I will forever remember this as William’s day. After consuming breakfast made by my friend Alex, I then beat him at Super Mario’s carting on my first attempt before we headed south west to Muir of Ord, Beauly, Milton and Drumnadrochit. This route took us through a hilly and twisty landscape with a glorious drop towards Castle Urquhart and Loch Ness. Our first soaking achieved now we stopped to enjoy the view and gather the usual snaps. The route along the loch was picturesque with numerous gentle inclines. We stopped at Invermoriston to make our brew and massage those aching limbs.

The next stage took us further south through Fort Augustus, Invergarry and Spean Bridge, this followed a glorious gorge between the two cavenous mountain sides. Very beautiful although we completed this stage in a downpour, totally soaked we pushed hard passed the Nevis Range and to Fort William.

We then enjoyed fish and chips, and more in some cases, before making a dash to Glencoe.

Distance cycled 90 miles.

Time 9 hours 59 minutes.

Heart rate average 126 beats per minute.

Calorie expenditure 6,450.

Fat percentage of energy during exercise 50%.