Tuesday 8th July

Our usual 7 am early start is doing us well as we are able to get some miles under our belt whilst the traffic is relatively quiet. We had a climb out of Balloch on the shores of Loch Lomond over to Helensburgh. We then cycled along the shores of Loch Gare to Faslane where the Navy’s Nuclear Submarine base is located. We did not see much just a very secure perimeter fence! On through Garelochhead, with our first hour rest stop at Arrochar. We had a steep hill climb up what is known as the “Rest and Be Thankful”, what a wonderful name. We all succeeded but when we got to the top nature decided we needed a wash and it started to rain. It soon stopped and we made our way down to Inveraray. As we climbed out of this very popular town the rain started again and this time heavily. We got very wet again but our next rest stop was not far away. After this stop we got going without rain and we managed to dry out whilst cycling our way to Loch Awe. Our next campsite was at The Bridge at Awe just south of Taynuilt.
Miles today = 71