After a good night's shut-eye, the day started with an excellent breakfast marred only by James' realisation that he had erred on the side of caution with his breakfast order the previous evening - none of us can say for sure why he opted for only one sausage instead of two (hopefully our decision-making is not being affected by our 
fatigue levels!).
After a quickish lunch we hit the delightful A82 which would take us all the way to Fort Augustus. Loch Ness failed to disappoint, both in its size as well as the surrounding scenery - mountainous, luscious and very green. We stopped briefly for photos by the Loch and then kept an eye out for Nessie whilst we were cycling but she was clearly not in the mood to come out and play! Bottoms were in dangerous territory as the deteriorating road caused the scenic ride to turn into a bumpy and very uncomfortable affair!
fatigue levels!).Starting off...
We picked up the pace that we had set the previous day for the first 25 miles along the A9 which was pretty uneventful - very straight, busy and not much to see other than the road ahead and the the firth of Moray. We decided to take a less busy road to Loch Ness and stopped for a coffee and protein bar at Dingwall (thanks to Pippa and Robin for waiting for us!).
We picked up the pace that we had set the previous day for the first 25 miles along the A9 which was pretty uneventful - very straight, busy and not much to see other than the road ahead and the the firth of Moray. We decided to take a less busy road to Loch Ness and stopped for a coffee and protein bar at Dingwall (thanks to Pippa and Robin for waiting for us!).
Onwards to Nessie
Having said goodbye to the coastline, the scenery began to change but was no less spectacular as the road went through a lovely forest area, the highlight of which was a 15% descent (thankfully, no 15% ascent!) down to the banks of Loch Ness. Fortunately, none of our brakes failed!
Having said goodbye to the coastline, the scenery began to change but was no less spectacular as the road went through a lovely forest area, the highlight of which was a 15% descent (thankfully, no 15% ascent!) down to the banks of Loch Ness. Fortunately, none of our brakes failed!
Banks of Loch Ness
After a quickish lunch we hit the delightful A82 which would take us all the way to Fort Augustus. Loch Ness failed to disappoint, both in its size as well as the surrounding scenery - mountainous, luscious and very green. We stopped briefly for photos by the Loch and then kept an eye out for Nessie whilst we were cycling but she was clearly not in the mood to come out and play! Bottoms were in dangerous territory as the deteriorating road caused the scenic ride to turn into a bumpy and very uncomfortable affair! 
Rest & Recouparation in Fort Augustus
The B&B seems fine and Fort Augustus is an interesting place with a series of locks and great views of the loch. We grabbed an early meal and made it back in time for Brazil v North Korea and a hopefully a good nights sleep - tomorrow will be a long day - around 107 miles!
Stats for the day 
Number of miles - 67 miles
Top Speed - 38 mph
Average speed - 14.1mph
Number of items left behind (by Mortimer) - 6
Number of items left on the car roof (by Guy) - 2
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