Set out from the hotel this morning - having overheard the cheers from the bar as England beat the NL in the semi's last night! Everything dried out satisfactorily. Sleeping mat leak located and repaired (i hope!) - it was an old repair that had broken down. Time will tell. Then i jumped into the bath tub that I'd used to locate the leak. Mabs taken out for stroll at 6am - she'd hassled me briefly at 4am but i'd ignored her. All in all - constructive morning - and was away shortly after 9am. Lively ride to Darwhinnie along a wide valley following theTruim on the old A9- with the new A9 way across the other side. I've been playing catch up with another laden cyclist all morning (who I saw in a cafe yesterday, so I might see again). Mabli barked at her very rudely. Mabli has run all the way, so far , getting wet at frequent intervals and sitting in the hedge obligingly whenever a car comes along. Am now sat in a cafe (The Apiary) that does a cracking bacon and egg breakfast bap!
Show less to Tourist Info in Pitlochry - and we decided together that I should wild camp down on the recreation pitch tonight- that's a first! 43.1 glorious miles today - and the scenery, the weather, was fabulous. Swooping over the Drumochter Pass was probably one of the best days of the trip. Now I'm dining out in a place that doesn't mind dogs, or me charging up the bike battery. Best sighting of the day - a big bird of prey - looked very like an eagle (and less like a buzzard) swooped down over the cycle path not 12 ft in front of me, from right to left and into the trees before i could even think of stopping and whipping a camera out! (I found out later that it was a Honey Buzzard).
Show less to Tourist Info in Pitlochry - and we decided together that I should wild camp down on the recreation pitch tonight- that's a first! 43.1 glorious miles today - and the scenery, the weather, was fabulous. Swooping over the Drumochter Pass was probably one of the best days of the trip. Now I'm dining out in a place that doesn't mind dogs, or me charging up the bike battery. Best sighting of the day - a big bird of prey - looked very like an eagle (and less like a buzzard) swooped down over the cycle path not 12 ft in front of me, from right to left and into the trees before i could even think of stopping and whipping a camera out! (I found out later that it was a Honey Buzzard).
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