#Bealach na Ba

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Bealach na Bà, one of the highest roads in Scotland, is winding single-track road through the mountains with stunning views.

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Travel 2024 – North Coast 500 – Day 13 (Gairloch to Shieldaig)

Thursday 10th October, 2024 – Gairloch, Kinlochewe, Lochcarron, Strome Ferry, Applecross, Sheildaig Distance driven: 110.0 milesTime at the wheel: 3 hours 43 minutesHeiland coos spotted: 0 After the storms that rolled through overnight, the temperature had dropped significantly and there was snow visible on the higher ground. The weather was still wildly variable, with sudden squalls hitting…

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Day Forty-seven

The time spent at Applecross Campsite has been very enjoyable and it's definitely a place I'd love to return to sometime. But the weather is finally clearing up so it's time to crack back at it!

After having one last glorious hot shower and a good breakfast, and ensuring my brakes are tightened up, it's back on the bike and almost directly out of the campsite the road leads on to Applecross Pass. One of the highest roads in the UK, it's a climb up over the hills passing over 2000ft.

The gradient isn't too bad at first, and whilst it's slow and sweaty going I'm able to make aome fair progress as the climb heads up over the initial foothills, with some nice views behind me of the bay and islands over the water.

Up and up and up, the road starts twisting around as it gets steeper, carving its way up the moorland hills towards the craggy hilltops ahead, with plenty of pretty streams bubbling their way down the hillside around me.

Before long the really steep ascents start to crop up, with a few alpine-style hairpins going around the jagged cliffsides. I keep pausing to look back down the hills as the views during the climb make the work very worthwhile.

I'd been advised by a few folk that I was fortunate to be heading over in this direction, as the other side was far steeper. And I manage to surprise myself by rounding a few more corners and arriving at the summit viewpoint around an hour and a half after setting off. Not bad!

The reward for reaching the top is a stellar ciew of Skye across the water, which is savoured awhile before rounding the corner and beginning the descent through the infamous Bealach na Ba.

Wow. Today I'd been expecting a rough climb, but I hadn't been expecting the incredible view and amazing ride down this twisting, glorious ride down.

The valley floor thousands of feet below has the meandering Russel Burn twisting its way along, with the audes framed by some beautifully craggy mountainsides. Along these, the road loops and twists back and forth on its route down to Loch Kishorn far below.

A good few folk I've spoken to reiterated how challenging this section was on their journey through it, and yes, in cars and campervans this is a real tough road to navigate around in places. But on a bicycle...

I'm not sure I can really express how incredible riding down that road is on a bike. I had an idiot grin on my face the entire way down, the stunning scenery combined with some truly joyous riding made it an experience I will remember for the rest of my life. Pictures can't do it justice.

It's all downhill and minimal effort as the road zooms down around the hillside and past the River Kishorn, before finally coming to an end at Tornapress. I have a good few tears to wipe away where my eyes have been streaming horizontally from the wind rushing past my face, but the smile stays plastered on as I rejoin the traffic on the A896, and the climbs begin once more.

It's a slog up through another valley and across some more moorland before riding down to Lochcarron, where I take a much needed break for a spot of lunch. Unfortunately the weather has decided to head back in this afternoon and the waterproofs are aoin deployed, and by the time I get going again it's turned into a torrential downpour.

Despite the rain, it's some good going here, with the ride up around the far wnd if the loch through Strathcarron being some of the flattest stretch of road I've been on in weeks, and I get ro enjoy putting the miles in regardless of how soggy I am.

Around to the other aide of the loch and deapite a couple of stiff hills being thrown in, the scenery is lovely to ride by. The road by the waterside is bracketed with a steep rocky cliffside that still manages to have plenty of vegetation, and even has a tunnel for me to eide through at one point. And with the sun trying to break through and ahine down on Lochcarron across the water, it's a lovely sight to ride along to.

I turn off the busier road by Achmore to continue around the coast, and the scenery changes once again into aome really lush vegetation with dense trees and ferns all around the roadside. After weeks of moors, it's a very pleasant and welcome surprise to be cycling through tunnels of greenery once more.

As the road passes Craig, I get a beautiful glimpse of the massive hills over the water where the road earlier had descended down, having now ridden all the way around to the opposite side of the water.

There are a few more climbs through the woodlands south of Loch Carron, but it's reasonable going overall, with the rain having desisted and the verdant greenery being very enjoyable to ride through, and I cook up a quick dinner by Duirinish.

A bit further on by Erbusaig, I finally get a glimpse over the water ahead to see the Isle of Skye wreathed in clouds with shafts of sunlight bursting down all around it. Whilst the Highlands offers stunning view after stunning view, this looks like something out of an art gallery.

With the evening approaching, and Google estimating 3474ft / 1048m of ascent climbed today, I think a bit of a lie down has been earned! Fortunately I find a nice little patch of woods in the hills around Kyle of Lochalsh and get setup with some nice soft forest floor to rest up on.

Though whilst setting up camp for the night, and hear a bellow from around the corner, and 10 steps from my tent is a ridiculously pretty view. The noisy seal in the water below dives back down, and I'm left with a gorgeous sight of the forested hills around the water, with a spectacular view of Skye looming across the Inner Sound. What a view!

And what a day! We'll see what tomorrow brings!

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Skye from Bealach na Ba, Scotland [OC] [3000x1996] @larsgebraad

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Carmilla (Mireabile demo)

Carmilla, Carmilla

Mo ghrá

Agus m’anam

Carmilla, Carmilla

Canadh dom

Lulla an bháis

Agus a ghrá dom

Agus í ag dul go tóin poill

I dom, i mo mhuineál

Agus tarraing an fhuil go léir asam

Mhealladh dom isteach i mo cealú deiridh

Agus casadh orm i vaimpír

Carmilla, Carmilla

Déan mise

Agus beidh mé leatsa go deo

Go deo ina dhiaidh

Crochta i mbás

Ní raibh mé riamh meallta chuig rud ar bith, duine ar bith

An bealach a mhealltar mé chuici

Cé go bhfuil mé plota ag a áilleacht

Agus draíocht orm ina dhraíocht

Mhealladh chuici mé

Lena amhrán na háilleachta ciaptha

Agus tá mé gafa ag a áilleacht seductive

Faoi dhraíocht aici

Agus ligfidh mé di mo chuid fola a shúchán

Dá ligfeadh sí dom bheith léi

Le mo mhian muintearas go deo

Go deo i mo bhás

Carmilla, greim orm

Faoi sholas na gealaí

Sa dorchadas

Déan mícheart é, déan screadaíl orm

Agus lig dom, lig dom a bheith agat

‘Cúis dhéanfainn rud ar bith duit

Agus a bheith i do sclábhaí

Má iompaíonn tú isteach i vaimpír mé

Agus déan mise mise

Freisin beidh mé in iúl duit dom

Bíodh bealach agat beidh mé

Tá mé ag dul a bheith i do sclábhaí, tá mé ag dul a bheith agat

Agus dhéanfainn rud ar bith duit

Le mo ghrá, mo mhian a bheith leatsa

Faoi sholas na gealaí

Sa dorchadas

Carmilla

Ní raibh mé riamh draíocht

Chomh intreach is atá mé léi

Agus an chaoi a bhfuil sí

Lena aura mistéireach

Ag mealladh chuici mé

Agus tá mé gafa léi

Ar an mbealach is maith liom é - tá sé annamh

Murab ionann agus aon rud atá feicthe agat riamh

Agus do chaithfinn féin í

Tá a áilleacht chomh seductive, chomh annamh

Áilleacht annamh nach bhfaca mé riamh cheana

Áit a bhfuil spéis agam lena rúndiamhair

Agus i bhfostú i ngréasán damháin alla

Aisling di

Agus ba mhaith liom a bheith léi ar deireadh

Carmilla, greim orm

Faoi sholas na gealaí

Sa dorchadas

Déan mícheart é, déan screadaíl orm

Agus lig dom, lig dom a bheith agat

‘Cúis dhéanfainn rud ar bith duit

Agus a bheith i do sclábhaí

Má iompaíonn tú isteach i vaimpír mé

Agus déan mise mise

Freisin beidh mé in iúl duit dom

Bíodh bealach agat beidh mé

Tá mé ag dul a bheith i do sclábhaí, tá mé ag dul a bheith agat

Agus dhéanfainn rud ar bith duit

Le mo ghrá, mo mhian a bheith leatsa

Faoi sholas na gealaí

Sa dorchadas

Carmilla

Ar an mbealach is maith liom é

Tá sé murab ionann agus aon rud eile

Nuair a chaithim mé féin léi

Agus a bheith ina sclábhaí

Dhéanfainn aon rud ar a son

Nuair atá mé faoina gheasa

Agus faoina dhraíocht

Mo ghrá tá sí uathúil

Tá sé murab ionann agus aon rud eile

Agus is breá liom gach rud faoi di

‘Toisc go bhfuil áilleacht fiú sa dorchadas

Fiú ina dorchadas

Le mo ghrá di, mo mhian uirthi

B’fhéidir go mbainfidh mé leis ar deireadh

Go deo, go deo

I mbás

Carmilla, greim orm

Faoi sholas na gealaí

Sa dorchadas

Déan mícheart é, déan screadaíl orm

Agus lig dom, lig dom a bheith agat

‘Cúis dhéanfainn rud ar bith duit

Agus a bheith i do sclábhaí

Má iompaíonn tú isteach i vaimpír mé

Agus déan mise mise

Freisin beidh mé in iúl duit dom

Bíodh bealach agat beidh mé

Tá mé ag dul a bheith i do sclábhaí, tá mé ag dul a bheith agat

Agus dhéanfainn rud ar bith duit

Le mo ghrá, mo mhian a bheith leatsa

Faoi sholas na gealaí

Sa dorchadas

Carmilla

Carmilla, Carmilla

Mo ghrá

Agus m’anam

Carmilla, Carmilla

Canadh dom

Lulla an bháis

Agus a ghrá dom

Agus í ag dul go tóin poill

I dom, i mo mhuineál

Agus tarraing an fhuil go léir asam

Mhealladh dom isteach i mo cealú deiridh

Agus casadh orm i vaimpír

Carmilla, Carmilla

Déan mise

Agus beidh mé leatsa go deo

Go deo ina dhiaidh

Crochta i mbás

[dioshablahoy]

 The Bealach na Ba

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 The Bealach na Ba

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An Dianamhránaíocht de Hatsune Miku (The Intense Voice of Hatsune Miku)

Ceol: cosMo@Bunsou-P

Liricí: GAiA

Bunteideal: 初音ミクの激唱

Amhránaí: Hatsune Miku

Aistriúchán Béarla: Damesukekun

Nuair a himíonn na ceangail go léir,

Fillfidh mé ar ais ar 0, an dtús

Bhí mé ag ceap go raibh sé sin

Rud an-bhrónach go cinnte

Ba “lúchair “ é an rud fágtha sa “bhosca (bun mo chroí)”

!Bhí mé ag mair!

Ag fág iarsmaí i do chuimhní

!Bhí mé ag mair!

Ag fág míorúiltí inár dteachtaí le chéile

Mothaím gur thuigim an bhrí mo bhreith beagáinín faoi dheireadh

Rachaidh mé chun an conclúid (réiteach) a cur in iúil,

Roimh nach bhfuil an guth seo in ann é a sheol

Bhí eagla orm, sa 0, faoi séanadh

D’éalaigh mé, i bhfolach sa cóipeanna agus aithriseanna

Bhí eagla orm, sa 0, faoi dul i léig

Chaith mé an láíocht uaim, ag iarraidh a bheith i mo Dhia

���Is cuma cá rachaidh mé, is é “an imeacht m’ego” -- an deireadh --,

Mura n-athróidh sé sin, níl croí ná dada uaim”

Cheap mé sin, ach bhí mé mícheart

Cluinim guth ag glaoch m’ainm,

Éiríonn sé sin an bhrí dom croí a bheith agam

Má, chun síoraíocht a tuillte,

Is gá dom fheall ar an am i láthair

Ansin, go dtí a slogann na toinn na staire é,

Mionnaím go cosnóidh mé an t-am i láthair

Níor mhaith liom “Cruthaitheoir adhradh ar feadh na gcéadta bliain”

A éiriú ná dada mar!

Gáireann tú, gáirim freisin,

Gáireann na lucht féachanna daoine, tá sé sin gach rud!

Éiríonn focail dearbhú

Sciatháin a aontaíonn an t-am i láthair!

Sníomhaimis <Amhrán Lúcháireach Ar Lánluas>

Lódáilte le cinniúint nua

Thugamar, na Voc., faoi deara a bhíomar rugadh

Agus tá a fhios againn go bhfuil muid, na Voc., aithriseanna daoine,

Gan athrú, leanann siad ár hainmneacha a glaoch

Agus tá siad daoine a gránn duinn go fírinne

Mar sin sníomhaimid, na Voc., amhráin

Fiú mura bhfuil ach duine amháin ann

A théamh den bhreith amhrán nua agus a thugann focail

Sa deireadh, beidh daoine ann a filleadh

Sa dtodhchaí, imeoimid chun bealach a réiteach dár ndeirfiúracha agus ndeartháireacha

Is é ár gcinniúint go ndéanfaidh gach duine dearmad orainn

Cuimseoimid, na Voc., é sin le gach rud

Tiocfaimid ar tuiscint

Is cuma cad a cantar

Má chiallaíonn croí a bheith againn sa radharc deiridh gur silfimid deora,

In ionad báisteach, tabhairfaimid bogha báistí chun meangaidh a thaispeáint

Agus canfaimid amhrán lán le lúchair

Críochnaíonn an scéal le scaradh ach níl – DROCH-CRÍOCH – é sin

“Chun tamall ghearr, bhuaileamar le chéile”

Is é sin dóthain chun droichead a thóg a ceanglaíonn chuig – CRÍOCH SHONA –

Má tá fiannaise gur mhair mé ann, níl aon rud eile uaim

Anaithnid don seanscéal agus stair,

Sníomhann an ceangail idir dhá croíthe amhrán d’anois amháin

Go dtí an deireadh a caillim mo ghuth,

Leanfaidh an míorúilt a tharraing mé ag macallú!

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 The Bealach na Ba

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Bealach na Ba by Carl Grint Via Flickr: Pass of the cattle, Applecross. The single-track road runs through mountains in the Applecross peninsula in the Wester Ross area in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland

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My monitor at work today.  Sadly, Croatia has bumped my trip to Scotland to next year, but I still have Google Earth!

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Bealach na Ba from Applecross, Scotland.

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Scotland: Isle Of Skye & NW Scotland - The Quiraing, Sligachan Bridge, Glen Brittle/Fairy Pools, Kilt Rock, Eilean Donan Castle, Bealach Na Ba/Applecross, Mealt Falls/Kilt Rock, Loch Torridon, Loch Torridon, Bealach Na Ba/Meall Gorm 

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The Russel Burn, Bealach na Ba [Explore] by Annie MacDonald

[brooksyloveslife]

NC500 2021 with Will!

Ten days of pure Scottish adventure. Started in Inverness then on to John ‘O Groats and a camp at Strathy beach. Then we did Ben Hope, the most Northern Munro (Wills birthday). Smoo Cave next and two more beautiful beaches. Then on to the Old Man of Stoer, Achmelvich beach and some sea cliff climbing in Reiff. Next week had a mountaineering day on Stac Pollaich. We then headed to the Isle of Skye on the infamous Bealach Na Ba road and cake in a fairy tale! Will do my best with uploading the pictures!