Friday 29th July 2022, 126.22km, 973m

A day of (mostly) gentle climbs and spectacular vistas as we headed north from Invergordon. Almost every mile brought a new “wow” moment as the landscape became more moorland.

The Falls of Shin was a slight disappointment as we didn’t see any leaping salmon, well I didn’t anyway, but the water cascading over the falls was rather hypnotic.

Lunch at The Crask Inn was taken in a very sunny garden and the rest of the day was some of the best cycling I have ever had. The scenery was stunning, the roads flowed beautifully and the group rode really well together.

The toughest climb of the day was the one to the hotel; Martin and Jasmine flew at it with Stef having a good go at it too. I think I was enjoying the view too much to put that amount of effort in.

The view out over the North Atlantic was another ”wow” moment; we have been very lucky with the weather in Scotland. It was warm enough to sit outside in shorts and a t-shirt while drinking a cold pint.

We have now ridden from the south coast of England to the north coast of Scotland; we just have the 50 miles along the coast to John O’Groats to do.