Lochs, Canals and Ferries

After a tiring couple of days we were looking forward to a good rest at Loch Ness before heading off for our 3rd day. Unfortunately these plans where scuppered by sharing a room with 2 Scottish blokes; one who snored all night and the other who went to the toilet every hour on the hour throughout the night! I have known Mr Gough to be in better moods than he was this morning!

Anyway an early start and breakfast on the go meant we made good progress for our 63 mile leg. We also anticipated an easy day as we were taking cycle routes and tow paths.

Unfortunately while cycling along what seemed to be an endless tow path the weather decided to turn against us with driving rain, also the numerous pot holes in the path didn't help. Also we ended up doing a little cross country stint when we tried to take a shortcut along a cycle path, we would have been better off in a 4x4.

Mr Gough even had a few little incidents today with a trailer capsize and also running into some roadworks - I'm not the only one to have issues with roadworks!

Apart from the tow paths and the cross country we had a really good day and the scenery was fantastic.

We also bumped into a few friendly locals; one saved the day by getting us across the loch in his boat when we missed the ferry, due to them changing the timetable but not updating their website! Also Andy G met a friendly fellow when looking for somewhere to fill our water bottles up. We came across a shop on the otherside of one of the lochs and Andy G went in with 4 empty water bottles and came out with them filled up and a carry bag full of biscuits and cakes! The bloke obviously took pity on us and thought we needed feeding up, although by all accounts he had some strange ideas about global warming and adders...

Finally we arrived at the hostel at an amazing 3 o'clock for a good rest and hopefully a better nights sleep in preparation of our 97 miles tomorrow!