Derek Batty

I was thinking of selling my seven couple years ago ,,phoned round the lot GP seemed the friendliest and most helpfull plus best price

derek

Hi I contacted you last year about your trip to the isles ,, was poss thinking of going next year poss may just wondered if you booked all the ferries before you went or just turned up hoped for the best 

many thanks 

Derek 

I’m afraid not much seems to have happened stay clear of the Barbie and the grog 

derek

Your. Bloody nuts.   Derek 

Your bloody nuts it’s freezing 

Hi Kieth how did your trip to Harris go 

Derek 

Yes good trip anyway.   Met bloke called Bruce sevens.  He had been in Fran c,e previous.   Week and had good weather.   Met him for couple days.  At   Glen Elg inn nice place having breakfast.   Looking over to sky one minute you could see it next all white.   But went for run over weather crap.  Place absolutely full 

Derek 

Wasn’t.  Lucky with weather this time just come back from Scotland rain every day for last nine days not had hood down.   Glenelg ferry to sky.   Which was covered in mist and raining   Hell of a seven mile road when you get of Glenelg ferry to main road.   Makes roads round drumbeg.   Look like a smooth motorway 

derek

Love the colors but bet the cops like it better they will see it for miles hope the brightness fools there cameras 

derek

Thanks     Keith.    Must have been lucky on both trips first in May after Yorkshire pie run then year after   End august .   Not many midges poss lucky 

or yorkshire blood  is to rich for them           Mate of mine goes fishing to place called rosehall north of Inverness  we went one year just for couple days got Eaton alive.      Hope third time lucky.     Roads quiet on both runs but all accomadation full 

but now book much in advance as poss.    So nice job just aft Xmas sorting out route and acommadation    Like sorting trip and once booked something to look forward to      Hoping to do a few trips next year first.    Being Yorkshire pie run.   Did first two but missed last year  

enjoy your run.  

Derek

 Hi.    Keith.    Could you let me have some info when you get back.  As planning trip next year not sure dates but poss beginning May.   Like the run round western isles.    Like west coast of Scotland.     

Derek

Have done applecross twice once each way must admit think    anti clockwise  best view down last  bit of pass.  Stoped both times at applecross inn for meal great crab salad.        Tried to book there for night but     Both times full was talking to bloke there he says.   Peak times they get booking year plus in advance 

derek 

 Hi.    simon did you get a ferry from Ullapool to sky.   ??  Been to sky couple times over bridge and ferry ,,this year staying at Glenelg  and. Getting small ferry over from nr Glenelg. Hotel 

derek

Hi thanks for blog on western isles.  Looked great trip and doing  NC run again this year and skye.   But would love to do the western isles run 

poss do write up for mag. And contact club as they looking for diff trips 

derek

Hi Paul.   What’s the unit. Under the  mirror.    Did you fit the change up lights or were they on when you bought it       Derek

Don’t no if you went to  donnington Paul if you did there was a pink  Seven there just as you went into the trade stands on the right hand side.  It’s been for sale on piston heads think around £25 000 bright pink absolutely loaded.  Not. sure which  engine   But total beast of machine kay said that looks nice you could get that for me.        Instead put price of that to her car bought a new Honda CR-V.    Could just se her picking up grandkids from school in pink  seven           Ps may be up your part of the world.      Later this year        Derek

Just found this Paul.    Still not got the hang of  I pad  looks nice even.  Like the  colour And.  Nice set of wheels.          Derek

If I can manage it any body can cos anybody who reads my notes will have realised I'm crap at English and cannot spell. Derek

Now all booked nc 500 first night sun 21 August  staying pitlochry.   Then nights after are    Helmsdale.  borgie.  Ullapool.  Sheil bridge  inveraran.  Dumfries.  Cocker mouth then back iom wondered where plus dates Scottish meets where.  If any body is planning this trip in future plan well ahead if doing August as we could not get places or hotels we wanted to stay they are booked well in advance think it may be easier early or later in year   Hope to se a few sevens on way round also a it of good weather.  Derek 

Ps just came back to iom had week in Wales not in seven good job as it was a bit wet we called into book atrack on way back was a bit  sparce not much in showroom   But fantastic setting on way back to Liverpool for boat back to iom also called oak mere classics could not believe no of evoras and eilises  plus poss 7 or 8 sevens made very welcome with nice cup of coffee 

Ps I connot spell either.   Derek

Clad you had ago of trip as I am planning to do north coast  500 end of August going in op direction as every trip seems to go from Inverness to west coast but I am planning from Inverness  up east coast  first then down to Lake District and back to iom around 1150 miles poss taking 10 days hope weather ok   

Any more info on cater ham  Midlands bought car last June very pleased with ales ect