The view back to the bridge north of Inverness - a 600ft climb!
Managed to find a nice B road which took us south towards Inverness, did some substantial climbing and excellent downhills on the mountain roads. Brian is now handicapped by the extra supplies of malt loaf and energy bars that he has had posted to each destination!! He's panicked about running short of 'fuel', obviously there are no shops in Scotland. I've told him to get a grip!
The aftermath of Rock Ness
Heading South West, and still with the wind behind us (joy) we head towards the top end of Loch Ness, the water came into view, but we were distracted by an incredible sight on our left hand side. We were passing the venue for the recently held music concert, Rock Ness (featuring Prodigy amongst others). What was beyond belief, was the absolute mess the fields had been left in. We could see about 10 acres and it was knee-deep in litter, hundreds of abandoned tents (most of which seemed perfectly OK), picnic chairs and other debris. The bulldozers were standing by to scrape up the whole lot and dump it in the skips. Never seen anything like it.
This surreal scene was contrasted by the impressive Ness in the background and surrounding very large mountains.
The impressive Loch Ness
We chose the minor road on the East side of the Loch, avoiding the busy and dangerous A82 on the opposite side. Lovely route, the only down side was the horrendous 1200ft climb at the end of the Loch which came at 70 miles, groan, and yes, the rain tipped down again. This made for an interesting descent with stinging eyes to our destination, Stavaigers Lodge at Fort Augustus (pretty, worth a visit). 84miles. Cooked tea, walked around the town which is right at the south end of Ness and has a step lock and canal running through the centre. Got bitten by midges, applied Avon Skin so Soft and that saw off the wee beasties. Brian receives more malt loaf.
The pretty town of Fort Augustus at the bottom end of Loch Ness
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