Day 19 Loch Ness to Munlochy (north of Inverness)

Miles today 35, running total 872

The weather stayed kind for us today with sunny periods throughout the day. We met another Lejogger in the hostel last night: a girl doing it on her own but supported by her friend who is carrying her kit in the car. A nice hostel last night and Toad of Nessie Hall was there to bid us farewell.

Cycling past Urquart Castle the tourists were out in force, so we were pleased to reach the outskirts of Inverness and re- join the Caledonian Canal towpath. It was a bit bumpy in parts but traffic free.

Urquart Castle with Loch Ness behind

 We had made good progress in the morning, so we decided to extend our allocated ‘half day’ ride by another 8 miles or so to make tomorrow’s ride easier.

lunch stop below the Kessock Bridge

WE cycled over the Kessock Bridge at Inverness and into the northern region of Ross and Cromarty where today’s ride ended at the village of Munlochy on the Black Isle.

we cycle on to the Black Isle

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Pauline’s Blog Message to Chris & Mick

Hello C&M. One of my tasks is to drive on ahead and book into the accommodation for the 5 of us. The hostels are normally dormitory accommodation, but at Glen Nevis it was different. We were allocated a single room and two doubles.

The other 4 were struggling up some hill or other (don’t ask me to name it) so I had to make an executive decision how to allocate the accommodation. Should I give the single room to one of the other 4 who had cycled over 800 miles and through the rainiest weather Scotland had experienced in August? No, it was me who had to grapple with the windscreen wipers in the car, so it was me who deserved the single room.

Oh, by the way, it also had a lovely view over Loch Ness:

view from Pauline's room

This is the room I thought Alastair deserved; he has a pretty view as well, doesn’t he?

room with a view??