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Re: Weardale in the snow.
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:19 pm
by stuc
Muzorewa wrote:briwy wrote:I did a full report on the trip last year but it seems to have been removed.
I don't know why some posts do get removed, it's not like the code takes up much memory and the images aren't included as they're only links. There's a decree to remove old posts that won't be of any interest to future generations of Bongonaughts but even then they're not supposed to be deleted, only moved to The Vault. Some of my tour reports have vanished too which is annoying considering the effort that goes into some of them and your Pub one. The likes of tour ideas are always of potential interest to newbies and oldtimers alike
If you do get to Glenshee, enjoy. That Spittal of Glenshee road from Blairgowrie to Braemar is excellent in the summer, never mind the winter
I for one like your travel logs Muz, especially if you've been in our area as you photos are always interesting to see. I think they should be kept somewhere for future reference.
Re: Weardale in the snow.
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:10 pm
by briwy
MountainGoat wrote:Glenshee! lucky you Brain, just pray that they don't close the blasted snow gates on you. Pop in for a cuppa if you are passing our way on either your outward or return journey.
Tony
Top tip for Glenshee: have a falling over session with the locals who man the Glenshee chairlifts at the Invercauld Arms in Braemar the night before. Buy a ten trip ticket for the Glenshee chairlifts on the day, use the right chairlift and your ticket will never be punched. That is what I use to do yonks ago when I was a lot younger but it did involve getting thrown out of the Invercauld a few times for fighting and being drunk. Ooops!
I'll bet that they use a different system a Glenshee these days.
Yep, £29 for the day, but only £19 for us oldies
Got the last hookup Friday 5pm, fiver a night, (there are about 8 hookups so in big demand) free to park so cheap stay.
Very icy Saturday morning, better in the pm and snowed overnight so Sunday was great. Can't believe how busy it was though. Must have been hundreds or cars up there. All car parks jammed and down the road both sides for about quarter of a mile. Plod was a having heyday.
Still don't know how the alternative Bongo is in the snow apart from ploughing through about about a foot of snow in the car park without any problems.