There was big excitement in Kingussie this morning. A dozen police were out, some with sniffer dogs, others with mirrors looking under cars. Anyway, we made good our escape before they caught up with us.
It rained and rained and rained and...... You get the idea.
We must be the cleanest people in Britain tonight. The rain fell down from the sky and was often blown at us sideways with the wind. There were splashes from the bicycle wheels, and any parts of us that were still dry got soaked by the spray from trucks.
Heading up past Aviemore went fine, but the next few miles were tough up to Slochd summit. There was a headwind, the rain was cold and the road was busy. Just a few yards before a break in the roadside barrier, a police car drove past. The passenger wound down the window and told us of the cycle track nearby. The timing was perfect and we got through the gap and onto the path. Since this wasn't our planed route, we hadn't investigated the route options. The cycle path was great and very well signposted. We went in towards Inverness and stopped for lunch and to try to defrost a bit. There were times during the morning when our destination seemed like an unreachable goal. Our speed had dropped as we battled with the rain, trying to keep warm and the traffic around us.
On then over the Black Isle to Dingwall, and on to Bonar Bridge. Once again going over a hill; on top there was a headwind that was icy. Still, the countryside was very atmospheric with low cloud and subdued lighting.
We got a great view of the river Oykel as we were coming in to Bonar Bridge. A vast dinner at the Bridge Hotel set us up for tomorrow.
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