Torintuck to Larach na Gaibhre

Wildcamp spot in the morning with low cloud and no breeze get that midge net on 🫣 Early lunch outside a wee gin bar (closed Monday’s) #fujix100t …

… nailed a beauty wildcamp spot (early) on the shoreline. I couldn’t cycle past it ⛺ As on a very very quiet rd used a culvert for my evening wash. Water good for cooking & cuppa too ☕ …

… huge jelly fish battling the retreating tide 🌊 The tide did turn in time for it to be set free. Many sadly marooned on the shoreline under their own weight 😔

Larach na Gaibhre to Inverneil

Woke up to a wonderful shoreline but I was feeling a little frail after rejecting my overly-rich-meal 🤮 late evening! If there was toilets nearby I’d stay the day. I needed to move on. 1 big gravel climb to attend to, then an even longer rd climb to deal with 🫣 …

… I was not strong 🤣 Infact, it was the hardest day on the bike I can remember! But lovely to see the open attitude in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to the right-to-roam Access Scotland 🚴‍♀️🚶‍♀️⛺ Finished the day early on a forestry site.

Inverneil to Torran

Up early but not out in a rush 🦟🦟🦟🦟 Let the sun & a breeze take effect 🤣 I’m going soft! All down hill to the fabulous but all too short Crinan Canal starting at Lochgilphead …

… still not feeling the strongest, so after filling up with water at Kilmarten I was on the lookout for another early camp. But fate paved the way with another basic campsite by Loch Awe. £5 offered nothing more than a lovely view ⛺ …

… not quite sure what’s happened to the colour grading on my DJI drone. It’s gone all vivid & I can’t seem to change it 🤔 A drone on day cycles is great, seems an awful faff on long journeys 🤣

Rest Day

Took a rest day at Loch Awe to appease the stomach. And to recharge after what seems like rushing around to get here 🫣 Worth a stroll over to Fincharn castle. Yes, it’s seen better days Fincharn_Castle …

… 1240AD and they still built amazingly straight slate work into the defensive windows 🏹 2 corner walls were still perfect angles 😳