Day 15

Thursday 1 June

Ok, now we’re starting to get somewhere. What can I say, I’m this close to the end now… I had a few moments today, when the road eased by & the sun shone on my back, when I allowed myself a smile & caught my thoughts wandering to my last day…

I’m not there yet but a fair wind & legs that held up well carried me near-on 80miles today. By far my best distance, albeit not the longest day by any shout (showing the difference a bit of sun & a helpful wind can make) and when I got to my intended waypoint, I felt fresh enough to push on past it to ease tomorrow’s mileage. From this point on, each day is fewer miles than the previous day, all the way to the end…

Cycled along several Lochs today, skirting around the foot of Ben Nevis & the Pictish giants, along the Caledonian Canal towpath (what bliss!) and from Fort William through Fort Augustus to Glenmoriston, where I found the most delightful hotel (The Glenmoriston Arms hotel) which, while not cheap, was a well-earned & much needed bit of luxury after two weeks of B&B’s.

79 miles today, brining the total up to 803m.