A long cycling day of 95 miles through some spectacular scenery.The weather held up; only a few showers. A typical misty moody day, all colors of grey, black and blue in the Lochs and sky. We started by visiting Loch Awe and Loch Awe church.
Later on, we crossed a bridge at Connel
and another at South Ballachulish with a view of Glen Coe (in cloud of course)
In the afternoon we spotted Ben Nevis wearing thick cloud.
We do not have accurate stats for today’s ride as Sarah’s
Garmin ran out of battery and Jo’s speedometer jumped off at a particularly large
hole the day before. Here is the map:
Well, thats day 9 in the bag but we are in serious danger of becoming bike heads..perhaps we have been cycling too long as we now:
- get excited at a smooth piece of tarmac
- point to holes and hazards, even when no one is following
- discuss botty welts and the effectiveness of Assoss cream with
people you hardly know (does after 9 days cycling count?)
- take photos on the move so not to lose the draft from the
wheel in front of the mini peloton
(Below: Vajrin and Sarah cycling the wrong way up Fort William High Street and Sarah with an 80+ year old local from Oban on the cycle path between Oban and Fort Billy )
- Argue whether Garmin or an ordinance survey map is more
accurate (the map wins!)
- start organizing clothes for the next day of cycling just
after you have got in
- miss being on the bike when not on it
- eat sweeties known up North as taiblet (everyone in Scotland has their own recipe "you'll be wanting some 'Tab") before cycling. Very sugary stuff!
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_(confectionery)
Should we start getting worried?
More tomorrow as we head up past Loch Ness.
Hey well done again. We have held the Littlestone Warren Open event today and although persisted with rain til 9.am cleared for a great dry day.
ReplyDeleteSadly it with yu tomoz.
Pack wet stuff.
In us a dry place tomoz ..........ie indoors.................... will be thinking of you.
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