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13 juli 2022
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Dag 1
onsdag 13 juli 2022 21:01
⛅ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 132 m
Skottland Balado Airfield 56.217189, -3.44389156°13’2” N 3°26’38” W
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Edinburgh to Kinross
13 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Post Covid recovery and I’m unsure how my strength and stamina are holding up. Only one way to find out, by setting off on the planned schedule.

By train to Edinburgh arriving before 1pm which gave me a fighting chance of completing 35 or so miles in the afternoon.

A little hillier than I would have liked so I took it slow, arriving at Gallowhill campsite just after 4pm. It’s just outside Kinross which is a smart, tidy large village. £10 a night plus £1 a shower. All looks clean and quiet as not too busy.

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Dag 2
torsdag 14 juli 2022 17:36
🌧 18 °C
Höjd över havet: 27 m
Skottland Carnoustie House Grounds 56.505219, -2.71816256°30’19” N 2°43’5” W
Kinross to Carnoustie
14 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
9am start. Weather varied from hot to cool but usually I had a tail wind.

Missed a turning outside Newburgh and did a longer inland route by mistake.

Lunch in Newport on Tay. Lovely campsite tonight £10 all in with good facilities.Läs mer
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Dag 3
fredag 15 juli 2022 18:11
☁️ 15 °C
Höjd över havet: 9 m
Skottland Cowie Water 56.971504, -2.20279856°58’17” N 2°12’10” W
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Carnoustie to Stonehaven
15 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Some challenges today. Rain overnight, letting up about 8am. Showers during the day. Headwind.

Got lost on way to Arbroath Andes up trying to cycle through a strawberry farm - much to the puzzlement of the Romanian workforce.

Lunch in Melrose - hot and sunny until it rained. Took shelter at the tennis club along with players who also took refuge.

Had to use the A92 for some stretches - busy and hilly!

Stonehaven campsite had space for me, just.. there are only three tent pitches and 100 for motorhomes and caravans.

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Dag 4
lördag 16 juli 2022 20:25
☁️ 18 °C
Höjd över havet: 35 m
Skottland Turriff 57.533159, -2.45886357°31’59” N 2°27’32” W
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Stonehaven to Turriff
16 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A fine dry start and the heat built up during the day. Combined with a hilly route inland I found the 55 miles tough going.

A postman directed me to this excellent cafe in Bieldside. Before this a lovely level ride along a disused railway line beside the Dee.

Chatted up by a young couple with baby in Inverurie and a young girl (10 I think) at Turriff campsite.

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Julia Beaumont Aha! Finally you have come to the darchaeological side!
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Dag 5
söndag 17 juli 2022 21:13
☁️ 18 °C
Höjd över havet: 22 m
Skottland Burn of Mosset 57.600096, -3.62003557°36’0” N 3°37’12” W
Turriff to Forres
17 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A wet start. Delayed setting off, talking to the warden in Turriff who made me a filter coffee.

Extended chat with Mo and Wendy at my coffee stop.

A fair amount of rough riding on unpaved tracks, but also some good riding on well surfaced former railway lines.

Very warm in the afternoon. Got a puncture from a thorn in the last mile. No campsite here so in a comfy bed (no breakfast). Pizza for tea.Läs mer
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Dag 6
måndag 18 juli 2022 19:15
⛅ 21 °C
Höjd över havet: 9 m
Skottland Buckle Rock 57.58234, -4.10879757°34’56” N 4°6’32” W
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Forres to the Black Isle / Fortrose
18 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
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Unable to stay two days in Forres, I hoped for a slightly easier day and overall it wasn’t bad - 50 miles and only a headwind for the last part. Dry with intense sunshine.

Lunch from a mobile sandwich van on a commercial estate. Painful navigation round Inverness and a detour as one side of the cycle path was closed.

Target campsite “full” although the warden found a space for my little tent which saved the hassle of moving on and other sites being booked up.

Was tipped to watch out for dolphins in the Moray Firth and saw three in the distance.

Tea in the golf club. Possibly the warmest day I’ve ever spent in Scotland.

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Cathrine Clarke Sea view though x
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Dag 7
tisdag 19 juli 2022 16:34
☁️ 24 °C
Höjd över havet: 9 m
Skottland Buckle Rock 57.582303, -4.10890257°34’56” N 4°6’32” W
Day off, Fortrose
19 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Oppressively warm day with occasional heavy, but warm, showers.

Thanks to the campsite for keeping me on the same pitch for a second night despite it being booked by someone else.

Thanks to the leisure centre who have booked me into a yoga session tonight.

Thanks to the library for free Wi-Fi, phone charging and refreshments.

Thanks to the golf club for free Wi-Fi, a pot of tea and no hassle.

Thanks to Tweedie Pie for lunch and possibly tea.Läs mer
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Dag 8
onsdag 20 juli 2022 21:18
⛅ 15 °C
Höjd över havet: 22 m
Skottland Easter Clynekirkton 58.02843, -3.84378958°1’42” N 3°50’38” W
Fortrose to Brora
20 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Over the hill from Fortrose to Cromarty ready for the tiny (two vehicle max) ferry to Nigg. Just time to have a coffee break at The Slaughterhouse before boarding.

After that flattish with mostly helpful winds. Garden with 150 empty gin bottles - the owner had drunk “the majority, over several years”. Lunch in Tain - considerably busier than on previous visits.

Small but friendly campsite just north of Brora.Läs mer
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Dag 9
torsdag 21 juli 2022 16:46
⛅ 15 °C
Höjd över havet: 8 m
Skottland Wick River 58.443085, -3.10566858°26’35” N 3°6’20” W
Brora to Wick
21 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
All day on the A9 and A99 which is both mentally and physically testing.

Speed has been either 5mph or 25mph depending on the slope. Most passing traffic considerate but lots of concentration is required by the cyclist.

After delightful coffee and toast in Helmsdale, refreshment stops were rare. I ended up talking to roadside animals and playing mental games with vehicle number plates (only one with a 61 plate).

Weather overcast and cool - like a vampire I cast no shadow all day.

Huge cemetery on the entrance to Wick including a big collection of war graves. All from either the Navy or the Air Force. Many from commonwealth countries. Clearly WWII affected this area.

Spacious campsite in Wick.Läs mer
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Dag 10
fredag 22 juli 2022
☁️ 13 °C
Höjd över havet: 37 m
Skottland Sands of Evie 59.112856, -3.10612659°6’46” N 3°6’22” W
Wick to Orkney / Evie
22 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
A little time to spend on Wick before the 1:30pm ferry from
Gills Bay. Chanced upon the nuclear and Caithness archives by Wick airport - a beautiful modern building with helpful staff. Found out some of the background to the war graves in Wick cemetery.

Coffee, toast and marmalade at The Rumblin Tum. 17 miles on single track roads to the ferry.

Ferry bounces across the Pentland Firth to the tune of car alarms not liking the movement.

Time trialling from St Margaret’s Hope to Kirkwall in an hour. Finally arrived at Evie and the apartment which is in a converted church. No more cycling for a while.Läs mer
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Dag 13
måndag 25 juli 2022 22:17
⛅ 11 °C
Höjd över havet: 37 m
Skottland Sands of Evie 59.112843, -3.10621659°6’46” N 3°6’22” W
Rest days
25 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Saturday: parkrun in Kirkwall, haircut, lunch out. Sourdough pizza for tea from the bake house next door in Evie.

Sunday: Raining in the morning, fair and warm in the afternoon. We drove to the southern tip of the Orkneys to see where the John O’Groats passenger ferry comes in. Very pleasant and cheap afternoon tea in St Margaret’s Hope.

Monday: showery. To Stromness for coffee and The Pier Arts Centre and to Harray Potter to buy some unique glasses and mugs. Walk around the coastline in the afternoon before the rain restarted.Läs mer
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Dag 14
tisdag 26 juli 2022 20:09
⛅ 12 °C
Höjd över havet: 36 m
Skottland Sands of Evie 59.112841, -3.10593259°6’46” N 3°6’21” W
Kirkwall and Jacqui
26 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
A brief visit to Kirkwall before meeting Jacqui for lunch and an afternoon exploring Costa Head on the far west of Orkney. Jacqui is post master on Rousay and an archaeologist to boot and has been our host on previous visits.

Bird life on Orkney is depleted compared to several years ago due to Avian flu. We only saw fulmars and oyster catchers.Läs mer
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Dag 15
onsdag 27 juli 2022 21:47
⛅ 13 °C
Höjd över havet: 37 m
Skottland Sands of Evie 59.112839, -3.10603259°6’46” N 3°6’22” W
Island life
27 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Early start for a day on the Swandro dig. The ferry had to go slowly as the skipper spotted a school of dolphins on our route. There were about 20 of them.

Good weather all day. Seals were bobbing up and down near the excavations.Läs mer
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Dag 16
torsdag 28 juli 2022 21:46
⛅ 13 °C
Höjd över havet: 37 m
Skottland Sands of Evie 59.112837, -3.10604759°6’46” N 3°6’22” W
Rousay and Swandro
28 juli 2022, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Another dry, sunny and mostly warm day on Rousay. I joined a team filling sand bags and moving them up to the top of the beach. Rest of the day sieving but with a break to walk along the coast to other prehistoric remains. Last day on site.Läs mer
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30 juli 2022