Fun!

Well would you believe it. I came out of Drumlanrig Castle and the rain had stopped. My followers had abandoned me! The sky was still grey but definitely brighter, so I managed two hours riding on dry roads and most of them were as much fun as the one in the picture. Ended up in my parents' town. Sadly, my plan of surprising them backfired on me as they went on holiday to Greece yesterday! So I visited some old family friends instead, caught up on their news and then rode another half hour before bedding down in a town not far from Glasgow. Long day today but I'm getting into a rhythm and can spend much more time in the saddle (oo-er missus) so 8 hours riding is suddenly quite reasonable in a day. So with that in mind, the grand plan is to cut out Skye and go up to Oban then across to John O'Groats arriving tomorrow night as originally scheduled! It's 8 hours on tricky roads though so we'll see how it pans out...