Stirling to Glencoe

Yours truly... taken at the bottom end of Glencoe.

What a day's ride? Fantastic. Amazing scenery which just got better and better as I progressed into the highlands.

And the weather was pretty kind also... well, in the main at least. About 5 minutes after this photo was taken it started to rain. I decided to phone the hotel I'd booked at (the one originally suggested by the guys at Blipfoto), partly to check where it was. Bad news... they told me that they didn't have.a reservation for me. I panicked slightly and decided to cycle on the Glencoe to see what I could find. Within 5 minutes the weather had properly changed. I was cold and wet and a bit worried about where I was going. I layered up and put plastic bread bags on my feet to keep them dry.. sounds weird I know but I really couldn't afford to get any colder.

Br this rime I had crossed the top of the pass and was descending down the other side towards Glencoe. I phoned hone and got the number if the Glencoe SYHA. They were technically full but agreed to find me a bed for the night - phew. I was very relieved.

Then Steve and Matt cycled down from the pass as well. They were also very wet - we made our way to the nearest pub and warned up with a couple of pints and haggis, neeps 'n' tatties. It was a good lesson for us in how quickly the weather can change in the mountains... I should really have known better.

Despite that, it was a fantastic day - the best yet without any doubt.

Oh, and that hotel... they phoned me later to say that they'd been looking at Wednesday next week when they said I didn't have a reservation. Lol.