Monday 3 September 2012

Day 8

Applecross to Lairg

110 miles. We changed our route today as the weather was due to be bad, it saved us 10 miles but meant cycling straight up the other side of Bealach na ba directly from our campsite.

And by that I mean 5 miles and 2053ft of cycling uphill at often a lot more than 10% incline. In fact the bits that were 10% incline felt pretty flat!



This one hill took an hour to cycle up, even cycling down the other side was difficult as the temperature was near freezing plus the hairpin bends and sheer cliffs off the side of a single lane road made for a
white knuckle ride.








Very cold day today, didnt get above 7 degrees until after lunch, by that time we had pressed on through some bleak landscapes to Lairg.

Overnight Location = Lairg

1 day to go!

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