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Today Titley fancied trying his hand a blogging, so here it is guest blog from Rich.
Day 10 started like most others, breakfast at half seven, leaving by eight thirty. In addition to this it was raining, again like most other days!
However the rain stopped just after we left the hostel and we all felt it was going to be a good day; the last of the long days. (86 miles)
Leaving Loch Ness I was upset we could not get our photo taken with "Nessy" a 5 meter tall plastic model of the beast! I am still not over this.
Mixing up the tunes today was the groups favourite "I want a pork pie" and "I want a sausage roll". Both sang in an opera style.
No injuries today, no punctures and finally no Warb falling off the bike..... Has he finally mastered the art of disembarking his bike successfully.... Only time will tell!
Jamie later in the day also thought it was going to be a good day after we found a lovely bakery at lunch time, serving a range of chocolatey and savoury treats. Just as he stepped outside he also got bird poo all down his arm, to our obvious amusement!
We found great scenery along the way today have a look at the photos.
Later in the day when we arrived at the hotel, we all started to get a little worried that it was shut. Jamie called the number with no answer I started to have visions of more cycling to find a b&b.... Not what I wanted.
Luckily The owner was spotted and sure enough she then appeared at the front door and we got a warm welcome and shown our rooms.
Sat here now in the bar with a pint, warm log fire and food on the way. The realisation that this adventure is soon to be over is starting to hit home.
But with two days, both of which are short in distance it will give us more time to ensure the adventure is lived to the maximum. So keep up with the blog for the last few instalments, it could get messy!
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