Day 9 - Fort William to Tain

We woke up to a sunny day!! had a cheery breakfast and a cheque for £100 from the owner of the hotel, The Inn at Ardour many thanks for that, it was an extremely generous donation. We were once again were joined by Omar and Kev we set off for a 108 + mile ride. Kev set off at a leisurely pace whilst one again we shot off like the Tour de France well that's what it felt like. Once again we were treated to some lovely views, guided by our sat navs up a dead end and with common sense out of the window we followed it onto a forest trail. After shocking some mountain bikers by overtaking them we continued for 9 miles down a mountain bike track skirting Loch Oich, some I know were hoping for catastrophic failure!! At over 90 miles and over 5 hours in the saddle it felt obligatory to start some sprinting !! We stopped at 100 miles to welcome Omar. Good job !! For the last 5 miles the sun gave way to torrential rain we all felt right at home with Tony and Richard following each other to complete the effect by being sprayed in the face! Omar was not impressed, but did enjoy the cool down, knowing there was a hot shower only 5 miles away

We reached the hotel to be greeted by John who had just had a siesta he must have had a hard day bless. We took our bikes into our rooms ( I for one will find it weird to check into a hotel without trying to sneak my bike past reception) for the last time and had an agreeable meal. we weren't sure when Kevin got there but he really should make some effort.

GPS Track of Route