man and you made the right choice..
missyburd
04-04-12, 09:50 PM
PPS I don't get the Keith Lemon thing?
It's probably best you don't :smt101
You're riding about in a beautiful part of the world. I've had the luck to do that Fort William road with next to no traffic on it and it's not bad at all!
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