Tuesday 14 May 2013

Day 12

Accomodation:  Myrtle Bank Guest House 

www.myrtlebankguesthouse.co.uk

One correction and some additional info from yesterday.  First Inverlochy is on the A85, not the A82, but then I am sure that you all appreciated that....

Secondly, the nephew of the chef who cooked our meal last night was the guy who cycled none stop around the world (on TV a while back) Thought you would all like to know that..

Anyway, so much for editors notes. Today has been quite a mixed bunch of weather experience.  We have had winds ( the wrong direction type) , rain, hail and, thank goodness,  sun.






There must be a coffee and cake shop somewhere?


First we headed West alongside Lake Awe, against the wind, to Connel where we turned north and we started  to get hammered by heavy rain. Clearly it was time for a coffee break. Over the last few  days I have grown fond of the chocolate caramel slice whereas Steve definitely has a preference for carrot cake. To each his own..




Wet start, and yes, that is snow on the hills











Naturally,  the landscape remained the star of the trip. If you have never visited this part of the world before put it on your "to do" list.  You don't have to be on a bicycle, but its a great way to see it.After coffee we continued north along the coast, experiencing further bouts of heavy rain before the sun came out as we finally turned east, rejoining the
A82  for our final 10 miles to Fort William.










Despite the weather Steve and I continue to enjoy the trip immensely. Legs are holding up well, although a bit creaky for the first 30 minutes of each day.

Tomorrow will be a long day as we head up to Inverness so we are keeping our fingers crossed for benign weather.


Miles so far  757