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Modelers Lounge => Time to relax => Topic started by: bobs_buckles on June 26, 2015, 04:39:47 PM
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Hello all,
Just to let you know that this Chief Buckler is off on his summer holidays soon.
I ride the 540 miles to Fort William in glorious Scotland on Saturday 27th and will be away until the 5th of July.
Apart from visiting a friend, eating too much, drinking the odd dram and riding the nuts off my big beastly bike, I plan on climbing Ben Nevis, our highest mountain in these United Kingdoms. It will either kill me or make a man of me - I'm hoping the latter applies from this scenario :D
I will dip in and out of the forum whilst away.
Take care all!
Von Climbingbigrockymountainthingy :o
(https://welfareteam.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/ben-nevis-from-loch-eil.jpg)
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That is a lovely piece of a landscape, Bob. Enjoy your holidays! And come back safely ;)
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Nice :) See you when you come back. Enjoy
James
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Hi Bob,
Have a nice trip, a lovely holliday and come back as a "man" my friend!
Kind regards
Patrick
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Beautiful part of the world, Bob. Come back all refreshed and ready to get stuck in again to those little brass cylinders and eyelets that we love!
Best wishes
Nigel
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Bob,
I stood at the foot of that impressive rock almost two years ago, magnificent area! My advice FWIW, do not drink the local suds, do not eat the local fare (especially sea food and venison) and do not speak to the generally miserable local inhabitants! But you told me some time ago that it's one of your more precious places, so you know all of that! Lucky Fellow!
Enjoy your break, and be careful with that "beastly bike" of yours, I can't afford another Buckles Order just yet....... ;)
Cheers,
Lance
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Looks to be an awesome trip, Bobbsy, me boy! I'm envious. Our family has been deeply entrenched in the Outlander series, so the Highlands and Fort William have been bandied about with regularity around here. Send us lots of photos.
Cheers,
Bud
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Aye, as Bud says, please post lots of photos...you'll have an international audience riding with you. And, when you get a good stretch of downhill, coast, take off your helmet and let the wind blow through your hair......er, ah...across your scalp!!
Vaya con Dios, amigo,
Michael
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Enjoy your holidays, Von Bobthemountaineer! Drive safe, try to
keep both wheels on the ground and for goodness sake don't
use your lovely wee eyelets for Pitons! 8) :P :o ;) ;D
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Aye, as Bud says, please post lots of photos...you'll have an international audience riding with you. And, when you get a good stretch of downhill, coast, take off your helmet and let the wind blow through your hair......er, ah...across your scalp!!
Vaya con Dios, amigo,
Michael
You kill me, Mick! Leave my organic runway out of this... LOL ;D
Thanks for the warm support, guys!
I will keep you all in the loop and post a few pics on here, albeit iphone pics :(
Ta Ta for nooooow!
Bob McBuckle
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Happy climbing Bob :)
Terri
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Enjoy Scotland Bob, I love it up there! Which way up are you going up the Ben? Not done it myself but I understand there are various routes - some more easy than others ;)
Will you get to go North East too - along the Spey or around the Black Isle, and ride back across the highlands to Ullapool then down the West coast? Ages since I was up there.
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I made it to my first B&B in Lockerbie.
Not a bad view, eh?!
On to Fort William in the morning. I can't wait to see the Highlands once again :-*
BVB
(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii626/d4rkgimp/BampB_zpsn6s9nydx.jpg)
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Left wet and windy Lockerbie this morning and rode the 200 miles to Fort William. The Sun came out near Glen Coe and it's been lovely ever since.
These pictures were taken a few miles from Glen Coe.
(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii626/d4rkgimp/mountain%20view_zpspu48unzj.jpg)
(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii626/d4rkgimp/eye_zps5cjv31qp.jpg)
This picture is of the Ben Nevis mountain range and it is the view from my week long B&B. Marvelous!
(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii626/d4rkgimp/Ben-Nevis-view_zps9hmdsp4f.jpg)
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Have a good time Bob - but you would be better off further north. REAL Scotland starts at Ullapool and lies to the north - Assynt is where i spent a very wet week mapping as a student more years ago than I care to remember. I have been there many times since but have not been able to go in recent years for many reasons. It is a place of pilgrimage for me - Ben Nevis, Grey Corries and Fort William are just a stopping place on the way home!
Have a really good time and make sure that you do not view the mist and miss the view!
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Hi LM,
I have seen the places you describe and yes, they're beautiful.
This is a magical place with many magical places new and old for me to visit.
Haggis Von Buckle
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Bob, I suspect that the second image of Reply No.14 was photographed through your Akrapovic............... eh? ??? ;D
Have a good riding on your BMW and a good climbing ;)
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Bob, I suspect that the second image of Reply No.14 was photographed through your Akrapovic............... eh? ??? ;D
Have a good riding on your BMW and a good climbing ;)
Hi Bertl,
Not through the AKRA, but through the rear wheel spindle. ;)
(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii626/d4rkgimp/mountain%20view%20hole_zps7u53ivuw.jpg)
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Hah, pretty good idea, Bob ;) ;)
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Bob,
Should you pass through, or close to, Killin in Perthshire stop for a pint at the Dochart Hotel/Inn. My favourite Pub in the entire world, and I've been to a few! If someone were to tell me I had to leave Canada and never return I'd move there in a "heartbeat", what a magnificent little corner of the universe!
Enjoy! :)
Cheers,
Lance
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Lance,
Looking online I see why you love it! Looks like a beautiful setting to put your feet up and build plastic ;)
I will place this location in my 'to visit category' but doubt I will find the time during this trip to visit. There is always a next time! That's as long as I don't fall off Ben Nevis later in the week!
Cheers,
BVB
Commando Monument - Spean Bridge
(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii626/d4rkgimp/Com_zpsegzviixf.jpg)
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Hi Bob, as a local, I sent some recommendations earlier but for some reason the post didn't work. But LM is quite right, Fort William is a passing point on the way to the real Scotland.Rather than spend a day on the tourist trail up BN, trust me, get on your bike and go round Loch Duich (Eilean Donan Castle - you'll recognise it) past Lochcarron and up over the Bealach na Ba pass to the glorious villages of Applecross, Shieldaig and Diabeg. You will never, ever, forget the road, the views, the beaches, the mountains, the islands.....
Have some of the freshest seafood in one of the inns in the villages (Especially Applecross - if the music festival isn't underway just now).
Trust me. Just do it.
Sandy
Unfortunately I'm in Mallorca just now or we could have met up.
PS if you want a good easy mountain go up to Torridon and pop up Stac Polly. Not too high but looks like a miniature Matterhorn and the views at the top are breathtaking.
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Brilliant pictures, Bob! I am happy to hear the weather is
cooperating. Safe travels, my friend. :D
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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The Monument is spectacular, and sadly some of the smaller personal ones are very recent. It was a very emotional interlude along the way, very grey and misty as in your photo. We have a near identical photo of it, nice to be reminded again, real men such as these need be remembered.
Cheers,
Lance
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Wow! BvB, that is as evocative a photo as I've seen....perfect weather for it.
Just reading the vowel starved names that Sandy has listed makes me hear the skirl of the Pipes! Were I the one there, I'd be following the suggestions of the local......
But, regardless...at least you're there! And as the locals don't say, Vaya con Dios!
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Hi Bob, as a local, I sent some recommendations earlier but for some reason the post didn't work. But LM is quite right, Fort William is a passing point on the way to the real Scotland.Rather than spend a day on the tourist trail up BN, trust me, get on your bike and go round Loch Duich (Eilean Donan Castle - you'll recognise it) past Lochcarron and up over the Bealach na Ba pass to the glorious villages of Applecross, Shieldaig and Diabeg. You will never, ever, forget the road, the views, the beaches, the mountains, the islands.....
Have some of the freshest seafood in one of the inns in the villages (Especially Applecross - if the music festival isn't underway just now).
Trust me. Just do it.
Sandy
Unfortunately I'm in Mallorca just now or we could have met up.
PS if you want a good easy mountain go up to Torridon and pop up Stac Polly. Not too high but looks like a miniature Matterhorn and the views at the top are breathtaking.
Hi Sandy,
I visited the very places you speak of back in 2004/05/06. I loved the Applecross pass, the A86 to Kingussie, Eilean Donan and loads more! Every turn produces another stunning view.
I'm hoping to meet up with a friend tomorrow in Scourie, north of Ullapool. Just waiting to hear if he has managed to book me a room in the Scourie Hotel. ;)
Happy days!
McBob Von Buckle
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If you are in Scourie you are in God's own country. A Perfect Day can be achieved by crossing over to Handa Island and seeing the Puffins, Skuas and Basking Sharks and the old deserted Clearances village.
I was lucky enough to cross over once in the boat with Chris Bonnington who was climbing the Old Man of Handa sea stack.
I believe the weather back home will be great this week so you are in for a treat.
Sandy (in 32° in Port Soller, Mallorca!)
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Hi Sandy,
Many thanks for your superb local knowledge. I hope to put it to some good use ;)
All the best,
Bob
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Absolutely beautiful country Bob, your photos are superb, hope you thoroughly enjoy the rest of your ride.
Des.
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I climbed me a mountain. The Highest in the United Kingdom - Ben Nevis!
It took me 6.5 hours to get up and down Nevis. 4 miles of walking uphill followed by 4 miles of stumbling downhill. My legs are still killing me!! :-[ but I'm so proud I made it to the summit.
(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii626/d4rkgimp/Top_zpsmu7igbst.jpg)
On the way down the misty clouds lifted enabling me to take this panoramic photo. I'm very happy with this picture ;)
(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii626/d4rkgimp/Ben%20Nevis_zpsjz8eskxv.jpg)
I have had a blast this past week and it has been my pleasure to share some of my highlights with you all.
Back to buckling!
Cheers,
Bob :)
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What the heck you doing there?
Ahh, I see, a real great beautiful panorama.
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(http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii626/d4rkgimp/Top_zpsmu7igbst.jpg)
Ma. I'm on top of the world!
well done von Cagney-Buckle ;D
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Congratulations Bob on making the climb, a great achievement.
Des.
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Congratulations on culminating such a beautiful journey with conquering the summit, Bob! Well done!
Cheers,
Bud
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Wonderful achievement, von Scaleasummit, you've reached a significant milestone on this wonderful little trip of yours! Hope you've found a suitable establishment to quaff a good cold pint in celebration, come to think of it you've earned two! :P Congratulations, good planning makes for perfect execution!
Cheers,
Lance
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Bravo!! Very happy for you and glad the good Lord had his daughter, Mother Nature lift the mists for you on the way down. I'll bet your hams will be sore for a few days!!
Once you're rested up, come on over and we'll go out to New Mexico and climb a peak named for us: Santa Fe Baldy!
Home safe!!
Michael
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Congratulations Von mountainmeister! Amazing view from up there. :D
Well done, my friend!
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Yes Bob von Rock, as Ernie said - well done, my friend!
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Thanks for all the support, guys!
Von BlackToeNail ;)
(http://bobsbuckles.co.uk/ww1forumpics/black%20toe.jpg)
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Ouch! What happened, Bob?
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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...................... the infamous blue foot-fungus...................... 8)
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Well done, Von SherpaTenzing.
I bet Sir Edmund Hilary had a black toe or two.
Now that you've conquered the highest the UK has to offer, what next?
Best wishes
Nigel
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Well done, Von SherpaTenzing.
I bet Sir Edmund Hilary had a black toe or two.
Now that you've conquered the highest the UK has to offer, what next?
Best wishes
Nigel
Hi Nigel,
I've been doing some research on the 'The Remarkables' in Queenstown, New Zealand. Now that would be a massive achievement for me and one I have put on the 'black toe' list ;D
Hi Ernie,
I picked up the infamous 'black toe' disease whilst making my descent. My left boot wasn't secured tight enough and this allowed far too much forward pressure on my big toe... something's gotta give and that something happened to be my toenail!
Cheers!
Von B :)