I'm a cyclist get me out of here!

A restful night was had by all in the hotel on Arran, although a new injury has been added to the list of tired legs and sore knees which Andy G sustained while tucking into his Haggis on the previous evening...

After another fried breakfast we headed off and enjoyed the picturesque ride to the ferry. After a longer than expected ferry journey we were dumped in the middle of a busy noisy smelly town. It was a complete culture shock to have to deal with lorries, buses and far too many cars after spending the last 4 days cycling through beautiful, unspoilt and quiet countryside.

Previously the most dangerous aspect of our ride was the odd roadworks, a bridge here and there and the speed we came down some of the hills. Now we had to negotiate our way along dual carriage ways and trying to avoid going through red lights (Andy G only missed one!)

Both of us just wanted to turn back and jump on the ferry back to Aaron.

But we pressed on and after a couple hours safely negotiating a couple of towns we headed back into the countryside, which was a welcome relief although by this stage it was raining quite heavily.

Arrived safely but a bit damp at the hostel and I think we are the only ones staying here, which is no surprise as we really are the middle of no where.

Anyway onto day 6 tomorrow and heading back into England I believe. Which after today's experience with civilisation, I'm not sure whether I'm looking forward to or not.

Btw Andy G just managed to burn the inside of his mouth with the Haggis - nothing more interesting than that I'm afraid!