We had finished North Coast 500 Day 4 in the rain, and we began North Coast 500 Day 5 in the rain. Yet again the weather would prove a major factor for the day. Today, we were due to cycle from Dundonnell to Ullapool. On paper, we considered this to be potentially the easiest day of the tour … on paper. Leaving Wilma’s Guesthouse we began by cycling alongside Little Loch Broom, we set off in the rain. Then cycled…
After nearly giving up at the end of North Coast 500 Day 3, I decided to keep going on North Coast 500 Day 4 on a mile-by-mile approach. The route, Gairloch to Dundonnell, was much shorter than the previous day, so hopefully that would help. Of course … it was still wet and windy! After leaving the Millcroft Hotel and briefly cycling along the coast, our journey began by climbing away from the sea along the A892 in the direction…
North Coast 500 Day 2 had been a challenge, with wind and rain having a major effect. Overnight, we saw more rain, but thankfully, once for North Coast 500 Day 3 it began dry. Today we would be cycling from Applecross to Shieldaig and on to Gairloch. It would be one of our longer days of cycling. We left Applecross Campsite and began our day by dropping down to the Applecross hamlet by the coast. Then cycled around the headland….
Having completed North Coast 500 Day 1 in the rain, the morning of North Coast 500 Day 2 at least began dry. The strong winds forecast, it seemed, would present the greatest challenge … or perhaps not. On our journey from Lochcarron to Applecross we had Bealach-Na-Ba standing in our way today. Upon leaving Lochcarron Hotel we continued our cycling along Loch Carron. We followed the loch for about four miles, and in doing so taking a slight detour. The…
Having spent the previous day travelling up to Inverness, finally the time to begin our North Coast 500 journey had arrived. Unfortunately, it was a wet and windy start to the tour … and this would be one of the themes of the tour. Today we would be making our way from Inverness to Lochcarron. The first of our 500 miles began with us dropping down to the River Ness. Then over Kessock Bridge. After crossing the bridge we cycled…
