Journeying to the beautiful Isle of Arran.

Our doughty men have had a very good day of cycling - all 100km of it. The weather has been mixed; it was cold with some rain this morning, but sunnier, less windy & dry after their lunch of bridies (haggis-flavoured pasties) at Lochgilphead. The terrain has also been a mixture being very hilly this morning on the A816, then the wonderfully flat A83 road for the second part of the day, until the final 4 miles on the B8001, which was a bit of a killer, before they reached the ferry at Claonaig.

They've just taken the ferry over to Lochranza on Arran where they'll stay tonight (this detour is to avoid the Glaswegian metropolis). It sounds as if they both enjoyed this 20 minute mini-cruise with the sun beginning to set, & Mark could even be heard singing (didn't know you could, Mark!) - I expect he's looking forward to the pub dinner they are planning to have later on, as he's done all the cooking thus far (come on Johnny, get your finger out!). I'm sure they're also pleased that their knees & other tender places, are holding up :)

So that's where we leave them for today, going to the pub &, no doubt, trying another local brew - & hoping to see an eagle (yes, Simon, they want to meet your additional challenge & will be happy to take your money for the Winchester Cardiac Rehab Unit) :0)

They also hope you will all enjoy seeing some of the photos (below) which they managed to send today.