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Vo an I decided to have a little tour up north for the weekend. Not having an appropriate touring bike, I whacked a rack on my winter bike (as well as some 10spd Campag niceness) and made do.
Day 0
Train to inverness two hours late, passed time with copy of new scientist. Girl across from us thinks she’s Juno. Staying in Inverness SYHA, nice enough.
Day 1
Vo’s not feeling well, so he has sleep while I do a 30mile loop of the Moray Firth. Went back to meet Vo, and in the afternoon we scooted down the road to Fort William. Staying in Glen Nevis campsite. 102miles.
Day 2
A late start and two punctures for me meant we had to go over the Rest and be Thankful in the dark. Going north-south the climb up the back is one of the dullest roads imaginable. Descent super interesting with just little road lights in the pitch dark. 98miles.
Day 3
Raining today, so after cycling round Loch Lomond we decided to bail on the last 40miles and just get the train home from Stirling. 50miles.
What a gemmee! For the first time in 6 years, the Scots rugby team reclaimed the Calcutta Cup! I thought the first half was a bit poor with referee, Alan Lewis, being really strict on the poorly formed scrums.
All good in the end though! Pic courtesy BBC Sport.
SCOT-LAND! :o)
Not had a blog post for a wee while so going to get some random stuff here:
For a change Scotland won the rugby! We actually bet the French in the 6 nations! The boys did real well, although their form did start to fade a bit in the second half. Thanks to the wonders of the internet I got to watch the game at work. 20-16 was the final score. Video highlights can be seen at the BBC Sport site. (Picture from BBC sport website).
After the pub (To celebrate the win in the rugby) I went to the cinema with some of the guys from work. We went to see Walk The Line at the fabulous Cameo Cinema. I really like the work of Johnny Cash, and this film was an excellent dramatisation of his life. I challenge you not to tap your feet during all the musical numbers!
Finally, I have updated the comments system on my blog. I can now ban IP addresses of those who keep posting unwanted messages, or those with consistently bad language. That’ll keep certain bike shop employees from misusing the system! You know who you are guys!
