Alness (near Inverness and Moray Firth)

Mist, drizzle, stop. Repeat, at least for all morning of this cool, cloudy but never very rainy day. Rode along the Caledonia canal and Loch Ness, and had several pots of tea, including this at lunch time.

If you're ever in Drumnadrochit on Loch Ness say hello to Mario for me. Cafe Eighty2, nice fun place, great playlist, including Kate Bush -- Mario agreed with me that her music (from the 80's) is timeless.

The afternoon was just cool and damp, as I left the Highlands behind for now and headed into the flatter farmland of NE Scotland. Today was the longest mileage yet, 84 miles, can feel the fatigue accumulating. Two more days to JOG, then I think a few days "off" in the Orkneys admiring Neolithic sites and resting my Neolithic knees.