One for the HT550 connoisseur.

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Re: One for the HT550 connoisseur.

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OBH does not open until March.
Kylesku opens in February.
Lochinver Pie Shop is open.
On the plus side the rather unpleasant lady who dislikes most people including cyclists has moved on and
the OBH are currently looking for a new manager.
Not much open at all, I was up there last week, apparently if you shut for six months they reduce
your business rates by half.
I carried five days of food and was so glad I did, with the food and winter clothing etc. etc. the bike
was a tad heavy.
The weather was excellent though :-bd
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Has the Overskaig reopened? The other possible option is the hotel at Rosehall but that also might shut through the winter.

It's likely that very few establishments will open through the winter. Some years ago a mate and I stopped at the Sands campsite in Gairloch. Chatting to the owner of the pub he said he only opened Friday to Sunday during winter and that the other two hotels in the village shut for winter, one just served coach tours through summer. The first winter he took over the pub he'd stayed open all week and basically didn't have a single customer Monday to Thursday.

Anyway, good luck Rich. I'm both jealous of you and glad it's not me :-bd
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The hotel at the start of Glen Cassley in Rosehall is open, 5.30pm for food.
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The shop at Rosehall was due to re-open again, not sure if it has now but will be by next May
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Yep, OBH is shut as are lots of other places.

Fwiw Drumbeg stores are open on a Thursday 😁

My bike weighs a ton.
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At least you'll not need to carry much water 😅
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Rich

It’s cold out there.... especially on the hands....

If nobody else has suggested it yet, I would definitely take pogies.... :-bd
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Good luck Rich :-bd

Rode the bottom loop with Postie last month, some snow on the tops & wet+cold feet was the main issue. It also went dark really quickly!
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Best wishes Rich, will look forward to following your dot.
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+1 Good luck and mind yer pogies :-bd
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A nightmare day today. Two cancelled trains then a bus ride to Tyndrum. Knackered.

Will most likely leave at 9am after a decent night's sleep and a proper breakfast.
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Best of luck
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we have a dot to watch as he is off
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Remember that he'll be "off route" a few times as the trail on Trackleaders is the superceded one and he'll be following the 2020 route.
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Looks like he's nearly at Ben Alder Cottage for the first night.
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Fingers crossed for him that there's fuel there for the stove & the mouse doesn't chew through any of his kit to get to his food!
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I saw somewhere he'd had a fall on some ice. - Fingers crossed, no serious injury.

Edit- Found it: https://twitter.com/richpips/status/1201139800545398784
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Hope Rich is ok this morning. He's either having a long lie-in or he forgot to switch the tracker on this morning.
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He's probably waiting for sunrise before setting off. 😁
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My Spot was rather unreliable last week up in Scotland, large sections didn't register a signal, slightly concerning
when the reason you carry the thing is if something goes wrong !
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His dot is moving back towards Tyndrum :(
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Just looked and his spot is now live.
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Looks like hes turned around then, i hope hes ok after is fall on the ice yesterday
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Bollocks.

Possibly heading for Rannoch Station.
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