Scotland - Highlands
Summary
some personal notes from me about this journey
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From my view it was well this journey over an organizer to have made. I could everything in peace regard and did not have not about the Unterkluenfte worry. Now know the country a little and if I drive there again white I which where to be found am and like one evening a roof over the head have.
On our common travel there were no accidents or breakdowns. That was probably because of the rather leisurely driving fashion, which always permitted us it the sheep to evade if her nevertheless times on the road ran. Michael recognized the delicate places always early and went in time from the gas. All motorcycles were relatively new, so which remained exempted we also from technical defects.
The weather was better than it was announced, but that is in this Gefilden simply luck thing. In it one does not know a changing anything and one should be prepared for everything. It empfielt itself Gore tex clothes to carry one not constantly to then continue there must around the rain combination search.
There are gas stations sufficiently, only it can become close on Sunday in the northern Highlands, since many are closed. Those are usually small living person central shops with Postoffice and a column with operation. There the shop remains too. With leisurely driving fashion I am however with 5 litres on 100KM well expenditure-come. Other motorcycles need still less.
Scots are friendly. To be manufactured everywhere at the edge of way one greeted if one by small places drives and into the Public bars and Inn's is it also usually relatively simply contact. One greets accomodating Biker uebrigends also with the left hand.
The Faehrpassage one should in time book and watch out, which one does not drive on one Sunday. The ferry could fail and then is vorprogramiert the messes. Thus inquire always again.
We inquired on the return trip and experienced, which is driven in the future in May only at 2 from 4 Sundays. Why like that is, we could not rausbekommen, but one should take that into account!
Update 11/2005: On the Faehrlinie is only a ship of super+nearly in the use. The ferry oscillates now and drives no longer Sundays. That should absolutely consider one during travel planning one now only every 2 days to translate there can.
With the money exchange am I a little on the nose please. Next time I get myself the Scottish Pound directly locally from the automat or change there in a bank. The course was clearly better than in Berlin in the bank. In addition the change fees exploded in the meantime come. The savings bank has nevertheless smoothly 14euro required for an amount of 500euro.
Smoker watched out: the tobacco prices are astronomical in Great Britain. A packing cigarettes costs approx.. 6.50 euro. Who smoking not to give up wants should a sufficient supply carry itself forward.
Map material: We had among other things the Blatt 3/4 Großbritannien Euro Cart aus dem RVA Verlag, ISBN 3-575-11128-6, mit dabei. Maßstab 1:300.000. This map is bilateral and is suitable well for planning in the accommodation, less outside at the motorcycle. The map is much highly detailed and costs approximately 10euro. Town center plans from Edinburgh and Glasgow are also in it.
To pictures shoot have I mean Casio QV-3500EX carried forward. Storage medium was once a 340MB Microdrive and 256 CF a medium. The English Steckerapter for the battery charger do not forget.
Scotland, I will be back ...
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