The penultimate day. Sunshine to set us of from Tain on the ride to Bonar Bridge. Lovely ride along the Dornoch Firth. Turned North to Lairgs, where coffee was had outside a friendly Spar, in sun. Though the clouds were gathering and the wind was strengthening. A long slow climb form there to the Crask Inn, where we had lunch, and spotted the disturbing object pictured below. In the distance we could see the rain over the North West Highlands, but it seemed to move with us so we stayed dry. After lunch we started the decent to Altnaharra, and the rain arrived. After the bleak moorland we had climbed through, we now should have been having grand mountain scenery. Which was, of course, lost in driving rain and hail. Dropped down on the Southern side to find no rain there. Gradually thawed out on the run to Tongue and beside Loch Loyal. Despite frostbite some pictures were taken. Lovely drop into Tongue, where we anticipate the finish tomorrow. Tim wanted the record of his "helmet hair" a style he is thinking of adopting.
Dunroamin' the Highland gloamin'
ReplyDeleteTheir nostrils afire and foamin'
They took a look at the end
Which was a God send
But turned round and cycled home again
Practicing on a beautiful like that should have increased your eagerness to have better results. The atmosphere of
ReplyDeletethat place is just sooooo relaxing.
Fender Flares | Bushwacker | Bestops | Auto Parts and Updates