Day 1 Completed

All well, started at JOG at 08:00, got the official form signed and stamped, and away we went - 3 and half miles up hill!!!! What a way to start. B & B was good, landlord even brought the beer in the local pub. It rained for all of the ride, apart from the last 2 hours. We had a headwind to battle with - so far from ideal conditions. I was very surprised at how long and - at times steep - the hills are. The A9 was quite busy and the HGV's fly past very fast. The spray was horrible. No midges today, must of stayed at home in the dry!!!!! Made it to Golspie just after 4pm, in the Golspie Inn, very comfortable, single rooms so Joe does not have to hear me snore, and I do not have to listen to him wittering away in some strange language in the middle of the night. Tomorrow should be less hilly, approx 75 miles to Fort Augustus, where we have arranged tea and Stuart and Pat, Max and Corrie in Drumnadrockit (not spelt correctly).