London

Back at Euston. This is an extreme contrast.

Last day

After a substantial breakfast, we are on the train home, wondering how to burn up all those calories and counting up the bruises from the pony track.

Laggan to Pitlochry

Woke up stiff as a board due to mattress with no padding. Ian cooked up a big pot of porridge and Jackie made toast from the free food store.

Night before - Couple of pints and dinner on the Eagle Barge Pub on the Macedonia canal.

Took Great Glenn bike track on west side of Loch Lochy and swung round to Spean Bridge.

Train to Rannoch and road to Pitlochry. Jack met us at Kinloch Rannoch, where we had tea and cakes.

Dinner with Jack at Pitlochry.

Lovely sunny day :-)

Glenn Garry

Huge climb out of Kinloch Horne before crossing into Glenn Garry. Lots of wildlife to see, buzzards, eagles, deer and highland cattle standing in the road. Tea at Invergarry before arriving at the Great Glenn hostel at 5.

Kinloch Horne Farm, Saturday evening

 No mains anything, no internet or mobile phone. Very cosy and welcoming. Home cooked evening meal and a huge breakfast the next morning.

Pony track to Kinloch Horne, Saturday afternoon

 It's hard to describe just how head this was. 8 miles in 5 hours. The path was often so rough and steep that we often had to remove the panniers and carry the bikes separately.  Most of the time we just pushed the bikes the best we could. The hardest part was probably the descent into Kinloch Horne itself, a very steep and rough path straight down the hill.

Sheena's Tea Hut, Saturday lunch time

Arrived at Corran at the end of the road around 1pm and found the famous Tea.Hut. Tea, soup and cheese toasties.