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The previous evenings curry did not slow us too much as we climbed away from Moffat. At this point the cycle track continues to follow the old B7076 adjacent to the M6. Very few cars use this road which is great. Not so great is the appalling surface. On closer examination (I had plenty of time for this) I could see the problem. In England half inch stone chippings are spread on the tar, in Scotland they use small rocks. The result is almost unridable in places.
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The road climbed steadly for 20 miles over the Scottish low lands before dropping to Lanark where we stopped at the service station. By this time it was raining steadily and the opportunity to dry out and warm up was welcome.
Things had improved slightly by the time we left and so we got our heads down to some serious pedalling and arrived in the outskirts of Glasgow by 1.00pm
Looking for somewhere for lunch we must have found the most expensive pub in town as we were charged £6 for two sodas... (the New Inn in Bristol gets the award for cheapest at £1 for two!!) Needless to say we gave their sandwiches miss.
Moving on the expect deluge had still not arrived when we checked into the hotel in Milngavie just to the north of Glasgow centre. The highlands rise up to the north of the hotel, lost in low cloud as we enter the final stages.
I have been rather remiss in entering miles over the past days but total to date is 659.
Accomodation: Premier Inn
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