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The Machrie, Machrahanish and Machrahanish Dunes Early Autumn 2020
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Jacko_G
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Are you on this trip Crawford? I'll defo do it again before I go...... & don't ask me where!!
Negative.
Just hosting Stuart C on his way up so I can get my own back.
I'm over at Machrie Friday, Sat, Sun - think its 23, 24 25 October home on the 26th.
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We’re looking for a game on the way back too if any one is free to host 3 cheeky scousers?
chellie
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Radbourne2010
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Watch it on catch up Peter...Scratch the above, the Champions vs Villa is now a 7.15 KO on the Sunday night, so can I have an early time, please? Ideally before Stuey, so he doesnt slow me up.
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PhilTheFragger
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Fortunately the A83 at Rest and be thankful , has reopened following some landslides
Didnt fancy the diversion much
Didnt fancy the diversion much
Jacko_G
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Fortunately the A83 at Rest and be thankful , has reopened following some landslides
Didnt fancy the diversion much
Personally I would look at continuing on the M8 to Gourock and get the boat (Western Ferries) from McInroys Point to Dunoon, drive to Portavadie and ferry straight into Tarbert where you're staying I believe.
Beautiful drive, breaks up the long journey.
2blue
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This ^^^^^ is by far the most relaxing way to go, though you can't book so there may be queues, but I doubt they'd be very long.
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How often do the ferries run?
Cake
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For the first ferry it looks every 30 mins early and late in the day, and early afternoon; every 20 mins the rest of the day... I’m not sure what is riskier for me travelling from Glasgow Airport on the 1st - trying to line up 3 ferry crossings, or taking the long drive round the A82/A83
PhilTheFragger
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Well our trip from Stoke (Overnighting there) to Tarbert is 352 miles and 6 hours 12 by car all the way
adding in the 2 ferry crossings reduces the distance to 308 miles, but knocks up the time to 6 hrs 42 plus waiting time for the ferries, so say 7 1/2 hours
so I'm inclined to stick with plan A, unless the A83 gets closed again
Besides, not been up that way before and the route by the side of Loch Lomond looks really nice
Good suggestion though, certainly keep it in mind
adding in the 2 ferry crossings reduces the distance to 308 miles, but knocks up the time to 6 hrs 42 plus waiting time for the ferries, so say 7 1/2 hours
so I'm inclined to stick with plan A, unless the A83 gets closed again
Besides, not been up that way before and the route by the side of Loch Lomond looks really nice
Good suggestion though, certainly keep it in mind
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Loch Lomond route, A83 is really picturesque, hopefully your journey goes to plan.??
williamalex1
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There's a few single track roads if heading to Portavadie , but the food there at the Marina is ist class and cottages are lovely and only 100 yards from the ferry.
azazel
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Gourock to Dunoon ferries are pretty good but I'd be wary of Portavadie to Tarbert as it's a small ferry and only takes about a dozen cars at a time, so if it ends up being a busy day for whatever reason you could be waiting for quite a while.
Liverbirdie
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Depending on how your getting on and where you want to stop and eat, Inveraray is a nice little town and has at least one pub in it and a little high street. Its about 5 hours into your journey, may be a good target.
There is also a little town/village on Loch Lomond that also had a pub (possibly Arrochar), which is about 1hr 30 away from tarbert, I think I stopped there on the way to Fort William a few years ago. You will heave gotten the M6 / M74 / Glasgow / Dumbarton traffic out of the way, so may be good stop off points.
PhilTheFragger
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Billy, we are staying in Tarbert at Struans on Wednesday night and getting the 7am ferry to Islay on Thursday morning ?
williamalex1
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At the Struan they'll probably just give you a key for the entrance and your room door, the owners weren't staying there when we visited , We were made welcome in the nearest pub plus it had plenty of space for social distancing
, restaurants and a chippy close by too. And not even a beer mat in sight
, enjoy guys, I hope the weather holds out for yous 
