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Last week I decided that I would cycle to Tarves, Aberdeenshire.
Day 1 Thursday was short and uneventful. I arrived at Jenny's in Forres around 6.30pm having had a cup of tea with John, Magda and Richard around 4 o'clock at The Culloden Battlefield. 36 miles
Day 2 Friday was a long, wet day. I stopped for a coffee in Elgin, took a few wrong turns to get back onto the route. Then at Findochty, I lost sight completely of the cycle signs and ended up taking the walking route (The Moray Coastal Route), found myself and my bike, scrambling over rocks on the sea shore, pushing the bike through a piece of what was essentially waste ground, but the path was overgrown with gorse!! Then past the local golf-course, eventually finding a path down onto the road. A little further along the coast I stopped in Portsoy and ate my sandwich in the bus shelter, thinking that I would find a tearoom further in the town, no such luck. Fortunately Whitehills was more rewarding with a wee shop selling hot drinks. Just what I was needing, by this time I was fed up of the rain, my feet were soaking wet after the cross-country section, and I was feeling rather sorry for myself. Next town was Banff, where again I lost my signs, so after attracting the attention of a lollipop man, who gave me directions, I was happily on my way again. he rest of the trip was fine and after Turriff I was able to take the wet weather gear off and just a mile short of Methlick, Evelyn came to meet me on her bike and together we cycled the remainder of the way. 85 miles
Day 3 Saturday The 10th Tarves Bike Ride. A dry if overcast day made very pleasant conditions for it. By the time we finished the sun started shining and we were able to enjoy the b-b-q and drinks in Evelyn's beautiful garden. Around 8 o'clock we left in the van, driven by John, and arrived home around 11.30. We had quite a laugh coming home.
Tina