There is a certain irony in the fact that it has hardly rained in the south of England over the last few months. This has been good for us as our preparation rides were mostly in the dry during the spring this year. Well, Scotland has made up for it now as it has rained constantly from the moment we arrived on Friday night and it is still raining now – at 8.00pm on Sunday night. And it has been cold – really cold, in fact the gadget on my bike was showing 8C this morning. This is not too much of a problem when you are cycling but it is shocking how quickly you can cool down when we take the schedule breaks and these come up every thirty miles or so.
Today was a relatively benign stage. It was on the shorter side at 99 miles and not too hilly. The scenery around Loch Ness was stunning and Sheridan has booked us into a wonderfully comfortable cottage in the grounds of a posh hotel called Inverlochy Castle. Morale is high within the team and we have just finished a great supper.
One last thing...I have to thank Hamish and Cheryl for making us so welcome at the Invershin Hotel, near Dornoch. They are a great young couple who are in the middle of renovating this hotel but they opened a few rooms specially for us and we enjoyed a special breakfast amongst the construction. Thanks again Hamish and Cheryl and if you fancy some salmon fishing or mountain biking then track them down.
Tomorrow is a tough day, 130 miles and 10,000ft of climb so its early to bed.....
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