Cycling to the West in Ardnamurchan
![]() First things first, get over to Ardgour |
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Found a convenient place to park up and leave the cars. Stuart missed us so he started from Strontian. |
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Day One. Only two pubs! |
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![]() Top of Glen Tarbert. Time for a rest. |
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![]() Found Stuart in Strontian. |
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Strontian, and a well deserved pint. |
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Stopped off at Resipool to check our phones |
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![]() Glorious |
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![]() Next stop - Salen Hotel, for a well deserved pint or two. |
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![]() Weather check? |
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![]() Quick stop at the Salen shop for last minute purchases. |
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Managed to spot this "campsite" from the road over there. Lovely little spot. |
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![]() Access wasn't great! |
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![]() Mark might be taking his social distancing just a bit far! |
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![]() But what a spot! |
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![]() Enjoying a wee dram before the midgies came out. Need to get one of these chairs. |
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![]() Gathering firewood. |
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Beer in a box - the future. |
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![]() Midgies were rather rife unfortunately. |
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![]() Is that tide coming in? |
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![]() The fire struggled to hold back the tide! |
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![]() Wildlife! |
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Sadly shut. |
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A jittle cycling video clip? |
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![]() Lovely views out to Eigg and Rum, with the Skye Cullin on the right in the background. |
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![]() Well deserved pint (or two) at the Kilchoan Hotel, before the final push to the West. And we did push some of it! |
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![]() Leaving Kilchoan |
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And the lighthouse at the western end of the country. |
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![]() Muck, Rum, Eigg and Skye. |
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![]() Good hills! |
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![]() Heading back to civilisation |
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![]() John lives down there. |
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![]() Top of the last big hill on the way home. |
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And back to camp. |
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![]() Bliss |
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![]() Tide not in yet! |
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![]() Tranquility indeed, apart from the midgies. |
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And then we were gone. |
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Salen
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![]() Somewhere. |
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![]() Top of Glen Tarbert again - nearly all downhill from here. Great few days, and the weather was sublime. |