Day Two
From Hemlsdale to Inverness
Distance travelled : 70 miles
Ave Speed: 12.7mph
Max speed: 28.6
Weather: Sunny intervals, breezy
Cycling time: 5 hours 31 minutes
Total distance so far: 124 miles
We planned on getting going by 9am and by 9.15am we were on the road heading out of Helsmdale and onto Inverness. We kept an eye out for those snipers how have been shooting at Rob's front tyre, but luckily we managed to avoid them and make it through to Inverness without any further problems.
The first 35 miles took us along the A9 passing through the towns of Brora and Golspie. Generally this a fairly flat trip which had some spectacular views and scenary. We passed over Dornoch Firth and thank you to the people who organised the fly past by the jet planes.
We stopped for lunch in Tain, a beautiful market town. After lunch we followed the busy A9 down to Black Isle, which included breaking through the first 100 mile barrier. Our test for the day was a long steady climb of approximately 2 miles before picking up the cycle path into Inverness.
This was the first time we had ridden over 60 miles and yes we now have sore bits! A friendly local has directed us to the nearest halfords for those damn inner tubes, which will be our first stop of tomorrow morning. Tonight we definitely need our sleep
From Hemlsdale to Inverness
Distance travelled : 70 miles
Ave Speed: 12.7mph
Max speed: 28.6
Weather: Sunny intervals, breezy
Cycling time: 5 hours 31 minutes
Total distance so far: 124 miles
We planned on getting going by 9am and by 9.15am we were on the road heading out of Helsmdale and onto Inverness. We kept an eye out for those snipers how have been shooting at Rob's front tyre, but luckily we managed to avoid them and make it through to Inverness without any further problems.
The first 35 miles took us along the A9 passing through the towns of Brora and Golspie. Generally this a fairly flat trip which had some spectacular views and scenary. We passed over Dornoch Firth and thank you to the people who organised the fly past by the jet planes.
We stopped for lunch in Tain, a beautiful market town. After lunch we followed the busy A9 down to Black Isle, which included breaking through the first 100 mile barrier. Our test for the day was a long steady climb of approximately 2 miles before picking up the cycle path into Inverness.
This was the first time we had ridden over 60 miles and yes we now have sore bits! A friendly local has directed us to the nearest halfords for those damn inner tubes, which will be our first stop of tomorrow morning. Tonight we definitely need our sleep
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