Scottish view

Panorama view

View from a scottish mountain.

I've not had proper internet access for ages but we're now staying near Ullapool on the west coast. When the midges aren't around it's lovely. We went for a walk yesterday up Stac Pollaidh and the views were stunning!

The sun is shining

And it's a beautiful day we're sat on a lovely beach with hardly anyone else here. Great holiday so far.

Wednesday

Today I've mended a loo seat, made soup, gone for a run up a hill, had lunch and read lots of a good book. This is of me top of a nearby hill.

Got here!

Really nasty wind against us all the way here but we did it and Brian has come all the way from Weymouth.

Lots of hills

Last leg

Setting off for John O'Groats

The beach

This is our local beach. We're staying here for a week. We'll have a day of rest tomorrow and then complete the ride to John O'Groats.

The north coast

Yes we've now got to the north coast near Tongue.

Day 6 - Fort Augusta

Chippy lunch sat in sunshine next to the Caledonian canal where it enters Loch Ness.

Day 5 - Tired feet

Resting outside a pub in Glencoe with a very nice pint of beer and a gorgeous view.

Day 5 - Let's go shopping!

Whilst Brian and I are headed for Glencoe the girls do some shopping in Stirling. According to Eloise the New Look is better than the one in Manchester.

Day 4

This is the view from the top of Tak Ma Doon Rood. A big hill between Airdrie and Stirling

Day 3 - end of the day!

Tired out after an 85 mile ride.

Day 3 - Light breaks out over New Lanark

It was quite a hard ride that day but nice to see this burst of sunlight.

Day 3 - Carlisle to New Lanark

This is Brian displaying the Ecclefechan Tart that he has just bought in the local shop in Ecclefechan. It was Ecclefechan good!

Day 2 - our accomodation

Sunday night and we were staying in a camping barn alongside Hadrian's Wall.

Day 2 - the puncture problem

Michaela got a puncture and had to have help from the locals. This is Jane who leaped to assist.

Day 2 - a bit wetter!

Here's a very wet Michaela.

Day 1 Brian learns to ride a bike

You'd have thought that after more than 300 miles Brian would have learnt to ride the bike by now!

Time warp time Day 1 from Salford

This is Michaela relaxing in Whalley at lunchtime with a nice read of the Sports pages.

Lounge in the youth hostel

Perhaps a little bit grand.

Tonight's accomodation

Eloise joins in

Lunch!

Lunch break at 40 miles. Haunted castle to stay in tonight.

Co-op number 2

Co-op number 1

There appear to be rival co-ops on different sides of the road here in Beauly

Beauly

15 miles done so far today. We've done a couple of good hills. The sun is shining come all is well with the world.

80 miles today and here we are

Just having a well deserved beer in Glencoe. Lovely!

Awesome!

Brian and fast flowing water

Reward

Done 25 miles before 10 and stopped for a cup of tea and a macaroni cheese pie. Yes it really does exist and was delicious! Scenery gorgeous. We're at Strathyre.

The road to Glencoe

My scary keys!

Yesterday i walked around Stirling with the girls which was very nice. When we got back to the car i had no keys. Panic! Everything was locked in the car, including the spare car key! I had to retrace my journey, looking and asking. Finally Kayla checked the cafe we went in first and they were waiting for us. Huge relief! Brian and Kayla had a good ride here too today.

Tired legs

These legs cycled 85 miles and the knees are playing up a bit. The ride was good though and so was the beer at the end!

Well earned drink

Made from girders in Scotland!

In Scotland now

Here we are

Leaving Carlisle

Tired travellers

Michaela and Brian in Carlisle

Just leaving

This is Brian and Michaela setting off from our house for Ingleton on the first leg of our epic journey. The rest of us will join them in carlisle tomorrow evening.