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North Coast and Grand Tour Combined May 5th-7th 2023 (Not including positioning)

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Post by B21 » Thu Nov 24, 2022 3:38 pm

An oldy but goldy route, the NC500 plus the Grand Tour in one trip.
Three full days of a mixture of great roads and scenery.

Starting at Inverness on Saturday and then taking in the Grand Tour specific parts ending in Wick and avoiding some of the more turgid parts of the A9. The next day Sunday goes from Wick to Ullapool across the spectacular northern and western sections. Finally Monday sees both the famous vistas at Applecross and then the open run back to Inverness.

We’ve booked 4 rooms for the Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at £81, £97, £140 and £58 respectively.

Thursday and Sunday nights are at the Premier Inn, West Inverness.

Friday night in Wick is ‘A Castle View’ in Keiss, just north of Wick and Saturday night in Ullapool at ‘The Arch Inn’.

There are some very good options for very interesting positioning drives to and from the start and finish which can be discussed for those who book.

These are allocated on a first come, first served basis, however if you are not sure that you can commit please put yourself down as ‘interested’ rather than ‘definite’

Depending on numbers, anyone past the 4 room limit can book direct.

For logistics reasons this is restricted to 8 cars maximum.

Hotel prices and availability are much more challenging in 2023, and with folk’s budgets constrained, if you want to book cheaper / alternative accommodation please feel free.
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Post by B21 » Thu Nov 24, 2022 3:48 pm

Defintely going


Interested


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Post by cherrym » Thu Nov 24, 2022 10:46 pm

Can you put me down for this run please.
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Post by B21 » Thu Nov 24, 2022 10:53 pm

cherrym wrote: Thu Nov 24, 2022 10:46 pm Can you put me down for this run please.
Your booked in Mike :thumbsup:
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Post by stevespg » Sat Nov 26, 2022 1:09 pm

Me too please peter
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Post by B21 » Sat Nov 26, 2022 2:15 pm

stevespg wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 1:09 pm Me too please peter
Booked in Steve :thumbsup:
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Post by B21 » Fri Dec 02, 2022 12:53 pm

Defintely going

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Cherrymike aka Mike Silver E89
Stevespg aka Steve grey E89


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Post by B21 » Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:51 pm

A reminder / call for Newbies for this long weekend bash with the full NC500 plus the Grand Tour extra bits..

WhatsApp group has been set up for this now..

Defintely going

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Cherrymike aka Mike Silver E89
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Post by Mr Tidy » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:16 pm

Ever since I did a driving trip to Wales in 2021 I've been thinking I'd love to go back to Scotland in a Z4! (Last time I went was in 2008 in a BMW 123d with Mrs Tidy).

So if you E89 owners don't mind an E86 interloper please can I have the last place for this Peter?

Many thanks, Iain. :thumbsup:
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Post by B21 » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:53 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:16 pm Ever since I did a driving trip to Wales in 2021 I've been thinking I'd love to go back to Scotland in a Z4! (Last time I went was in 2008 in a BMW 123d with Mrs Tidy).

So if you E89 owners don't mind an E86 interloper please can I have the last place for this Peter?

Many thanks, Iain. :thumbsup:
Hello, it would be a pleasure to have you join us…Mike rarely drops his roof so it will just seem like two coupes :poke: :tumbleweed: :rofl:

I’ll set up a WhatsApp group closer to the date so if you can pm me your mobile number I can then set it up :thumbsup:
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Post by Mr Tidy » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:55 pm

Thanks, Mike sounds like a kindred spirit! :lol:
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Post by cherrym » Sat Feb 11, 2023 12:56 am

Fortunately Mike is very thick skinned but as he is old he does feel the cold :D :D
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Post by B21 » Thu May 04, 2023 7:09 pm

The journey begins…
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Post by B21 » Thu May 04, 2023 7:11 pm

Then there were three..

Loch Leven Larder then Glenshee
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Post by AlienZed » Fri May 05, 2023 5:39 pm

Canna beat a threesome :D
Hope the weather holds for you all ,have a great run :driving:
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