It was sunny and warm as we loaded my bike (named 'Boardy' as he's a Chris Boardman Bike) on the back of the car in Peebles and headed up to Edinburgh to catch the train to Inverness. The train wasn't till 10:30 am, so I had time to have breakfast at Peters Yard on the Meadows in Edinburgh with Gillian. As I sat there watching the commuters heading to work I managed to bump into a few friends, who popped over to say hello and wish me well.
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| The start of the road on the Meadows. |
It was time to head down to the station to get the train to Inverness. I had booked my bike onto the train which is something you need to do on certain routes on Scot Rail.
I got the bike and all my kit safely stowed aboard, and then had a pleasant journey on the train up to Inverness, enjoying the Scottish countryside.
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| Forth Road Bridge and the new Queensferry crossing bridge over the Firth of Forth. |
I arrived in Inverness around 2 pm. It was warm and sunny and the highland capital was bustling with tourists. I did hang around to long, I was eager to get the journey underway, so I took a few snaps before jumping on my bike and heading out on the sort ride to my first destination Muir of Ord.
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| Boardy loaded and ready to go |
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| Inverness Selfie !!! |
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| River Ness and Inverness Castle |
I had a pleasant ride from along the south bank of the Beauly Firth to Beauly. I had a short rest there before heading onto my first stop over for the night at Muir of Ord.
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| Caledonian canal, Inverness |
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| Beauly Firth. |
My first stop over was with my friends Mike and Val Gage, who live in a beautiful house in the hills above Muir of Ord. They were there ready to welcome me will a beer which was welcome as it was a hot day and a big hill climb up to their house !!!
In the evening we went out for a lovely meal at the Lovatt Arms in Beauly, before a nice drive around the hills (showing me their favourite running routes) before heading back to theirs to watch the Olympic cycling action in the evening.
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| Mike, Val and Boardy |
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| Looking out over the Beauly Firth |
Click link below for map of route:
Inverness to Muir of Ord
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