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Well I'm in the UK, but I paid £350. ZAR8250 ish? I actually bought six pairs of boots: Sidi Crossfire 3s, Gaerne SG12, Fox Motion-X, Leatt 4.5 Hydradri, Leatt 5.5 Flexlock Enduro and Alpinestars Tech 7. Have to do it that way, not much in the way of bike shops in the Highlands. :rolleyes...

Just pulled the trigger on a set of Leatt 5.5 Enduros. Make my Sidi Adventures look like a pair of slippers. Bit tarty, but having crunched my ankle again recently, and doing it twice in Namibia I'm all in for serious boots. They're remarkably comfortable, but I'm having to adjust my gear...

The Ford Dump. No, not where old Sierras go to die... Finally, a decent day. I'd been told about a nice road along the river Findhorn down from Dulsie Bridge, and also about a loch with a castle on an island just off a road I've been down hundreds of times. Time was short so it seemed like...

I always say Scotland is a big country jammed into a small space. The Gulf Stream takes the edge off the cold sea, but there are quite a lot of opportunities for fresh water swimming too. Bear in mind that the Cycling World Champs are starting very soon, and the big mountain bike part of it is...

If you are going to or from Skye, try to take the ferry from Mallaig. It's a great little trip and the 'Road to the Isles' is a good un, especially if you divert on to the old road around Arisaig (and the Silver Sands of Morar'). If you have time, take the bridge and head up Bealach na Ba to...

It's certainly a thing that the lakes drop in level - various organisations can take water from them including some farmers, hydro power and drinking water, and the river systems are fairly fragile. We had a lot more dry weather after this article was published so perhaps the boats on the canal...

Yeah, no shortage of green. :) Nice to be riding through forest that is closer to what nature intended rather than acres of farmed pine. I dislike riding in the rain, but, during the long dry spell we had through late May and June water levels were dropping fast in some important places like...

Sunshine at last, but sadly not too much time today, so we decided to explore fairly locally today and visit Glen Strathfarrar which is about 30 minutes from the throbbing metropolis that is Inverness. This is actually a private road, but you can take a vehicle up it (they limit numbers to 25...

You'll love it! Plenty of RRs here to give you ideas, but just two tips from me: Cederberg Oasis to stay heading north and watch out for the afternoon winds at Luderitz and Kolmanskop - blew me the hell around and I was on an 1100 GS. Get going early there!

Money problems led to the house gradually falling into disrepair, but what finished it off was it being bought by a Lady Islington who lived nearby who didn't like it being used as a keep fit 'school'. She took the roof off and stripped the interior. The old bag...

Short run out today to catch up with a mate over lunch in Tomich. The Coach House cafe provided some nice sarnies and the sun shone. Headed up the road a bit (some gravel!) to have a look at the state of Guisachan House, the former home of Lord Tweedmouth who bred the first Golden Retriever...

This weather! Actually pretty darn hot, for the north of Scotland anyway. So, wasn't about to miss what looked like the best of an excellent week, so me and Mrs Three Dawg packed a picnic onto the ol' GS and headed out, all jacket vents open. I've been meaning to revisit Strathconon and...

Pie-run-maniacs! Not exactly been the weather for pie-eating recently, unless you happen to be a Dundee-based cowboy, but the ride from Inverness to Lochinver is a cracker and it would be a shame to pass through without picking up a pastry-based treat or two at the famous Lochinver Larder...

After I smashed myself up bigly way back when, my wife is on her way to hospital (I'm in intensive care after 11 hours of surgery) with my then very young daughter. Obviously wifey is somewhat upset, but my daughter pipes up with "don't worry mummy, at least we're OK" Kids eh?:rolleyes:

So on another typically sunny Scottish day, me and Mrs 3D decided to take a trip over to Skye using the Glenelg ferry, the last manually operated turntable ferry in the actual world. To make time we took the A82 down the side of Loch Ness (I normally stick to the slower but less busy southern...

I have had two Blackview 'rugged' phones, both of which work well. My current BV5200 Pro rubs Android 12 and cost me less than 130 quid new. The previous BV6000 is mounted on ny bike and survived my 7 week trip to SA and Nam in 2021 just fine, although it did go a bit funny when I left it on...

5 ribs? Ouch! Get well soon.

Urgh, I am so un bike-fit, still feeling yesterday's ride in my bones. Never mind, couple of paracetamol and an ice cream and I'm good to go. Lovely day yesterday, so me and Mrs 3D headed down to Strathspey, then over the Cabrach and back to Sneckie via Strath Don and the Lecht. Hardly any...

Same mob damaging two different places?

Climbing up the trees at Dead Vlei and damaging them just for a better Insta pic. Shouldn't want them to fall but...