We've been very consistent over the last 3 weeks; breakfast at 8am, then leaving promptly at 9am. We were rather special this morning, however - managing to faff for ages before we finally left Fort William an hour late!
Our route today took us along the famous Great Glen. The cycling proper started on the Caledonian canal uphill alongside "Neptune's Steps".
At the end of the canal we headed up onto a forest track which gave us fantastic views of the top of Ben Nevis near which Martin was mountain biking (still snow-capped in July - clear sightings of which are nearly as rare as those of Brigadoon).
Lunch at Invergarry was excellent; the best food we've had on the entire trip. Special mentions go to the "Haggis with bashit neeps and tatties" and the haddock chowder.
After lunch we sadly had to break away from the scenic stuff and use our "beloved" A82 - with nearly as many trucks and buses as yesterday.
The reward for surviving this road was an intermittent view of Loch Ness. No monster was sighted. However we did spot afternoon tea, coffee and cake at Drumnadrochit. The owner of the Drum Farm Cafe also donated to our charity fund - thanks!
The hill up to Beauly was described by Uncle Phil as "punchy but relatively short". We conclude that punchy is not a good thing, especially when the hill is 3/4 of a mile long. Louise pedalled all the way up but was still beaten to the top by a walking Fiona.
Our bed for the night is in the delightfully-named Muir Of Ord, which we're looking forward to after a lovely dinner.
Planned miles: 66.1
Actual miles: 68.2
Total miles: 941.9
Punctures: 0
Monsters spotted: 0
Steve's Helmet Humidity Index: 94% (punchy hill=excessive heat!)
Beer of the day: Belhaven Best (again, sorry)
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