Hopefully I can get through this before my connection drops out again!
Part Two, Plan 2A 1.1
After a good nights sleep, I was up early and ready for day 3. I lit my stove and got a brew on the go, something I'v done a thousand time before, a grate moral booster. Sitting back in my new chair, drinking my coffee, pondering was it to be porridge and boiled egg or a full breakfast at the hotel! The crisp white linen table cloth did look good, orange juice, Wheetabix, 4 slices of toast , 2 more cups of freshly brewed coffee, and a big plate bacon eggs etc, no contest really
As I had to wait awhile to be served, time to think on how I was going to proceed from hear for the next couple of days. It was obvious I was not going to hit all the targets I had set myself, In needed to be in Inverness next Friday night so lets just see what happens! Breakfast consumed and paid for, I mounted the Sherpa and back on to the A82. Being up high, the wind was still in my face, and made for hard going on tied legs. I was still climbing and longing for the fast down hill stretch down into Glencoe. Well that wind had it in for me, I had to peddle down hill just to keep up a reasonable speed! I could see the speed bleed off on the GPS as soon as I started to coast! This is all becoming very tiresome. I had to stop, to see if a brake or hub was binding but no, over two hours to cover that 10 miles. I eventual got to the visitors center in Glencoe, where I was heading for the day before to camp at the C&C club site. Time for a coffee and a cake.
Crossing the bridge over Lock leven, the A82 had been busy but now with the extra traffic coming from Oban too, I ditched the A82 at the Corran Ferry and crossed over for free.
Finally the strong wind had dropped, It had become overcast, but no rain as yet and hopefully it would stay that way.
http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq232/electriceel_bucket/IMG_0037.jpgTime for lunch. The next 11 miles were most enjoyable no wind, steep climb at times but grate fun, stopping every now and then to look at Loch Linnhe from a side I have not seen before. Reaching the ferry that takes you across to Fort William, avoiding an extra 20 mile. I made the call for the ferry!! No reply on one number and no we don't cover that anymore on the other! the next and last scheduled ferry was over an hour away. Luckily the new ferry master was doing a trip round with some tourist and I managed to flag him down
£1.50 for rider £1.50 for Bike.
Now over to Fort William, time for a resupply at Tesco's and off to McDonald's, and on to Lochy camp site.
(I'll quit while am ahead back later)
Andy
