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HI Paul, yeah it was nice and a great place to use as a base perhaps to explore the area. Happy to get teh bike serviced and the brake pads were well needed 😎👍
Iff you had rode down the east side of loch ness from Inverness you would have enjoyed it more.Much more scenic+enjoyable+still would brought you out at Fort agustus.
Nessie hasn’t been seen since the advent of digital cameras and smart phones - go figure. Loch Ness - SO large and deep that it holds more freshwater than every single lake in England - lumped together ! Another great episode, thanks !
He’s probably keeping a low key now he knows everyone has a camera 😉 That’s amazing! It’s hard to appreciate the vastness of these lochs! 😊👍🏻 glad you enjoyed the episode -just released the next one
The Joys of living on the coast. Recently on the Moray coast we had a weekend of Harrr(mist) and barely making double figures in temperature, while 20 miles in land it was wall to wall sunshine and mid 20s. Inverness got city status in 2000
Ah such a shame you didn't ride on the B852 military road from Inverness to Fort Augustus. It runs along the opposite shore to the A82. Narrow, less traffic and some great views. You passed the junction to it on the right hand bend as you left Fort Augustus after checking out the locks. Maybe next time. Thanks again for another episode. Cheers Martin.
Ah, I'll have to keep the B852 in mind for next time! Sounds like a hidden gem with some great views. Thanks for the tip - always love hearing about new routes!
Also heading down the East side of the loch, you will pass Boleskine House, previous owners of the house have included the famous or infomaus on how you look at it, Aleister Crowley, who was a occultist and cermonanal magician. and founder of the religion Themlema and also dabbled in Black Magic. Probably the most famous owner of the house, was legendary guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zepplin, who bought the house as he is a fan of said Mr Crowley. Thier has been two major fires at the house, and a few of the sceptics have pointed out that these are partially attributed to the dealings of Mr Crowley. But on another note, and useless piece of trivia, Loch Ness is the 2nd largest Loch in Scotland behind Loch Lomond, but due to the depth of the loch, it contains more water than all the lakes combined in England and Wales. Sean was right when said about it being a canal behind the locks. that is the Caledonian canal that runs from Inverness to Fort William. It was built back in the 1800's to allow passage of ships between the North East coat of Scotland to the West coast, rather than navigating the hazardous seas around Cape Wrath and the Pentland firth (which you saw from Dunnet Head), the southern end of the canal is more impressive than Fort Augustas as it has the longest staircase lock system in Britain and contains 8 locks. its aptly named Neptunes Staircase and lifts the boats 20m up from sea level to the canal. I have travelled many of the roads that you have been on and always enjoy seeing the places, as they look different everytime due to the changing weather and light. keep up the great videos.
Just realized I said the same thing. You beat me too it, and I agree with you 100%. It's also the side they are rebuilding the historic Boleskin House on, which has had some famous owners, including Robert Plant. Cheers!
This was a bonus Sean and Emily as I thought this tour finished at John o' Groats....Loch Ness drive is a bit boring with too many trees. The yellow bushes are called Gorse bushes Emily. So I take it there's another video of the drive to Balmoral. Anyway take care guys and all the best!! 🙏👍🏍
Hi Davie, no not finished yet - still have lots more to upload from this tour. Yeah that's right we will be visiting Balmoral castle in the next one (well we try to lol) 😄
I remember driving that road into Inverness. During our tour through Scotland we stayed there for 3 nights. lovely town. A good centre point to take different day tours to different parts of Scotland. Thnx for the vlog.
Yeah Inverness was nice and would make a good base for the area, sure teh might life is good there too. Was great to see the locks and the size of the Loch is very impressive! 😎👍
Picked up a young couple hitchhiking one from Germany and one from Turkey they were going to Oban and when passing Loch Lomond one of them asked if this was where the monster lived ,obviously I said yes and spun them a yarn all the way to Oban 😂, Loch Ness and Inverness are stunning places as others said better on the other side but still it’s a tick off the bucket list ,see you on the next one 👌
The yellow bush that you like is called broom......Broom bush is a shrub with bright yellow flowers1. It can be deciduous or evergreen and typically features compound leaves with three leaflets. Brooms can be grown for erosion control in warm climates1. Brooms form small to large shrubs that grow very quickly and have become quite invasive with seeds spreading and sprouting quickly2. Brooms produce wide branching root systems and thick tenacious stems2. Broom bush is a leguminous shrub with long slender branches, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers3.
I must comment on the colors! I don't know how recent these uploads are, but the color sceme is fantastic! the bright yellow colors are such a nice contrast against the different greens...
I have really been enjoying your Scotland tour series! As for Loch Ness... the east side route is far less busy and has more scenic views and stop areas. Not much for towns or villages though. Everyone uses the main route on the west side, which is far busier and feels rushed. Of course it has the populated areas and the main tourist stops: Fort Augustus and the Caledonian Canal locks, Urquhart Castle, etc.
Hi Jim, really glad you hear you have been enjoying the series - we have had the best time making it too. I think going from the remote areas of the west coast to the busy main roads was a contrast, still as you say some great places to see in that area too, the canal Locks were really impressive. Thanks for watching and we hope you enjoy the rest of the series. 😎👍
Aviemore, my favourite place! Coylumbridge hotel has gone down hill massively since taken over by Britannia hotels, but the Lodges are still great and go every easter!
What a lovely place it is too. The Coylumbridge hotel is in a great spot, feels like you are in the middle of a forest, can't complain about the price either.
Good to see my BMW dealer looked after you ok .Bike service seems quicker than a car. And yes you would have enjoyed it more on other side of Loch Ness.
Yeah it was a nice dealership! -some lovely cars in the showroom too! Everything is a lot more accessible on the bike and it was just a small service so nothing too time consuming -kept the warrant alive so that's good! 😎
You should have went to see Urquhart castle, the views of the Loch there are amazing, and you would have got a better view of the Loch if you had gone along the South side of the Loch :)
Sorry to be a pest with these messages but, at the end, you stayed at Coylumbridge. When my wife and I married (in 1981) we had our honeymoon in the (then) Rio Stakis Coylumbridge Hotel in the wooded area just outside Aviemore. Cracking time! It was (then) a fairly upmarket spa hotel with a gym, swimming pool, and various spa treatments available, and an excellent restaurant. That was our FIRST trip up to the Highlands but it has been followed MANY times in the decades since then. I hope you both get the opportunity to make lots of visits to the Highlands in the decades to come in your futures.
Thank you so much for sharing that! It’s amazing to hear about your honeymoon at the Rio Stakis Coylumbridge back in 1981, and how it was such a memorable experience for you both. I love how places like that hold such special memories and keep drawing us back. The Highlands truly have a magic that brings people back time and again. Hoping it’s not too long until we are back again 😊
I already knew that Loch Ness is a bit of a downer but you really made a s good episode of it. Great droneshots and some conversations that made me laugh…the conversation about the bridge”well you were wrong” and the fish and chips😂😂 thats is just to funny 😂. Great episode!
Hey Johan, apparently the other side of the lake is better but it only runs next to the water for a bit, plenty of more impressive locks out there 😊. Haha the bridge appreciation society will be writing in shortly 🤣
Very nice 👍 So this was filmed in may…you say ? Well , I remembered you posted something on the IG that you both were back home after 4 weeks out. And now , just like that , it’s autumn 😫 Nevertheless ; thank’s for the v-log 👏 Spain later this year , you said 🤔?
Hey Ake, Yeah that's right filmed in May. Where has the summer gone!! it's 8 degrees here in Switzlerland today and there is already snow on the mountain passes!! We have a short off road tour in Spain towards the end of the year but something truly special in-between 😊
As you have said previously , there are only so many hours in a day available to explore interesting places. Unfortunately so were unable to see the best of Loch Ness. The road trip to Balmoral Castle is an interesting experience , as you no doubt have found out. Happy days.
Yes, riding past Loch Ness seemed to me to be one of those slightly disappointing moments in life, mainly due to the tree cover and lack of viewpoints. I think perhaps, that you found the same. Maybe on your next trip past Ness you may get the chance to jump on a boat. Loch Ness, really, is a remarkable, very deep, dark-coloured (due to high peat content), extensive body of water, where light only penetrates a mere few meters. I have heard rumours that it never gets colder than 5 or 6 deg C, thus never freezing. If it doesn't have a monster then it really needs to get one!
[09:25] [Spolier alert] (Spain). Possibly nipping through the Tabernas Desert. Hopefully staying in the caves of Guadix, maybe wizzing past Old Granada, maybe in sight of the fortress at Antequera, or on-road, as far north as Cordoba , but don't tell us yet! [/Spolier] It would be interesting to see what luggage will fit on the BMW F900.
I think it was fret/har coming in off the sea. Meanwhile it's great to see Inverness too. I do like it there, although it has expanded massively since I first visited in 1974.
Hi again both, indeed the road you used out of Inverness to Loch Ness is the main tourist route and gets incredibly busy. It really is a shame that the loch is hidden by the trees at the side of the road, and I agree the best way to see the loch is by boat. The Caledonian canal joins the lochs along that geological fault to travel from the North east to the South West of Scotland. Oh and if it were possible to drain Loch Ness all the world's population would comfortably fit in the volume left.
Little update on my bike situation. I traded in my triumph tiger 1050 for a verry wanted Ducati multistrada 1200. Pickin it up tomorrow, so really excited now!😂😍
Inverness looked rather quaint and I loved the section of staggered locks which has featured on several tv documentaries. Must make a change to follow national roads and not be in the mountains.
I go to Inverness purely as a place on my journey from North Yorkshire to Ullapool (and back). I virtually never stop there but, if you live anywhere near Ullapool or the NWest coast, and you're ill, you'll have to make the 120 miles approx return journey to Raigmore Hospital at Inverness. Scenery might be great but it's a long trip to hospital if you need it, and not great in the dead of winter. From NYorks a possible loo stop at Berwick, a definite loo & refreshments stop at Kinross Services on the A9, then straight up through the Grampians past Perth, Aviemore and Inverness to Dingwall where Tesco's superstore is the place to fuel-up and to get a coffee and visit the loo before the last leg of the journey across Scotland to Ullapool. I have been to Inverness a few times when I've been staying at Ullapool but I prefer the NW Coast.
I have had another think. There really are interesting places to visit on the North East coast as well. Dornoch anyone? Nairn? Obviously, further down, St Andrews and Fife generally and, inland, Perth & Stirling....
Yeah plenty of places to see on the East coast and some good distilleries too. Unfortunately we didn’t have so much spare time (especially with the service booked in) but look forwards to seeing them in the future 😎👍🏻
Hi Sean&Emily 👋 Did the service include oil change along with front brake pads. What does the BMW service include 🤔 Triumph owner myself. Cheers, wonderful video's.
Hi Mike, the service this time was oil, oil filter and make fluid change (covered in the international service package). Brake pass not covered covered by service 😎👍🏻 Thanks and glad you enjoyed them 😊
Tell Emily that canals were the veins of industry in their day. Everything from coal, livestock and raw materials were conveyed around the UK to allow communities to flourish. Not so much obviously these days as they are now mostly used for recreational purposes and for throwing stolen bikes in but they are still of significant historical importance. 👍
@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne Many people have had a monstrous hangover after a good night out in Inverness. I'm not speaking from experience of course....😜
It used to be a fabulous drive, but too many tourists wanted to see Nessie and were getting into problems with traffic, so they closed it off and built that boring road lol
@@StephenDouthart It's like the name Cairngorms was specifically designed to trip up non-locals. Who came up with that name, and were they playing Scrabble at the time?
You went to the Victorian Arcade and didn’t go to Story’s chocolatier? Belgian chocolates hand made by an actual Belgian who looks like Father Christmas. The best chocolates in the UK and half the price of anywhere else. Next time…
You're so right! The geological history of Loch Ness is fascinating. It's amazing to think about how much the landscape has been shaped by those ancient forces.
