Re: A ride to the Scottish Borders.

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Nice teaser there buddy

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Thanks, rest of the travelogue follows

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I reached Rosslyn Chapel in about half hour to 45 minutes. The place is quite close to Edinburgh and I would really recommend this place for anyone visiting Edinburgh. Well Rosslyn Chapel is an interesting place and the reason for me to visit is that it features prominently in 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown. And the fact that I read the book and was living part of the story excited me

The Chapel has intricate carvings all over the place with each of the carving having its own story. One could spend the whole understanding the place, but I was hard pressed for time and my primary aim was motorbiking.

Here are some clicks of the place.


Visitor Center and the main entrance to the Rosslyn Chapel


The Rosslyn Chapel





The structure in the above pic had many intricate carvings. I took close-ups of some of them and created a collage. Can you read what's written on them?


Another view of the chapel.

Well that's me in the middle

Ok so back to motorbiking. I did not spend much time here and headed towards the A701...


The initial views told me that my real journey had begun!!!


...and on to the Scottish Borders.





To be continued...

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droooolllll....... just keep posting more of those exotic landscapes, must have been a delight to ride those roads. So compelling!!!

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Continuing from the previous post...

The person who was handling the bike hiring process had 'warned' me about the fantastic views I would experience especially along the A701. And I was not disappointed to say the least






Speed was not there in my mind at all, it was all about enjoying the ride and taking in the scenic views. And to top it the weather was just fantastic. It was mostly plains on either side dotted with grazing sheep.


"Objects in the mirror are more beautiful than they appear."

My next stop was Moffat, a quaint little town on the borders. And then a quick lunch break at the Moffat Mill.


Roasted veg panini and a cuppa hot chocolate. Even the biker needs to tank up.


Thank you 'random tourist' for clicking this pic.

So from here I took the A708 and headed towards St. Mary's Loch. The regular dose of scenic views continued but there was a nasty surprise in store along this road. More about it in a while.

One of the perils of riding alone is that there is no one to click a pic of you on the bike but when I was just exiting Moffat I spotted a gentleman busy clicking the landscapes and I requested him to click a pic of me on the bike, and here it is.



And then I continued with my journey along the A708.





Ok now coming to the nasty surprise bit. I was riding along and then I heard a noise. It sounded like a truck approaching, but the road is narrow for a truck to fit in properly. I slowed down a bit and looked both ways but couldn't see anything. The intensity of the sound increased and then I saw three RAF trainer jets whiz past by. I just stopped and didn't even have time to click any pics It's all captured in my memory now.

And it all happened at the below location.





I did wait for a while to try my luck if any more jets would pass by, but that was all the show I had for the day.

And I moved on... After a while I reached St. Mary's Loch. It's quite a big lake and very serene. I stopped for some clicks.











A panorama of St. Mary's Loch.


After this I headed back to Edinburgh as I had to return the bike on time. And this time I went full throttle



The bikes at the dealership from where I hired the Suzuki.

It was a great ride for the day and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Looking forward to doing something similar in the future and this time looking forward to do a longer ride.


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Yup truly, I'd call them natural 'speed-breakers'

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Wonderful capture for a day long ride. I am sure the addiction is just getting started.

Ride safe and wait to hear more.

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nice ride and great pics...

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Yeah it sure is, thanks

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Thanks buddy!!!

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really nice pics..
lucky you.. getting to ride on these gorgeous roads..
ride safe..

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Awesome pics bro.. I hope you enjoyed the ride thoroughly

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Hey thanks, yup I did