amanda and rich in middle earth

Rich tells us about his third day with Amanda cycling through Scotland on their epic two-wheeled journey for charity.

Heard a lot of people say that we’d be encountering a fair bit of rain today, but we seemed to get a bit lucky again, as we only got wet for a couple of hours. Even when it does rain, it doesn’t seem to bother us as it’s not cold and it’s actually quite peaceful in a way…

Anyway, the day started well with Amanda proclaiming her knees were feeling much better after some good rest, massage, stretching and nurofen gel so I was back to my old role of trying to keep up. First few miles were fine through highlands rush hour, then we turned off towards Drumnadrochit which was a beautiful quiet road which consisted of a steep climb, an ever steeper descent, and some gorgeous landscapes. Dark brown hills with bright green ferns which Amanda said made her feel like she was in middle earth. Must be that ring she carries around these days…

Afternoon was also great, sped along the shores of Lochs Ness, Oich and Lochy, kept a reasonable pace and were happy to hit 200 miles just before our B&B. Feels like we’re properly on our way now and got the post cycle routine sorted I reckon… Also amazes me to see how much kit other people we see are carrying-you literally need nothing really and it’s crazy to see what people think they need. We got some good advice from friends to bring nothing and it’s made a difference already.

Covered a solid 70 miles today, a big one tomorrow as we go over the top of Glencoe.

(link: Rich and Amanda’s JOGLE)