E2E Day 22. Leaving Helmsdale Youth Hostel took us straight up a big long hill! Along the A9 and then onto the A99. After a while we turned off the main road and set off down some minor roads towards Watten where we had planned to have lunch. The scenery was a lot more bleak now. The was a section where there were sheep & lambs roaming around, so we had to be careful that they didn’t run across in…
E2E Day 21. Following a week of picture postcard scenery, today was back to reality. This was the longest day of our journey covering 73 miles. We set off over the Moray Firth. Then followed National Cycle Network paths through Bridgend to Tain where we had lunch. The afternoon proved a fairly relentless relentless slog straight up the busy A9. The scenery was quite nice but the lorries and headwind meant we couldn’treally enjoy it too much. We did manage…
E2E Day 20. Today an intrepid band of 8 set out on a scenic route to Inverness. We went back to Fort Augustus (about 9 miles) then round the other side of Loch Ness. This took us up a steep hill that seemed to go on forever! We stopped by Loch Tarff for a bit of a rest. There was then so more climbing but there were some great views from the summit. Lunch was at the Waterfall Cafe by…
E2E Day 19. The Glen Nevis Youth Hostel was at the bottom of Ben Nevis. The view of it from the door was great, although there were quite a number of midges flying around this morning! We set off and went back to Fort William and then set off down the Great Glen. Initially along the canal, through the forest (which was lovely and cool due to the shade from the trees). We then went along the main road for…
E2E Day 18 was a continuation of our Scotland experience. – more glorious weather and more stunning scenery. Today was a relatively relaxing day. We caught the 11.00am ferry for the Isle of Lismore. Then cycled along the one road across the island to the far end. The ferry runs hourly but not over lunch time. So we had a two hour lunch break soaking up the sun on the jetty. Glorious! After that it was back on the mainland for…
