It was a perfect cycling day. It started off cloudy (about 16C) but as has been usual the last few days it was sunny by midday. We had a following wind all day getting quite strong later. The first part was flat - along the Caledonia canal. Later in the day, helped by advice Anna had obtained, we passed through some forest land on a track which was quite rough in places and we twice had to walk up hills. However - no traffic. We did encounter quite a number of hikers. We only encountered traffic and were on the A82 for the last few KM as we went into Spean Bridge. Total KM to-day estimated to be 45 KM.
Here we were along an old railroad track with wonderful Rhododendrons all along the track.
This was the Bridge of Oich, that was not over the canal but which was built after floods in 1849. The floods also resulted in the need for an extra lock on the canal to prevent further flooding.
Just before Spean Bridge was this memorial to the Royal Marine Commandos who trained near here from 1942 onwards. 1700 Commandos died during WWII. The Americans developed the Navy Seals with training and responsibilities similar to the Commandos.
We had mostly been cycling along the 78 Scottish Cycle Route to-day, with its excellent signage.We did a short detour to our B&B at Spean Bridge. Anna will ride with us to Fort William to-morrow then she will take a bus to Inverness and pick up her car and then come south to pick up her bicycle.
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