London!After an hr long train ride into the city from the airport we found our hostel went out on the town.We did a little of our own sightseeing, found out that the famed "London Bridge" is actually called the "Tower Bridge" but from the London Bridge we got some good pictures of the Tower Bridge.We spent most of the afternoon hopping from one double-decker bus to another, being our own tour guides around the city. We ended up going on a J...

EDINBURGH!! What a beautiful place! Thursday was breezy but sunny and pretty much perfect. I cleaned up the bike in the morning, returned that and the helmet I'd borrowed and headed up to the castle. Edinburgh castle is pretty impressive, especially since its still in use as a government installation. I got a quick walking tour from a Scot, then wandered through the great halls, prison cells, barracks, towers, and museums. I saw the crown jewels of Scotland...

Day 4... almost there (ok so I'm here and made it.. but haven't been able to update you in a while) I got up early and headed north to Glamis Castle, the childhood home of the 'Queen Mum' the current queen's mum. The ride was a scenic one, not too hilly minus the trip back out of Dundee. It turned into a 40 mile loop pretty quickly with all the backroads, but nice weather and the wind wasn't too strong. I saw a sign for Glamis on the way, so I pulled off in a...

Day 5, last day! Not sure where I left off, so I'll start with the morning. It was bright and sunny so I was thinking this was going to be a great finish... I couldn't have been more wrong haha. I went around the University, saw the castle ruins, the golf course of course and the old cathedral and abbey. I headed out along the coast, following a route I had mapped out with the tourist office. I had a good breakfast of fried eggs in me and I was feeling goo...

Day 3, afternoon: The guys at the shop showed me a back road that they said was like the one marked for the national route, but it was a good ride and not too busy. I took it and it was beautiful- I had to ride up over the mountains behind Pitlochry which was tough, (Dave if you're reading this we need to bike more hills this summer!) but after that I basically cruised down a valled next to the creek from the start where it was just a tiny stream to the end w...