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Highlands and Islands cycling tour

Jon and I did a 7-day anti-clockwise loop going up the coast from Kyle of Lochalsh to Ullapool, then back down Lewis and Harris and finally back down the Isle of Skye. We managed to have a headwind all the way...
Eigg had its own personal cloud
Eigg had its own personal cloud		 View from the verandah, Armadale YH
View from the verandah, Armadale YH		 On the Skye Bridge
On the Skye Bridge		 Free Range Highland Cattle
Free Range Highland Cattle
At Plockton Station, you're on your own
At Plockton Station, you're on your own		 Geography Field Trip country
Geography Field Trip country		 Loch Sheildaig
Loch Sheildaig		 Glen Torridon, courtesy of the European Union
Glen Torridon, courtesy of the European Union
Ben whassisname
Ben whassisname		 Where my mother-in-law is going for her hols
Where my mother-in-law is going for her hols		 The view she should get from her bedroom window
The view she should get from her bedroom window		 Rough weather on Loch Ewe
Rough weather on Loch Ewe
Scotland the Breezy
Scotland the Breezy		 Ullapool - Loch Broom in the mist
Ullapool - Loch Broom in the mist		 Callanish Standing Stones (Isle of Lewis) in some serious rain
Callanish Standing Stones (Isle of Lewis) in some serious rain		 Harris - the sunshine returns (I wasn't tired at all)
Harris - the sunshine returns (I wasn't tired at all)
It just got better and better
It just got better and better		 A tennis court in the middle of nowhere (closed on Sundays)
A tennis court in the middle of nowhere (closed on Sundays)		 Primary school in the middle of nowhere
Primary school in the middle of nowhere		 The view from Drinishader hostel
The view from Drinishader hostel
Boat, in need of slight repair
Boat, in need of slight repair		 The Loch Tarbert Monster (probably a seal)
The Loch Tarbert Monster (probably a seal)		 Perfect reflections in a Lochan
Perfect reflections in a Lochan		 The sun finally set
The sun finally set
Early morning dip...
Early morning dip...		 ... a bit chilly!
... a bit chilly!		 Viking Longboat carved on a church floor
Viking Longboat carved on a church floor		 And strange symbols in the burial ground
And strange symbols in the burial ground
The sheep have webbed feet
The sheep have webbed feet		 Eco-houses - mowing the roof
Eco-houses - mowing the roof		 Beautiful beaches and the sea was amazing colours
Beautiful beaches and the sea was amazing colours		 Isn't this what you're meant to do on holiday?
Isn't this what you're meant to do on holiday?
Approaching Skye, Cuillins on the horizon
Approaching Skye, Cuillins on the horizon		 When the wind finally defeated us, the bus came to our rescue
When the wind finally defeated us, the bus came to our rescue		 The old Kylerhea to Glenelg ferry crossing, complete with turntable
The old Kylerhea to Glenelg ferry crossing, complete with turntable

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