Tea break

At this great little cafe in the middle of nowhere- it has free wifi (Andy is working at the moment), free phone charging- my phone is charging- and tea and cake to go with it (had to pay for that. Looking for a B&B tonight to avoid the midges. Also, tent still very wet.

Aviemore

Lunch and tent drying in the park. No midges here!

200 miles

What a view!

Route 7 cycle way is fantastic - very quiet.

Slochd summit

...And knees still working.

Bridge at Tomatin

Tomatin

Coffe in Tomatin before tackling Slochd summit. Midges at camp site were still pesky this morning. Little bit of rain but nice and sunny now.

Auchnahillin

Arrived about 30 mins ago. Good day with rolling ride over the Black Isle.

A9 to Tain, then B9175 to Nigg Ferry. Ferry to Cromarty. Coffe then A832, B9171 and route 1 cycle way to Inverness. B9006 to Culloden. Visit to battle field then route 1 to Auchnahillin camp site.

Very peaceful though it may be midgey tonight cos the wind has dropped.

Stats:

50m
9.3 mph
2917m climb
Total so far 180m

Inverness

Just finished lunch - mussels and chips.

Cromarty

Half way to Cromarty - note how my bicycle is the one squashed against the railings (which are held together with rope).

Nigg Ferry