Earlier in the year I buggered off on my trusty r1200gs for 10 days to explore Harris and Lewis as well as Orkney. I have visited most of the Outer Hebrides before but have never been to the Isles of Lewis and Harris.
Harris was visually an amazing particular the Golden Road area in the south. Lewis is less mountainous but still beautiful with empty white beaches.
Orkney is packed with history and some very weird and wonderful people. Great roads and scenery and trips like this really make you realise how lucky we are to live in the UK and so close to Scotland.
I spent a few days on Harris and Lewis and about four days in Orkney. Ferries are good value for a biker and I wild camped a bit. Longest day in the saddle was Edinburgh to Ullapool via Oban and Applecross - about 440miles and it was very wet. It was fun once Id got into the groove and the BMW r1200gs is a great bike when fully loaded. Fun but stable.
I hope you like the pictures and if youve never been to the Hebrides and Orkney get your finger out before you are just too old and fat!
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Harris was visually an amazing particular the Golden Road area in the south. Lewis is less mountainous but still beautiful with empty white beaches.
Orkney is packed with history and some very weird and wonderful people. Great roads and scenery and trips like this really make you realise how lucky we are to live in the UK and so close to Scotland.
I spent a few days on Harris and Lewis and about four days in Orkney. Ferries are good value for a biker and I wild camped a bit. Longest day in the saddle was Edinburgh to Ullapool via Oban and Applecross - about 440miles and it was very wet. It was fun once Id got into the groove and the BMW r1200gs is a great bike when fully loaded. Fun but stable.
I hope you like the pictures and if youve never been to the Hebrides and Orkney get your finger out before you are just too old and fat!
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| Route of 10 day jaunt to Scotland |
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.jpg "battery WWII Stornoway r1200gs adventure") |
| WWII battery in Stornoway on Lewis |
.jpg "Beach on South Lewis r1200gs adventure") |
| Beach on South Lewis |
.jpg "An abandoned croft in Harris") |
| An abandoned croft in Harris.. There are loads of these to explore but be careful |
.jpg "Harris r1200gs r1200gs adventure") |
| The Golden Road on Harris.... One the most amazing roads in Scotland |
.jpg "Ruined House on Lewis") |
| Love the van branding painter and decorator ... |
.jpg "white beaches on Harris") |
| Endless white beaches on Harris west coast |
.jpg "Sea Eagle on Harris") |
| A sea eagle on Harris... They are Huge |
.jpg "harris roads on BMW r1200gs") |
| Road heading south to Harris... Great roads over there |
.jpg "Lewis beach on Hebrides") |
| More wonderful beaches |
.jpg "Harris Hebrides Motorcycle r1200gs adventure") |
| Winding the motorcycle between Lochans on Harris |
.jpg "lewis abandoned r1200gs adventure") |
| Abandoned Air force base ... Would have loved to have sneaked in for a look but was a bit timid |
.jpg "lewis abandoned") |
| Power House on the way up to the base. |
.jpg "lewis camping r1200gs adventure") |
| Lovely Camping Spot |
.jpg "Callanish Standing Stones") |
| Callanish Standing Stones.... No barriers or ticket needed....just wander in. Great!! |
.jpg "Callanish Standing Stones") |
| Just before I dropped and smashed my 70-200 2.8L lens....Doh! |
.jpg "Carloway broch") |
| Carloway broch - A amazing structure |
.jpg "Carloway broch") |
| Carloway broch - A amazing structure |
.jpg "Arty nonesense r1200gs adventure") |
| Arty nonesense |
.jpg "wild camping spots on Lewis and Harris") |
| One of many wonder wild camping spots on Lewis and Harris |
.jpg "wild camping spots on Lewis and Harris r1200gs adventure") |
| One of many wonder wild camping spots on Lewis and Harris |
.jpg "Black House museum on Lewis") |
| Black House museum on Lewis.. I sat by this fire for 20mins and was the only visitor |
.jpg "Black House museum on Lewis") |
| Black House museum on Lewis.. I sat by this fire for 20mins and was the only visitor |
.jpg "The road to nowhere") |
| The road to nowhere ... Lord Leverbrooks mad and doomed scheme.. |
.jpg "Lovely beach on northern tip of Lewis") |
| Lovely beach on northern tip of Lewis |
.jpg "Array GPS r1200gs adventure") |
| GPS array - very sc-fi |
.jpg "Touring KTM") |
| Hard-core German biker touring on an old school KTM |
.jpg "Smoo Cave in Northern Scotland") |
| Smoo Cave in Northern Scotland. Driven past it loads but never been in. It was pretty impressive. |
.jpg "Beachcombing scotland") |
| Beachcombing in northern Scotland |
.jpg "Beachcombing scotland") |
| Beachcombing in northern Scotland |
.jpg "Beachcombing scotland") |
| Beachcombing in northern Scotland |
.jpg "orkney campsite") |
| My wonderful campsite in Orkney...lovely kitchen set up |
.jpg "Hoxa Battery") |
| Hoxa Battery |
.jpg "Italian Church built by POWs in WW11") |
| Italian Church built by POWs in WW11 |
.jpg "Italian Church built by POWs in WW11") |
| Italian Church built by POWs in WW11 |
.jpg "Exploring Orkney by Motorcycle r1200gs adventure") |
| Exploring Orkney by Motorcycle ...the best way |
.jpg "Floats from submarine nets") |
| Floats from submarine nets - So much WWI + WWII history in Orkney............. |
.jpg "older structures") |
| As well as lots of far older structures! (I mean myself) |
.jpg "belly pork and pasta") |
| Hmmmm... belly pork and pasta |
.jpg "twatt biker") |
| Need I say more...Twatt biker |
.jpg "click mill on Orkney") |
| Lovely old click mill on Orkney .... an old Norse design. Clever Vikings. |
.jpg "click mill on Orkney") |
| Lovely old click mill on Orkney .... an old Norse design. Clever Vikings. |
.jpg "Dovecot") |
| Inside a Dovecot...as you do |
.jpg "Evocative ruins and remains are abound on Orkney r1200gs adventure") |
| Evocative ruins and remains are abound on Orkney |
.jpg "Abandoned youth hostel") |
| Abandoned youth hostel not lived in for many years |
.jpg "Abandoned youth hostel") |
| Abandoned youth hostel not lived in for many years |
.jpg "tomb of the eagles") |
| Trolley into the Tomb of the Eagles.. Whistling Hotel California and giggling.. |
.jpg "Orkney - Wildlife") |
| Orkney - Wildlife and birdsong everywhere |
.jpg "Scotland r1200gs adventure") |
| Heading south around Wick |
.jpg "Fort George") |
| Stone work of Fort George |
.jpg "Portsoy r1200gs adventure") |
| Northeast coast of Scotland is lovely and often bypassed... Around Portsoy |
.jpg "Portsoy") |
| Northeast coast of Scotland is lovely and often bypassed... Around Portsoy |
.jpg "Gardenstown") |
| Gardenstown |
.jpg "Gardenstown") |
| Gardenstown |
.jpg "puncture") |
| Puncture near Aviemore ..... was a cold place for a repair...2 degrees!! |
.jpg "lost on a r1200gs adventure") |
| I was trying to get there |
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