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| Posted: Wed Jan 16th, 2019 15:18 |
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jk
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Well be glad to see you in Cullen if you are there. I thought that you seemed to have become a bit of a world traveller. BTW: Two dogs and myself need our portrait photographer to visit for our portraits.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16th, 2019 15:20 |
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Judith
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jk wrote:Well be glad to see you in Cullen if you are there. I thought that you seemed to have become a bit of a world traveller. Well I'm off to Greenland in July for three weeks so you and the dogs had better get your timing right. 
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16th, 2019 15:24 |
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jk
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I wont be venturing North for a while. You know I prefer the sun to the snow. More likely to be June or later. I also need to go back to Spain sometime after Brexit/April to get everything in order.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16th, 2019 16:06 |
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Eric
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Judith wrote:Here you are, Eric. This is you enjoying your retirement. More of a grey seal now. 
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16th, 2019 16:11 |
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Robert
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I think you got his best side!!!
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17th, 2019 04:12 |
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Bob Bowen
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All this talk of Scotland and the 500 route reminds me of a cycling tour 58 years ago aged 18. A pal and I took the train from the smoky black country to Carlisle and then cycled over to Ayr and continued up the west coast, across the John o Groats then down to Edinburgh and thence to Carlisle. Three weeks of rain and sunshine and sore rears. Did the circular route from Inverness round Applecross etc about 20 years ago by car. Still quiet then but have heard from a pal who goes to Applecross regularly that it has become a real attraction now like the Wild Atlantic Way in Irelands west. So glad I did them when much younger.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17th, 2019 05:53 |
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Judith
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Here's an article outlining the problems of the north 500. It was a bit of a daft idea really considering so much of it is single track and B roads that were never designed for heavy traffic. There's now a big litter problem as well as people are too bloody lazy to take it home with them. Who do they think is going to pick up all the stuff chucked out of car windows?!  https://www.northern-times.co.uk/News/Is-this-the-highway-to-hell-or-a-road-paved-with-gold-16062016.htm
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17th, 2019 06:35 |
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Robert
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Hmmm, sad. I was looking forward to that. I went to Skye last year, that was silly busy, the Fairy Pools path was absolutely chocker. Both car parks were full, cars parked for a mile along the road either side of the path to the river Brittle. Campsites were full. It seems mid week, out of season will be the only way. As for setting speed records, it took me 7½ hours to drive out of Glen Etive (~16 miles?), mainly due to stopping to take photographs and to enjoy the scenery, the North West route would probably take days, a week even! 
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17th, 2019 12:11 |
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Eric
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Robert wrote:Hmmm, sad. I think the problem is widespread these days. Since getting back out birdwatching I've noticed a huge increase in people. Went to Titchwell RSPB on a Monday morning at 9:30 ...there were 35cars already in the carpark.  . admittedly it was the first sunny day for a couple of weeks so...surprise surprise, everyone else consulted the weather forecast like me.But it's not just the birding areas. We went to Alsace in September and couldn't move for coach trips. Huge traffic increase compared to our last visit in 2011. In fact, we noticed a significant increase in traffic all over France....normally so quiet and traffic free. I too remember trudging northern wilderness areas in the 70's. We even bought a caravan to get nearer to the wildlife, than the hotel, b&b and cottages we had used. Had some wonderful undisturbed times. The sad fact is there are now more and more of us grey wrinklies, with time on their hands and cash in their pocket, looking for ways to spend both. As someone said to me recently, “the quiet time has goneâ€. 
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17th, 2019 12:55 |
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Judith
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It's still pretty quiet where I am Eric but they've dreamed up the NE250 now which passes through my town. At least that's on main roads though. Our local rspb hide is nice and quiet as well. It's off the beaten track.
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