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Graham's Pit Stop
3 old men to change a wheel?
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Looks familiar, where is it?
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Hi Steve
Graham may well know for certain but I think just inside the Scottish border, we were on our way to a week in Fort Augustus, Graham had an ongoing slow puncture issue and decided to change instead of just topping up. We had left Carlisle that morning and went along the M/A74 before swinging inland towards the east and Biggar for coffee.
Of course we were totally incapable of changing the wheel without much banter and wind up, great fun as usual ;-).
BR
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It cannot be Grahams pit stop , there is not a cafe in sight. 
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It cannot be Grahams pit stop , there is not a cafe in sight. You should have seen his impersonation of 'Pope Selection'.......
BR Colin
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Yes...
Actually JT, the photograph is taken from the wrong angle to show the café (which we didn't use).
Can't remember the village name but was north of Dumfries. Will get the map out later...
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Yes...
Actually JT, the photograph is taken from the wrong angle to show the café (which we didn't use).
Can't remember the village name but was north of Dumfries. Will get the map out later... Was this the year the heavens opened just north of Carlisle so we swung East and had a coffee in Biggar? I get confused as they tend to merge together ;-). I think it's the same year we went to the Falkirk Wheel? That could easily be nonsense.
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Yes indeed it was. I've still got the route plans somewhere... Back in a bit! 
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No, I haven't. had to get the road atlas out... We took the A75 west to Dumfries, then north on the A76. I think the village in the photo was Thornhill. Just north of there we turned right onto the A702 at Carronbridge. A great Morgan/ bike road. The rain hit before we passed under the M74 (I put the hood on under the bridge). I think you stopped before that. Rob and I waited at the M74 underpass for you, but you'd gone a slightly different route. Rob and I stayed on the A702 all the way to Biggar, for coffee (and cake ). At Biggar we also caught up with Geoff R. From there to PI Selkirk after visiting the Falkirk Wheel.
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the Falkirk Wheel. I have never seen it "in the flesh" but I have several times looked at it on the net. It is the most amazing bit of technology. Perhaps the next time we come to the UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel
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