It was a perfect cycle ride to-day. Sunny with a few clouds. Route 78 took us around and across A 828 several times. Much of it was along on old railway track so it was fairly flat. However to-wards the end as we approached Oban it challenged us and went up a few steep hills that we walked up.There were some great views of Loch Linnhe - we passed a marina, an island called Shuna (after which Neil named his eldest daughter) and an old castle. We cycled 59 KM to-day. Our total for the 23 days we have cycled is now 1127 KM. We have averaged 49 KM a day! This is the end of our cycling as to-morrow we put the bikes on the train to Glasgow, sell them back to the bike shop or have them sell them for us. Then for me its WestJet back to Victoria via Halifax and Calgary. It’s been a great adventure and we have ended it on a high note. We have been very lucky with the weather. Only three days of rain and one was mostly on the ferry from Stornaway to Ullapool. My anxieties at the start of whether ones physique was up to daily cycle rides were for naught. Another worry was health and safety but that has not been an issue for either of us. The training and preparation paid off! I am very grateful to Neil for his meticulous planning which worked out so well and his encyclopedic knowledge (having been born in Scotland, been to school in Scotland and visited many times).
Neil with Shuna island in the background.
Linnhe Marina.
This was Castle Stalker. There has been a castle on this site since 1320. This one was built around 1450. The only way of reaching the coast was by sea and some of the castles would have been built to defend against the Vikings.
We found a seat looking out onto Loch Linnhe for our last lunch.
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