We're off

We finally arrived at JOG at midday in the rain. The journey up here went without a hitch. The Caledonian Sleeper to Inverness was comfortable. The only concern was when the train was split at Edinburgh and we hoped we were going to the same place as our bikes! Luckily both bikes and riders arrived on time at Inverness where we were met by van driver Kyle for onward transfer to JOG.

At JOG we had lunch with a guy who was 2700 miles through his coastal circumnavigation of UK and another who had cycled from London and was now setting off back home - to Australia!! And we thought our challenge was impressive.

One thing the journey up here has taught us is how far we have to cycle back.

Anyway, after the obligatory photos we set off for Thurso - a fairly modest 20 miles. There was a freezing headwind but the sun came out and we had an enjoyable ride down quiet and scenic back lanes.

We had some difficulty locating our B&B and got caught in a shower.

Tomorrow we have a rather hilly 30 miles to Bettyhill.

Peter