Day 14
Miles completed today 69
Total Miles 965
An unexpectedly enjoyable day as we managed to cycle 69 rain free miles from Queensferry to Pitlochry.
Early breakfast meant we set off from Queensferry ahead of the weather and managed to reach Kinross via Dunfermline in the dry. I still don’t like the route through Dunferminline (remembered from last year) but the descent into Kinross is still fabulous.
Lovely coffee and cake stop followed by a dash to Perth - riding through the valley surrounded by heavy showers on either side on the hills. We arrived just ahead of the clouds!
We were then into full “rain avoidance” mode - having lunch in Perth for 2.5 hours during the most torrential downpour ... we saw many painted penguins and Adam had salad and no cake for lunch (just wrong!).
We then made our escape and cycled through huge puddles but still in the dry to Dunkeld. Buoyed by Geraint Thomas’s Time trial performance and a cake we then powered onto Pitlochry along a beautiful path along the river Tay. Far fewer hills today than we were expecting .. are we really in Scotland?!!
Day rounded off with a lovely evening having steak with Catherine and Gordon Baird - Adam also loved the old fashioned sweet shop in Pitlochry that was still open as we arrived and couldn’t resist some blackcurrant Bon bons.
Another day of dodging rain beckons tomorrow but we definitely saw Inverness on the signs today so we can’t be too far away - Less than 250 miles to go!!
Early breakfast meant we set off from Queensferry ahead of the weather and managed to reach Kinross via Dunfermline in the dry. I still don’t like the route through Dunferminline (remembered from last year) but the descent into Kinross is still fabulous.
Lovely coffee and cake stop followed by a dash to Perth - riding through the valley surrounded by heavy showers on either side on the hills. We arrived just ahead of the clouds!
We were then into full “rain avoidance” mode - having lunch in Perth for 2.5 hours during the most torrential downpour ... we saw many painted penguins and Adam had salad and no cake for lunch (just wrong!).
We then made our escape and cycled through huge puddles but still in the dry to Dunkeld. Buoyed by Geraint Thomas’s Time trial performance and a cake we then powered onto Pitlochry along a beautiful path along the river Tay. Far fewer hills today than we were expecting .. are we really in Scotland?!!
Day rounded off with a lovely evening having steak with Catherine and Gordon Baird - Adam also loved the old fashioned sweet shop in Pitlochry that was still open as we arrived and couldn’t resist some blackcurrant Bon bons.
Another day of dodging rain beckons tomorrow but we definitely saw Inverness on the signs today so we can’t be too far away - Less than 250 miles to go!!
Excellent news that you missed the rain. Fingers crossed for the same tomorrow xx
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