Details of today's route can be found here.
Today dawned cloudy but thankfully dry. The road surfaces towards Fort William are a definite improvement on yesterday and all this cycling seems to be paying off as Bob says that the hills seem more rideable. (He must be feeling fitter!)
The cloud got lower as the day went on and it was definitely feeling colder in the wind. The clouds were obscuring the tops of the mountains but the scenery was impressive none the less.
In the excitement of reaching a 'Welcome to the Highlands' sign Karl started the guys on an impromptu highland dance much to the amusement of passing traffic!
There were intermittent rain showers during the afternoon but the team made good time to Fort William so decided to push on another ten miles and cycle the hill up to Spean Bridge and the Commando monument. It certainly was a sobering moment to view the memorial garden with many current entries.
Whilst we were loading the bikes onto the car to drive to the B&B back in Fort William (I really don't know why they didn't cycle back ;) ) a guy from one of the visiting coaches asked if he could make a donation to the charity we are supporting and gave us a Scottish £20 note. What a really nice chap!
All this high speed riding has burned out Karl's other tyre now so we headed back to the bike shop in the town for two brand new tyres so that he could finish the trip confidently.
Karl spent a happy 30 minutes in the rain fitting his new tyres before we sorted ourselves out at the B&B and went in search of dinner.
Still on track to arrive at John O'Groats on Friday all things being well.
Still following you. Keep on going, you're nearly there. Jill and Trev.
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