Cogarff to shop – Jim waiting- set of for Cabrach again, beautiful day but suffering from a few niggles, cramp in feet and stiff shoulder! Pancakes and bacon, egg and maple syrup and a passion fruit sorbet!!!! at Tomintoul – heavier going up the lecht than coming down!!! Nice chatting made the trip go faster – popped into see Lilian and Jock on the way home – cheers for the T and cake!
Sorry – no cycling for me today absolutely exhausted from Saturdays hike.
Mountainbike from Loch Muik to Bothy (3 times to get kit) great fun apart from midges! Set up camp and cooked venison kebabs – yum! – bottle of wine 0r two with friends – into bag at 5am and up at 11am – trip to car with kit and a brisk, hot walk back – breakfast of blackpudding, bacon and lettuce roll and off at 2pm up to Lochnagar – spectacular day!!!!! WOW!!! Back to car 10pm and hobbled to pub for a well earned pint!
Corgarff -Muir of Fowlis via Towie – Alford -Mossat for Tea and cake – Waterside – Culfork – Corgarff
Left sunny Corgarff at approx 8.30am to Bellabeg shop – made way to Honeybarrel and to Lumsden then to Cabrach – gorgeous part of the countryside ! never been in summer only in winter when coming from Inverness when the Lecht is closed! Dufftown-Tomintoul for pancakes,bacon and maple syrup – mmmmm – guys you really missed out today! My mind was playing tricks with me about the Lecht but Ha! I really enjoyed going up! Take that ! brain – I shall not be defeated!!! I only wish my chain hadn’t got stuck on the way down – (Chain – Brain maybe it was trying to tell me something?) I was somewhat distracted but what a hoot! I’ll have to do it again with more GUSTO! Home back of 3pm.- mood – 100% satisfied
Corgarff to Logie Coldstone – Nearly killed by Campervan on the way to Dinnet STUPID IDIOT!!!! not me, this time, the Campervan. Fell off bike again (still getting used to being attached to bike ) on the way to Ballater in front of a whole bus of kids! I thought it was quite impressive, actually ! Next time I will be charging an on-lookers fee! (Quick stop at Cycle Highlands for a bit of maintenance) and off over Gairnshiel and home again, without much of an effort – thanks to my new sofa on wheels!!!
Considering that yesterday I went to Edinburgh in an Aston Martin and back in a Bently, I really enjoyed going out on my bicycle today! Went to Newe and over to Glenbuchet – popped up to see Isobel but saw Tony instead – continued up over and round to Towie via Heughhead and home again. In need of long cycle journey!!!
No bike ride for me today. I am afraid had far too much to drink on Corgarff Picnic night!
Set out from Corgarff for the first time on the new bike! in the rain to Towie for the Kids sports day via Heughhead and back via Heughhead and Waterside/Culfork. Turned out to be not a bad day. Have to sort out bike though, not happy with the speed it can go!!!! but much happier with the hill climbs – MUCH HAPPIER!
Event at Alford Transport Museum – a huge success! what a wonderful day! The kids had great fun and lots of exercise! Good food and the weather stayed very reasonable.
Lets do it again!
Trip to the bike shop in Ballater to get gearing changed for hills – Oh! Oh- yes I thought that might be the case! - correct that- trip to Ballater to spend lots of money on new bike, new shoes and new pedals! What!???
I suppose if your going to do something you might as well do it properly!
Corgarff – over the hill to Gairnshiel – Ballater – Burn’o'vat – Logie coldstone – Heughhead – Corgarff – Chilly day.
Corgarff – Bellabeg, glorious day! met up with Richard , Alisdair and John off to Reabush, Ballater for coffee – Sth Deeside route to Balmoral where I departed to Breamar to meet Charlie for Tea.
Corgarff to Honeybarrel – Lumsden – Rynie – Clatt – Bridge of Alford – Towie – Corgarff. Beautiful day!!! Great company of John and Paul, tea and scone at Clatt and some History, approx 68 miles.
Corgarff to Towie circle via Waterside.
From Corgarff – set off with Jim, Alistair, Richard and Jack to Cushnie – Tarland – Corgarff. Good fun cycling.
From Corgarff and circular past Towie down to Heughhead and home by Waterside and Culfork – just in time to miss a down pour!
Left Corgarff at 8.10am to Bellabeg, then up Heughhead , passed bouties down to Logie coldstone – Reabush to Burn o vat and round to Ballater and Corgarff – perfect weather apart from slight wind.
Who’s idea was it to cycle to Alford? Left Corgarff approx 8.30am to bellabeg – John, Richard and I set off to Muir of fowlis via back route and round to Bridge of Alford (terrible head wind!) Got home to Corgarff just as the hail started to set in!
From Corgarff to bellabeg met up with Jock and Jack, easy cycle round to Genbuchat and round to Corgaff again.
Went to Granite City Rally counting cars afterwards set off from Breamar at 7.15pm – up and over past Knock Gallery where a women shouted “IDIOT!!!!!” at me? Really enjoyed going up, after that comment, and coming down!!!!!! Wasn’t so keen on second half though but got home just before the rain set in.
Drove to bellabeg dropped off Leela at Carols – set off from bellabeg with John to Corgarff over hill to Gairnsheil and round to Ballater to Aboyne via South Deeside road round to Tarland and back to bellabeg shop – beautiful day!
Corgarff to bellabeg and back.
Corgarff to bellabeg and back.
Corgarff to Bellabeg and back.
Set out from Corgarff to bellabeg with Jock – cold morning, frozen hands – (thanks Richard for use of gloves!) Off to Kildrummy with again around to Towie via back road up to heughhead down to waterside (dropped off Richards’ gloves) Up to Corgarff via Culfork road.
Went to Auchenblae to collect road bike from big brother Sandy – ended up shoveling horse manure!
From Corgarff to Bellabeg 8.30am down to Kildrmmy Inn and round to Towie up to junction, over to Heughhead and up to Corgarff via Waterside . (stopped at Liz and Richards for a nice cup of coffee and some energy inducing chocolate)
On MTB left from Ballater to Gairnsheil to Corgarff.
On MTB to Strathdon, up to Newe and over to Glenbuchet and round past Glenbuchet Lodge to Spar and home again – beautiful day!
