Day 13 - running out of road

Team spongebob woke to a hearty breakfast and also to the sight of our b&b host, Alistair, serving a perfect porridge in full sporan and kilt. Now this kind of behaviour might have been considered a little strange back in London, but out here in the tranquil surroundings of loch ness, it harked back to a simpler, more innocent time, when breakfast was an occasion worth dressing up for and men had no need for underpants.

After breakfast, Alistair changed back to t shirt and jeans and bade us a fond farewell, also revealing that he was CID for thirty years - so there you go, we'd spent the night in safe hands, or possibly with a fantasist who liked to dress up.

Today's route was a straightforward traverse north east along the lochs until we hit the east coast of scotland at Golspie. We took the quiet back roads all the way, riding three abreast and savouring the rolling hills around us.

The road sign near Golspie confirmed that we are rapidly running out of road, with only 76 miles left to go. There were times during the grim bits up north where we felt like our End to End experience was dragging on a bit, but having experienced the beautiful scenery and hospitality Scotland, i'll be a little sorry to see it all come to an end on Friday afternoon.

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