The cafes were promoting their sea views and the ferry boats leaving the harbour clearly go out to sea, but the body of water is labelled as a loch on the map. My parents discussed whether what we could see was the sea (my Mum) or a loch (my Dad). We restocked our food supplies, assuming this small town will be the last outpost before we turn home, and refuelled with coffee and tea. Since Ullapool is the launching point for ferries to Stornoway and the Outer Hebrides then I saw surprised to find such a small, neatly packed town that fitted into one square kilometre on my OS map. The afternoon ride went swiftly as well as we sped down the hill towards Ullapool. It was only 11am but we’d made such good progress in the morning thanks to having lighter bikes.
Springy point campground Patch#
A small patch of snow was still visible on the top of some of the mountains, though some other peaks disappeared into cloud as the sunshine and showers was blown by a stiff wind down the valley.Īt lunchtime we only needed to pull into a lay bay on the shore of Loch Glascarnoch where my mum was parked, already midway through chopping up veg sticks and tomato to have with our cheese and oat cakes. We enjoyed majestic highland scenery: huge, wide valleys that must have been carved out by ancient glaciers. Rather I just carried a small bag with flapjack, waterproofs and a repair kit. Ah, but although we are touring we do not have the cumbersome kit to carry. Our speed picked up and pick to over 15mph, something which is almost unheard of in a touring bike. But instead I enjoyed my cosiest (extra blanket) and most peaceful night’s sleep and awoke to find blue sky the other side of the midge-proof netting.įor the first 10 miles we flew downhill. As the tent is open on one side I was a tad concerned that it might rain in the night and I would have to run shrieking and cold out the tent to find shelter inside the bathroom or the car. Last night I slept soundly inside the delightful midge tent. A stag, to put us in fine Scottish mood orchids flesh eating plants (well, insect flesh) possibly an eagle (possibly not, it’s hard to say) jelly fish that look like transparent frisbees decorated with red onion and a double rainbow arching over the barbecue bucket. There’s more energy for noticing other things along the way. It is a lot, and I mean A LOT, easier going if you have a support vehicle which carries your kit and drives ahead to the lunch stop to slice the tomato.
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