This was my biggest challenge so far cycling 80 miles to Ballachulisch mostly along the banks of Loch Ness. The day started fine with another glorious Scottish day. The first few miles of mains roads leaving Inverness behind behind me were not very inspiring but as soon as I hit Loch Ness everything changed:
Loch Ness was beautiful so I made an early stop for lunch at the Loch Ness Hotel and Visitor Centre to try and take it all in:
After a very hearty steak and ale pie I pushed on. Although Loch Ness was beautiful it was by no means flat! This has to be up there as one of the toughest days, which was not helped by the fact my muscles hadn't properly acclimatised to cycling all day every day.
Before I got to my final destination for the day I passed through Fort William. By this time I was exhausted and it was raining again so I managed to squeeze into a Subway before it closed. And, with a chicken teryiaki sub and a cookie I managed to get a second wind and flew the last 15 miles to the B&B. By the time I got there I was so stiff, that a seriously hot bath and Deep Heat were needed to recover my legs from premature rigamortis!
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