Day 11

After the eventful day 10 we were now unsure what God could throw at us. It was a bit of a sad start to not have Phil there who had pushed our preparation so well and helped the novices get to Scotland

As the tortoise(Chris) and the hare(Eddie) set off for their tour of the highlands, the clue was in the word there were some big climbs involved

As Chris waved Eddie off at the hill start, the gods of 'head on wind and rain' unleashed their wrath on us all day (9 hrs of it) as we cycled climbing for 25 miles over some stunning views of mist and clouds. Eddie kept trying to convince me that it was beautiful on a clear day, I'm sure it is but it was hard to see. We have discovered another 'fact on science' the reason lorries have big wheels is so that in the highlands they can throw the equivalent of a bathtub of water over you every time they pass and on the A82 it is full of lorries

We stopped in the Cairngorms hotel for lunch, the hare stopped 30 mins before the tortoise but had to wait so the kids fable was right. As we left we apologised for leaving damp patches all over their beautiful tartan sofas and cycled off through Fort William and to finish in Spean Bridge at a great place called the Old Pines

The only great thing about the day was that the little midges weren't allowed to come out and play as it was wet outside. We both look forward to day 12 and our vertical climb/walk at the end of the day