(written by Nancy) We have updated the post yesterday – plus added photos. Phew, we survived the night at the holiday park from hell and were able to escape before being sucked into the vortex of disco balls, bingo and 70’s hits.  It rained overnight and was quite blustery so neither of us slept too … Continue reading Blue skies and green hills – Coylton to Crocketford (85/20,166ks, 770m)

ORIGINAL TEXT IN STATE OF SHOCK - SEE BELOW FOR UPDATE We are in holiday park hell, somewhere near Ayr, Scotland.  We tried to get a powered tent site but no luck.  Instead they offered that we use the power in the bar/restaurant.  OK - here's where it gets bad.  Picture the following: a very … Continue reading A rough day on the Scottish roads – Dunoon to Coylton (81/20,081ks, 360)

(written by Nancy) No dripping noises outside the window this morning – just the lovely sound of silence, which meant it wasn’t raining!  We took our time getting ready to go this morning, enjoying our porridge (Scottish, of course) and chatting with the other hostel guests and the hostel manager Jill, who was the kind … Continue reading Duncan to the rescue – Inveraray to Dunoon (65/20,000ks, 320m)

(written by Dave) I’m not sure how it came across in the post but yesterday our ride was epic.  Temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees and rain for 4 plus hours.  So today, we decided to have a sleep in and enjoy a day with the bikes locked in the shed.  It rained hard overnight … Continue reading Hanging in Inveraray

(written by Nancy) So, I think yesterday was just a fakeout by Scotland – the sun doesn’t really shine here and the rain really does come down.  More on that later.  We were snug as bugs in our camp pod last night, nice and toasty with the heater on low to take off the chill.  … Continue reading Red sky in morning, bikers take warning – Duror to Inveraray (90/19,935ks, 650m)

(written by Dave) Today was a great day.  Wow, what a difference it makes to have sunshine and no rain.  It also helps that we were riding along beautiful highland lakes surrounded by picturesque mountains.  We started the day early on the edge of Loch Ness (loch is lake in Gaelic for those who hadn’t … Continue reading A great three loch day from Fort Augustus to Duror (84/19,845ks, 525m)

(written by Dave) We very much enjoyed the hostel overnight.  Cooking was great, on a real stove.  Sleeping was great, in a real bed.  And best of all, the tent was dry this morning making for an easy start.  The weather, on the other hand was not so kind.  The forecast was for rain but … Continue reading Looking for Nessie –Inverness to Fort Augustus (53/19,761ks, 480m)

(written by Dave) Just when it seemed like we would never make it to Leod Castle, today we finally did. Today was supposed to be the nice day weather-wise but only 3 minutes after I woke up at 6:30, at 6:33 precisely, it started to rain.  It was all Nancy needed to roll over and … Continue reading Dingwall to Dingwall to Inverness (50/19,708ks, 380m)

(written by Dave) First a word about midges.  They are little gnat like bugs that are the scourge of Scotland.  They are mostly found on the west coast and they have been known to drive people insane.  They swarm around your head/face and bite non-stop.  Killing them is hard and it doesn’t matter as there … Continue reading Nearing my clan home – Lairg to Dingwall (65/19,658ks, 460m)