Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

Bonar Bridge to Bettyhill: 56 Miles

A really lovely ride out into the wilds of Scotland. The place we stayed in last night at Bonar Bridge was a complete dump so very happy to be getting out of there this morning and onto the bike. All the rain has cleared up as well, leaving a chilly but bright start to the day. After a few miles we started climbing up (for several miles) onto typical Scottish highland moors with very little about except sheep, birds of prey, deer and lots of landscape. At one point we passed a village of two houses, one of which was a pub, and the nearest other form of life was several miles in either direction. Believe it or not we were on an A road (the A836) - and this was a single lane road with passing places!

















Ran out of water on top of the moors and came across a small caravan site, filled up my water bottle from the tap - a dark brown substance flowed out of the tap - decided to perhaps give that one a miss.

Had a lovely blast down the other side of the moor, cruising for somewhere around 25 miles along the valley before arriving in Bettyhill. I would tell you where Bettyhill is near, but I don't think it's near anywhere. It's on the coast somewhere, I know that because I can see the sea from my window, the first time we've seen the sea since we left lands end nearly 3 weeks ago.









Bettyhill is a very pretty village, largely / wholly unspoilt / untouched by tourism. It even has sheep wandering down the high street!









Stats for the day:

Time spent cycling: 3hrs 52 mins
Average 14.4mph
Max 40mph
Days to go: One!

First signpost we've seen with John O'Groats on it. Our route tomorrw is slightly less direct, around 60 miles.