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Thanks for these two postings. Much appreciated

Has nobody booked a boat bike tour using De Amsterdam as the river boat on the Southern Holland tour in 2019?

I didn't expect to stir things up this much.

I wonder why mjr thinks a flashing light is a waste of energy?

I have for example a Cateye rear light which will last only 3hours on steady but 30hours on flashing. How can that be a waste of energy, surely it's conservation of energy. Yes or no?

All good stuff. Many thanks To mjr, a wee bit of information. The lights are for a different reason to the flag during day time .The lights can be seen from well over 500yards so that there is plenty of early warning to traffic from front or rear. The flag is invisible at that distance, although the...

I have read conflicting reports about the use of flashing lights on the continent. Can anyone clarify what is allowed and what is not allowed in these three countries. The battery life of a rechargeable light can be so much more on flashing mode that it makes the choice of lights of a decent brightn...

Thanks for that news. It's good to see that something has been done for the benefit of the community between Benderloch and Ledaig.

Have you any information about the Duror missing link?

Cheers

I've just been looking at some pictures of the DeAmsterdam on a website which has appeared since last year. There's a shot taken from the lounge looking back towards the reception area and it looks as if there is something close to the wall on the right just before the sliding door. That was the spo...

I agree with the comments about the forestry track by Loch Lochy, it's very bumpy. Can I recommend a wee diversion to the Clan Cameron Museum ar Achnacarry. It's well worth a visit. As well as the Clan Cameron history, it has a section on Jacobite history and a very interesting room devoted to the C...

Last August we were on a BoatBike tour on the river boat De Amsterdam. On the Thursday morning (with two nights to go on board) one of the exit sliding doors on opening, knocked me over whereupon I knocked my wife over. She sustained a broken arm and other injuries.I escaped with bruising. She is st...

Our visit there will be in early July and we are looking forward to doing this loop having done the cycle path from Benderloch to the long layby a couple of times. On one of the visits we arrived at the Creagan Inn just as the heavens opened looking forward to shelter and a bite to eat, only to be m...

Thanks both. We are quite familiar with parts of the Oban to Fort William cycle route, but our previous visits were when my wife had a Pashley Tri-1 upright trike. Since then she has obtained an ICE Adventure which has opened up a much wider range of possible routes without having to constantly be l...

Trike recumbent users. Has anyone used this short loop off the NCN route 78. The intention is to go from The Crearan Inn via Port Appin and back via Appin. Presumably there are stretches of single track road, but it looks as if it would be quiet until Port Appin. Maybe after that, things might chang...

All good stuff, thanks

Ah Hercule, thanks. It could be Santa at his summer residence.

These are very helpful links.

Cheers

Yes, it is. I'm sorry I wasted your time Bob, but it's all useful stuff for future reference. She's preparing for a London to Amsterdam supported ride with the MS Society in June.

Many thanks.