Some Advice Needed Re. Fuel Stops

Originally Posted by Speedy Claire

Yikes!!!

Don't worry, that doesn't mean you ARE going to get bad weather. It just means don't bother looking at the weather forecast when you leave on Friday and planning for any particular weather. Just be prepared, keep your fingers crossed and take it as it comes.

Originally Posted by ethariel

Looks like things have gotten better since i moved south then!

Used to be fun living in Roy Bridge, sometimes you got 2 or 3 dry days a month!

Leathers left at home, rukkas to be worn

The whole Glen is particularly bad, you have a trapped glen full of water (Loch Laggan). There's some parts of Scotland where microclimates rule and clouds seem to be able to form when the rest of the UK has clear blue sky. I've come from OK weather in Aviemore, to OK weather in Fort William and got pi$$ed on all the way down the A86.

Excellent road though Claire and there is a big dam at the end of Loch Laggan which is very impressive when it's spouting water (Hydroelectric power station).





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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkxZ-HwmKVQ

Thanks Ralph, lovely pics btw.. look forward to seeing the dam.

I know what you mean about the weather... I once stayed in Lochgoilhead in March, i got up in the morning and scraped the snow and ice of my car but by 2pm that day i was buying a tee shirt and sunglasses cos it was so hot and sunny!!