Tuesday 8 September 2009

Day 10 - to the ferry

Given chris' 'gammy' leg we decided to take a two tiered approach
today. Chris and I were cycling before 7am with the idea that tom and
marc would catch up later.

Team slow had quite an uneventful day as we crossed galoway and
Ayrshire admiring beatifully bleak surroundings. We made good time and
met the others just before we reached the ferry from gourock to dunoon.

Team fast weren't so lucky, an early puncture for marc was topped by
toms rack falling off after around 70 miles (snapped bolt). After
borrowing some tools from a friendly scotish builder they were on
their way again. Team fast opted for a bed and break fast in Dunoon
and feasted on venison and red wine. 86 miles covered.

It was time for team slow to try some wild camping... We camped on the
shore of loch fyne with views of invarerey in gales and rain and woke
up with dampened spirits and sleeping bags. Bivy fail! 110 miles
covered.

Tomorrow on to the real highlands :)

2 comments:

  1. Awesome job guys - well done :) (Tony)

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  2. full of admiration for you all ... the forecast is better for the end of the week so keep going...how are the famous midges. M&J

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