Driving an open top MX5 in the west Highlands is the midge equivalent of an open air buffet.
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Feel the need to âcome homeâ methinks?.. 
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For folks sake Slushy, donât post videos like that up while we are in lockdown. Elaineâs Uncleâs 80th birthday yesterday, and itâs their Diamond Anniversary Christmas Eve and they are in Inverness. We just want to be with them to give them a hug and celebrate with them. Then you go and post stuff like that. I can almost smell the heather.
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Soz mate.
On Level 2 here surrounded by Level 3s, so a 5 mile radius for the foreseeable future, not a load of fun.
My little corner of the UK kinda gets in your veins & soul.
Hard to describe.
IanH will understand too methinks. 
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Where is that IanH?
Going too slow!
In between Achnasheen and Gairloch, one of the best driving roads.
Agreed! I have a daughter in Kyle but havenât been this year. A835 great too.
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Happy New Year Paul & Elaine. 
( And McTrucky)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_asAnKCn_4&ab_channel=xxscaryspicexx
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Beautiful. Very Scottish without a bagpipe in sight. 
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So, it is happening! Just agreed sale on our Surrey bungalow, and drawing up a shortlist of Scotland homes to view next week⌠Going north next Wednesday and hope to make a decision in a couple of days⌠Hotels in Inverness are surprisingly cheap for some reason 
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Hope to be in our new castle with sea views, multi vehicle parking, and local pub by the end of April.
Looking forward to welcoming some of you on an NC500 mission to a BBQ or beer in passing in the summer.
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Iâm sure youâve reviewed the guidelines currently in place and are aware that there has been media reporting of quite a number of people being fined for anything classed as non essential travel.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-travel-and-transport/#exceptions
https://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/covid-19-police-scotland-response/faqs-police-powers/
Goof grief youâre right. I just looked for interest, we booked a night back in May 19 at the Craigmonie Hotel because it had parking. ÂŁ149. Currently around ÂŁ50 with breakfast.
I would be concerned about Covid rules mind. Isnât Nicola watching the border? But I think you have a passport?
Cannot spot a single clue of house hunting âexceptionsâ.
Very grey and confused area is house viewing. As I understand it, if a journey is a proven one EG also âessentialâ?? McTrucky would at least need a doc proving a set viewing appointment.
And even then some say only of an empty house EG new build, or the current people standing out in the garden dying of hypoâŚ
Even thenâŚthere seems a huge variety of âessentialâ interpretations.
What I do know is Polis Scot are getting very peeâd offâŚand tightening the noose.
I cannot even go the âBig Tescoâ in my own town instead of using the local one. Different post code.
Iâd certainly expect to get hauled in quite a lotâŚnot forgetting the A9 Big Bruv cameras.
Someone actually got done ( from my post code) for doing just that last week,
Are hotels open is one consideration. I know I can book them but that all depends from when and my purpose for staying there, eg business maybe.?
Covid guidelines are quite clear that anything to do with house hunting, purchase and moving are OK. I also spoke with a couple of estate agents who confirmed that they are still allowed to, and are actually doing viewings. They understood this would involve a 500 mile drive north for us.
We will have a list of appointments made in advance and documented, as well as hard copy of guidelines to share with anyone who is concerned.
To be honest, not looking forward to it, will be a bit of a slog, and if we donât find the perfect place, we will be a bit stuffed⌠we have committed to moving quickly to allow the purchaser of our house to beat the stamp duty deadlines.
As an aside, one of the places I have looked at on line was near to âHighland MX5 hireâ north of Inverness. Anyone on here?
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The weather is far from good at the moment and over the next few days, hopefully by the time youâre up it will be better.
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Poor man.
You are not exactly having the smoothest transition are you?
Since itâs FridayâŚplease excuse the following cliche:
" When the going gets toughâŚetc etc."
If you do find yourself homeless surely one if the Scottish estate agents could find you a short term rental property. If they donât have anything on their books they could probably come to an agreement with the owner of one of the many holiday properties that must be standing idle at the moment.
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