Don't visit Inverness

Our 2nd day cycling started a little late as Sheila at the B&B had to drop her son off at work before she cracked on with our scram! Talk about liberties. We eventually got off just after 8 with our pockets full of glucose from the local spar which seemed to open for the locals before the sun Rose and up here that's early. Our first 7 miles were the steepest we'd encountered so far. It felt like we'd climbed a cat 3 in the tour and I very much doubt the speed matched. Just as we reached the peak once again the heavens opened and duly soaked us right through which we were pleased with as it made the rest of the day quite pleasant.

We then dropped back down, although the descents never seem to weigh up with our climbs and found ourselves on the A9 into Inverness. A 2 mile drag with some fast lorries passing us eventually saw us reach Inverness. The bridge into the 'town' and the view of Inverness fc was about all there was to see. A mass of grey industrial parks for unheard-of ridiculous Scottish engineering works seemed to surround us. We found a BP garage for a very quick sandwich and chocolate bar before rejoining the A9. We did happen to ask the petrol station attendant how far Kingussie was and whether or not we had to pass any hills; "there's just a small climb out of Inverness, then you'll be fine duck", how wrong one sweaty sock could be!

We had about 43 more miles to ride before reaching Kingussie and I would estimate 40 of those were uphill in the rain on what was a very busy A road. Not your idea of fun, but we churned out mile after mile to get the job done before arriving at Greystone B&B. It seems like a top place and we will be venturing out for some dinner soon. I'll keep you updated with B&B scores And any extra curricular activities from this evenings festivities.

Stats:
Days top speed: 36.1mph
Calories burnt: 4999
Average speed: 14.1 mph
Distance: 80miles
Metres climbed: 1269
Time taken: 5:39:39