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We enjoyed another excellent breakfast and said our farewells to the Ryce-Garwoods. As we left, our hostess pressed two ten pound notes into my hand as their contribution to the National Kidney Federation. What wonderful people and what a wonderful place.

We made very good progress this morning and reached Fort William in time for coffee, but we had to take care not to drench other customers as we had cycled through non-stop rain. We were due some of course, so we can't complain. In fact, the weather was quite mild and there was little wind so cycling in the rain was not unpleasant.

We saw some Eider ducks on the sea loch (Loch Lynnhe). We had seen some earlier from a distance, but could not make up our minds what they were.

On leaving Fort William, we made for the Great Glen cycle way and once we were on it, we ate the lunch we had just bought at Tesco's. The route was a bit stony but pretty flat so we made quite good progress. On reaching Clunes, we met a lovely pair of English setters in a garden and made friends with them while chatting with the owner. Then we returned to the Great Glen cycle way.

This part was unpleasant, being rough, hilly and hard going. On another day, the views of the mountains would have made it a wonderful ride but by this time, we were thoroughly damp and simply looking forward to a hot shower and some food.

We returned to the A82 as soon as we could and it was quite a good ride, especially the section that had just been resurfaced and was smooth.

We arrived at our digs at around 6:45, so after showering and finding the driest clothes we possessed, we set off for the Lock Inn, where Chris and I consumed venison, whereas Janet had chicken. We were shocked at the price of the beer, which was £2.95 for a pint of Deuchars IPA.