Day 1

Tha day started early for both of us. Sleep was in short supply and we were both up by 6:30. We decided not to rush the day and had a lovley health breakfast of bacon and egs in buttered bread, well we are doing a lot of exersize to work it off.

It was a bright sunny morning with a gental wind from the north west.

Braekfast scoffed, we set about puting the bikes togeather and packing the tents away.
With the bikes loaded with what seemed all the supplies neccisary to survive on the polar ice for a year we set off staight on to a steep hill, that should have been a message to us.

We cycled on and on and the sun got hotter, the hills got steeper and the the wind changed from a gental following wind to an anoying head wind.

We stopped frequently to take photos and chat to other cycleists.

We decided the lead the the road and head down to the water for lunch where we found a very welcome tree to shelter out of the sun.

Onec we had munched throught the sandwoiches and fruit and biscuits we had to climb the north face of the eiger to get back to the road, i dont remember is being the steep on thw way down for lunch.

We started to feel the distance at about 25 miles but this turned out to be the cause of the head qwind we had been fighting.
Once we turned on to the main road on the east of the island the wind swung bach to the north west and was a very welcome tail wind again.

We took a detoure to leave the main roqad to see if we could find a place to wild camp. The route was plesent but no where to camp so we carried on the the Lochside camp site which is also a boat yard.

We got the tents up and had showers. We then set about cooking the tuna pasta with tomato and herb sauce. There was plenty of it and we ate our fill. Problem was as we ate we were beingn eaten by the midges. The wind had dropped compleatly and they had come out in droves.

After dinner we went and sat on the jetty to have pudding (choc buscuits ) and a coffee. It was idilic.

Well it is. 23:32. And i am tired so here are the stats for today

Total distance : 39.2 miles
Average speed 9.7 mph
Top speed : 36 mph
Cycle time : 4hrs 47min
Total time : 6hrs 10min
Wine gum count: 6 each yum yum
Sun burn : you bet i am :0)

Night

Al