I have never travelled up the A9.  When I said I have been through Aviemore a few times, it was by train on each and every occasion. 

You never know then peter, you may have passed me at one time or another as I sat at 50mph dragging my weary bones either up or down the A9   .

Coming back down is really tedious after going up and unloading, when all you want is to be at home and still have 180 miles in front of you to get to your depot.

Can't see the A9 much from the train, though?

Chips in

We honeymooned in Aviemore in 1980

Travelled overnight by train

Some years later drove up 

Cairngorm  Glencoe - intriguing & beautiful 

Yes Wizi, the scenery in Scotland is quite impressive. 🙂

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@peteryola wrote:

Yes Wizi, the scenery in Scotland is quite impressive. 🙂

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I agree also! I go to Scotland in just under a month, back to the usual haunt 😄

(bet you thought you had the last post Pete ;))

Off to Lochcarron in September for the weekend... just a 900 odd mile round trip 

cke... yes, I had hoped.... and every time I manage that you come along and bump it up again! 

It has been a very busy time lately; doing a lot of catching up on things here.

& then I pop back in, fresh from a trip to another favourite haunt

Fort Victoria 🙂 

Wizi - I know that place like the back of my hand.  You should have said to the people at the planetarium, museum, café and model railway that you know me... 🙂

Was it a day trip or did you stay over?

PS this post is the half-snipe!

where is the usual haunt cke ?

Bloody annoying when someone does that peter    

Yes DC, it's very annoying indeed! 🙂

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@dark_castle1 wrote:

where is the usual haunt cke ?

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That would be a little town in Dumfries & Galloway called, Castle Douglas.... and no, there is no actual castle 😞 The only one near is Threave Castle just up the road from there, and can only be accessed by boat 

cke, I know it well ! I am originally from a small mining village called Bellsbank, just up the brae from Dalmellington.  The road that comes out of Dalmellington past the turn off for Loch Doon is actually called the Castle Douglas road by locals. My dad originally came from Girvan and moved to Bellsbank when he married mum and she originally came from Benquhat or as the locals spelt it Benwhat.

Ive stopped there a few times while out on the bike at my clubs rally, which used to be held at Gretna then moved up to Moniaive, a village we fell in love with!

I'm going to have to be quick at grabbing the last place back tonight; there's a lot of thunderstorms around...  Just starting to hear the rumbles now...

http://www.ayrshirescotland.com/sawneybean.html

Next time you are on a run cke and have the time this might be worth a visit.

Sounds nice, Wizi. 🙂