Our morning was focused on getting to the ferry in time, cycling the 38 miles to the port mostly along the beautiful coastline overlooking the Isle of Arran! On such a sunny day like today the sea looked so inviting and we had a great view out across the water. I did have to go and put my hand in when we stopped for a quick pastry, and it didn’t even feel that cold!
No I don’t need a bag for my shopping, LEJOG style!
By the time we reached Gourock we just had time to grab a quick meal deal from Sainsbury’s before boarding the 13 minute ferry to the other side! It was nice to sit down not on my saddle for a short while and admire the views. Much to our delight we were met by the Kilcreggan pier dogs when we arrived – very cute!
No I don’t need a bag for my shopping, LEJOG style!
Here the scenery was much more dramatically beautiful. The shining waters of the lochs, pine covered mountains and ominous clouds! We stopped for a few more photos but were mostly focused on making it to the B&B before it rained and before we got too attacked by midgies! We haven’t done a good job of the county signs today, and our stop for Stirling was our fastest yet as the midgies swarmed!
A final hill climb into Crianlarich took us to the B&Bs where we rushed inside away from the insects! We’ve been so lucky so far go have no more than a few drops of rain, but I think that might be set to change over the next few days. I also had my first puncture of the trip today on the busy road round Loch Lomond, which I hope isn’t the start of a trend!
