Rain encountered: Horizontal
The journey today took in the most beautiful countryside the British Isles has to offer. Setting off from Balloch to cycle the length of Loch Lomond was the perfect start to the day. Looking down the Glen, it promised to be a good West-of-Scotland day. Changeable.
The waterproofs stayed on all day, as the rain came and went as it pleased. We swam through Tarbert, Crianlarich, Tyndrum, and Glen Coe.
But this only served to make the scenery more captivating - the light cast dramatically across the hills and the clouds hid the tops and promised menace.
We stopped for a banana at the very top of Glen Coe, I snapped a quick photo as the sun shone, and everything looked glorious. Rolling down to the depths of the Glen the rains came horizontally - as is the custom in this part of the world.
But no weather could marr this ancient, gnarled old scene, and the ride was prolonged by the wind in our faces making it hard work downhill, a great excuse to take it a bit slower.
Thanks today go to the Tyndrum Tearoom for their scones - one serving is 1/6 of a whole scone! - and also to my waterproofs for keeping me dry!
Don't forget to listen out 11-12 on Saturday, Original 106 for the next live link up on Alex' show - be there, or be an equilateral equiangle quadiateral (that's a square!)
Till next time,
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