Ride Day Eight: Golspie to Strathpeffer
And we finished (well sort of), today was the last leg of our main coastal tour round the North of Scotland. 49 miles of easier, rolling riding through countryside much more like ours in Warwickshire, with fields of crops, hedges and dry stone walling. The mountains in the background, however, and the sea by our side, ensured we didn’t forget where we were.
Ride Day Seven: Wick to Golspie
It seemed a gentler day’s ride to begin with, hardly any wind and the gradient not too severe. But that all changed when we got to Berriedale, a steep drop down, with some very battered looking barricades where a local coach only just avoided dropping 15 metres into the river the week before!
Ride Day Six: Reay to John O Groats to Wick
Starting with the view over to Doonreay reactor on our left, we set off towards John O Groats. The wind at our backs again and over terrain that was not quite as hilly meant our average speed was noticeably higher today.
Ride Day Five: Loch Eriboll to Reay
The scenery today has continued to be spectacular with wild moorlands, a view of deer again at the side of the road, and crossing the causeway at Tongue. We’ve finished up our ride at Reay, famous for the fast breeder reactor.