Scotland2018

Scotland 2018 en

Why Scotland ?

After we had tried out the Giant Explore E-Bikes mountain bike version from a rental outfit in the german alps for a weekend in 2017 and bought our own special versions from Mario Hausmann later in 2017 and beginning of 2018 we needed a destination that was:

• hilly
• not too hot
• reachable by train to transport the bikes
• having a local language we spoke
• a place we hadn't been to yet

Scotland was in the shortlist together with czechoslovakia and estonia. When checking out the list of world-wide whisky-distilleries Scotland got the pole position :-)

We spent quite a bit of time to figure out a decent itineray and came up with this plan of places where to stay:

1. Mönchengladbach
2. Leuven
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4. London_2018-05-21
5. Ardrossan
6. Brodick
7. Clanoaig
8. Islay
9. Port Charlotte/Islay
10. Craighouse/Jura
11. Tayvallich
12. Kilchrenan
13. Oban
14. Glenfinnan-Viadukt
15. Fort William
16. Fort Augustus
17. Nairn
18. Carrbridge
19. Ballater
20. Kirkmichael
21. Dundee
22. Glenrothes
23. Edinburgh

The focus of our plan was the Isle of Jura and specifically Corryvreckan.