Bongo Fury

Had the Freda up to Glenshee today for a day at the slopes makes such a difference to have a van to get changed in and have a chillout after. Saw a bongo up there too looked awesome

Stopped on the way home to take a photo

Great pic awesome area

Nice picture, looks like you could do with a bit more snow though

Half a chance and mulshy would be of with the mutt in tow!

I do love it up there, if i hadn't had to work today i would have stayed for the night! Shame there wasn't more snow, the slopes were a tad icy in places was still great fun though

Last week I had a snow adventure too, the famous A83 that frequently has closures due to mud/Rock slides.
Set off to Strachur in fairly heavy snow but only some slush on the climb up, different story on the way back about 10pm, snowing heavily all the way home to Helensburgh. Climb up to the Rest and Be Thankfull was exciting, roads covered, white lines vanished, howling gale and blizzard. Freda steady as a rock. Only fly in the ointment was two followers on my bumper, closer than was wise on a dry road, what is it with some drivers. I stopped and made them overtake, then they crawled along at a snails pace.

Hi
Don't start me off on tailgaters in bad driving conditions ...I tend to stay at home in bad snow , as over here someone will be tailgating . I understand that it's their right to have an accident , but I just hope they naff off and do it with someone else!
Cheers
Helen

the.sasquatch wrote:I do love it up there, if i hadn't had to work today i would have stayed for the night! Shame there wasn't more snow, the slopes were a tad icy in places was still great fun though

We stayed for a couple of nights there last year in February.
They actually have six hook ups (perhaps more now) for a fiver a night. Need to get there early to bag one though.

clutha wrote:Last week I had a snow adventure too, the famous A83 that frequently has closures due to mud/Rock slides.
Set off to Strachur in fairly heavy snow but only some slush on the climb up, different story on the way back about 10pm, snowing heavily all the way home to Helensburgh. Climb up to the Rest and Be Thankfull was exciting, roads covered, white lines vanished, howling gale and blizzard. Freda steady as a rock. Only fly in the ointment was two followers on my bumper, closer than was wise on a dry road, what is it with some drivers. I stopped and made them overtake, then they crawled along at a snails pace.

Using you like a guide dog.

the laird wrote:Half a chance and mulshy would be of with the mutt in tow!

More like the dog with me in tow

the.sasquatch wrote:I do love it up there, if i hadn't had to WORK today i would have stayed for the night!

"the curse of the drinking classes"

mulshy... can I be nosey a minute??

We are looking at places for wild camping and saw your avatar pic thing. It looks amazing. Whereabouts was it taken and did you stay the night there??

Thanks in advance.

stewby wrote:mulshy... can I be nosey a minute??

We are looking at places for wild camping and saw your avatar pic thing. It looks amazing. Whereabouts was it taken and did you stay the night there??

Thanks in advance.

Our avatar pic was taken down in Glen Etive on our first night of Bongo ownership
We did stay the night and have stayed there numerous times before we got our Freda and lots of times since.
It's a fantastic place although a bit popular these days so if you were to head over there for a wild camp
be sure to have a plan B as the spaces can fill up quickly(the Red Squirrel campsite is just down the next glen)

I had one of my best wild camps ever in Glen Etive many years ago long before I got my Bongo. In a Saab 900 and with a small traditional ridge tent I wild camped about a mile down the glen on the left side from Glencoe on the banks of the River Etive. Spent next morning eating a leisurely breakfast while watching a pair of otters swimming up and down the river oblivious to my presence.

Thanks very much. Away to see if I can track it down on googlemaps.

Thank you.


edit: I think this is where it is?? (the blue dot).
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... ScpqsXOPl0

stewby wrote:
edit: I think this is where it is?? (the blue dot).
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... ScpqsXOPl0

Not sure where that spot is,looks a bit close to the estate and a house for us.
If you go down the glen it's worth driving down as far as you can go where they
have built a small car park with a board telling the story of Deirdre of the sorrows,
a Celtic princess from that area.Our avatar spot is just before the car park which
wasn't there then

MountainGoat wrote:I had one of my best wild camps ever in Glen Etive many years ago long before I got my Bongo. In a Saab 900 and with a small traditional ridge tent I wild camped about a mile down the glen on the left side from Glencoe on the banks of the River Etive. Spent next morning eating a leisurely breakfast while watching a pair of otters swimming up and down the river oblivious to my presence.

Tony sounds idyllic,we were down last year tent camping by the river,just me and the dog,
couldn't have a leisurely breakfast due to the midges though!