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[Ken T]

I am currently having a short holiday up in Scotland, and am traveling across some of the ferries to see some of the sights. We are 4 adults plus luggage plus two laptops, my guitar and Marshall Stack. We landed at Colintrave and headed for Portavadie along the A886. The thought was we would take a senic route, so found this road from the A8003 that seemed to go to the other side of the island and give some amazing views. The GPS showed the road, and we all know how GPS can't get it wrong   .  

We set off on this road, a bit steep at first, but thought it would get better. It didn't, it kept going up, got narrower, and more rutted, and the GPS seemed to be off to the left a bit. You know that sound when the car bottoms, and you here that scrapping sound   Yes, we had all that, in plenty. Then we saw this



and thought, the road we want is over there, and how do we accomplish that    



We went further, the road looked even more unused, we had to move a tree, and chop the top of another one to get on, then we came to a lock gate. Guess what that, road doesn't exist.     and we got to go back down there



However the Miggy did fine, a few creaks and groans, and a piece of tree stuck in the exhaust that I can't pull out, but she did remarkably well. Lesser cars would have failed at the first bend !

Ken

[Vamps]

Sat Nav, for chav's, Learn to read a Map, they don't make mistakes.

[HNO3GOH]

Sat Nav, for chav's, Learn to read a Map, they don't make mistakes.

My dads sat nav and it only cost £3.99

[Markie]

I know it well   Down via Loch Lomond, Rest and be Thankfull, and on to Tignabruich before heading to Portavaddie.

Portavaddie has a huge disused "colony" at the ferry terminal.

Had a massive building development in the `70 as they thought they had found an abundance of oil....sadly they didnt and the colony ( to house the workers was never used)

Oh and its "famous" for being the burial ground of some famous Druid  

That ends todays Geography Lesson.

[Ken T]

Eh the road's also apparently on the soddin map. Although it was SWMBO navigating with MotherInLaw in the back   Absolutely no chance of saying no  

Mind you as I said Miggy performed excellently, handling well, perfectly controllably at all the tight bits, and the long drops with 90deg bends at the bottom, no problem.

Ken

[amigov6]

Sat Nav, for chav's, Learn to read a Map, they don't make mistakes.

Glad you said that Mike. Saved me a rant. Can't stick shatnaffs.

[JamesV6CDX]

Satnav has it's uses I must admit, but - I don't SOLELY rely on it, which I think it the key... it's an assistant, not a guaranteed method of achieving what you need to...

[albitz]

Eh the road's also apparently on the soddin map. Although it was SWMBO navigating with MotherInLaw in the back   Absolutely no chance of saying no  

Mind you as I said Miggy performed excellently, handling well, perfectly controllably at all the tight bits, and the long drops with 90deg bends at the bottom, no problem.

Ken

bet swmbo & m.i.l. still blamed you though.

[Phil B]

"how do we accomplish that"



 

[Ken T]

"how do we accomplish that"



 

Not far off !!!

Ken

[Markie]

been over any "cattle grids" yet  

[sir moanalot]

if you go along the A47 to March from Wisbech the sat nav says you are driving down the river !!!