For once the day started with rain. The rain was fairly light and did little to spoil the day. At first we rode on the A82 but later discovered the Loch Lomond cycle trail down by the loch side. This gave us better opportunity for a pleasant ride and more opportunities for photo stops, of which there were several. The light rain and cloud made for some very moody photos.
There was some climbing to be done as we reached the end of the loch and started up to Crianlarich. By the time we reached Crainlarich it was lunchtime and we all felt low, although each one of us was keeping that to ourselves. We stopped for something to eat at a local store and sat at a picnic table outside. At that stage I felt exhausted and was seriously concerned
about my ability to go another 30 miles. In fact, we were all suffering the effects of the wrong food the evening before when we had fish and chips. As lunch kicked in we all perked up
We continued along the A82 through Tyndrum and Bridge of Orchy. The scenery became grander as we passed Loch Tulla and entered Glencoe. Again the mixture of light, and cloud produced dramatic scenery and all of us had cameras at the ready. Our final descent past the Three Sisters finally split us up with Richard and I being well behind Andrew and John as we kept stopping to admire the views and take yet more photos. Eventually, we dropped off the A82 to join the old road down to the Youth Hostel.
Again we had a fine sunny, summers evening. Having washed clothes and got ourselves organised we set off for the walk back to the pub for a meal and realised that we were the meal. The place was a midgefest. There was a campsite close to the hostel where there was abundance of fires burning, no doubt to keep the little peskies away. When we got to the pub we would all have preferred to sit outside but that wasn’t an option.
Back at the hostel the midges continued to be a problem. I went to the toilets during the night. The window was open and as soon as I stepped inside I was swatting away. The room we were in also proved extremely hot, probably in part because the window was closed to keep midges out. I propped the door open to keep some air circulating but Andrew got up at about 5.00 am simply to get away from the heat.
There was some climbing to be done as we reached the end of the loch and started up to Crianlarich. By the time we reached Crainlarich it was lunchtime and we all felt low, although each one of us was keeping that to ourselves. We stopped for something to eat at a local store and sat at a picnic table outside. At that stage I felt exhausted and was seriously concerned
about my ability to go another 30 miles. In fact, we were all suffering the effects of the wrong food the evening before when we had fish and chips. As lunch kicked in we all perked upWe continued along the A82 through Tyndrum and Bridge of Orchy. The scenery became grander as we passed Loch Tulla and entered Glencoe. Again the mixture of light, and cloud produced dramatic scenery and all of us had cameras at the ready. Our final descent past the Three Sisters finally split us up with Richard and I being well behind Andrew and John as we kept stopping to admire the views and take yet more photos. Eventually, we dropped off the A82 to join the old road down to the Youth Hostel.
Again we had a fine sunny, summers evening. Having washed clothes and got ourselves organised we set off for the walk back to the pub for a meal and realised that we were the meal. The place was a midgefest. There was a campsite close to the hostel where there was abundance of fires burning, no doubt to keep the little peskies away. When we got to the pub we would all have preferred to sit outside but that wasn’t an option.
Back at the hostel the midges continued to be a problem. I went to the toilets during the night. The window was open and as soon as I stepped inside I was swatting away. The room we were in also proved extremely hot, probably in part because the window was closed to keep midges out. I propped the door open to keep some air circulating but Andrew got up at about 5.00 am simply to get away from the heat.
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