24th July 2010 - Daviot, Inverness to Loch Naver

Way hey!  The penultimate day.  We stick around the Bed and Breakfast for a later start.  The garden is full of bizarre artifacts at Torguish House. Apparently, when they were renovating the main house, every time they needed a break, they went in to the garden and did something random (see picture below).



Sarah decided to have a go on the rope swing and got herself into a bit of bother climbing on.  We were all helpless as none of us could stop laughing long enough to help her.

I left about 11am and followed NCN7 into Inverness. Once over the Kessock Bridge , I am back to following the CTC Bed and Breakfast route.  The route takes me through Munlochy, Culbokie and on the A9 for a short while (scary biscuits) to Evanton.  Carol, Katy and the girls meet me in Evanton for a bite to eat.  From this point onwards they are never going to be far away as I am not expecting that many shops or cafes to be open along the road. From Evanton, the next stop is Bonar Bridge.  The cycling is very enjoyable and the roads are very quiet.  The scenery is absolutely stunning although I daren't stop too long as there are quite a few midges about. Next stop was Lairg, not far away. Another refreshment and back on the bike.

Carol, Katy and the girls stopped at the Crask Inn further up the road to wait for me.  The road is now down to a single track with passing places. Starting to get excited now as I know I am nearly there.

After the Crask Inn, the next place is Altnaharra. We haven't been able to get any accommodation for tonight so we are wild camping. We decided to try and find somewhere along Loch Naver, just passed Altnaharra. When we eventually find a spot, the midges are horrendous.  We quickly get the tent up. Luckily, we had remembered our midgie nets.

Loch Naver is stunning, you couldn't hear anything, apart from the sheep.  90 miles cycled today, tomorrow, 70 miles of cycling will get me to John o Groats.

Song for Today: The Coral - Pass It On