Day 12 - Loch Ness, Ben Nevis

Day 12 (Wednesday 28) Loch Ness, Ben Nevis

In contrast to yesterday, today was a welcome rest to the legs.

Shorter distance, better weather and hardly any hills.

 

The main points of interest today were the lochs and the Caledonian canal. Our route followed these very closely.

We managed to anger many a motorist in the morning. The roads were winding and not conducive to overtaking, so the traffic had to go at our speeds. After a few miles, we decided to pull over and let some of the cars passed. As we watched the cars go by, we realised that we had caused a rather large queue, oops.

We stopped for a photo at the commando memorial and glimpsed a sight of Ben Nevis in the distance, the summit covered in cloud.

Stopping for hot chocolate and cake (again), there was a sense that we'd stuffed ourselves without the calorie burning to back it up! I'm sure we'll burn if off eventually. 

On our last leg of the journey, we met a group of lads also cycling LEJOG. They were finishing a day earlier than us, although they did look like they were in better shape than me!

Just a reminder... 
As this is what we are doing it for... Please don't forget to pledge your donations of support. If you could only give 1p a mile for the 1050 miles we are doing it's £10.50 into the pot we are trying to raise - Help stop Cancer! Simply go to justgiving to leave your donation. 

Photos from the day... Click to enlarge