Splendid day in every way and we are now ensconced in a delightful B & B at the aptly named village of Latheronwheel .
We did 70 miles by lunchtime today with the sun shining and the wind at our backs.The terrain to begin was easy from Inverness across three spectacular road bridges over the Moray Firth, the Cromarty Firth and the Dornoch Firth on the A9. The road was a bit mixed, some bits boring but not too busy. Generally the hills rise quite gradually and on the equally long descents we could pick up a fair bit of speed.We stopped in Tain to organise our accommodation it looked a nice coastal town but to be honest we wanted to press on, the end feels so near now, there is no time for exploring.
That can be said of the whole trip really, we feel we haven't really had a 'holiday', more a series of daily rides that have taken place in different areas, none of which we have had time to savour. This however is a coast I would love to come back to and take more time over, the scenary is wonderful.
As we moved into the last 20 miles the hills became a bit more like Devon, the road hugs the coast but the coast is cliffs so each time a burn met the sea we had to descend abruptly and climb out again, bit tough at the end of the day but we are feeling a lot fitter than we did on Days 1 and 2.
Sitting on these laurels somewhat we stopped at Helmsdale for a cream tea. Massive scones loaded with cream and jam at La Mirage, Doron is still enthusing about them as we sit in style ready to enjoy a dinner that our hostess has very kindly offered to cook for us tonight.
Oh yes no breakdowns today!
Tomorrow we have only 30 miles to go to John o'Groats, I can't believe it when I look at the map how far we have come.
ETA John o' Groats 1pm tomorrow. Watch this space.
Statistics
Miles today 87.55
Miles so far 946.79 miles
Time in the saddle 5 hours 57minutes
Average speed 14.6mph
Maximum speed 42.8 mph(holding on with both hands , honest Mum)
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