Day 13: Wanlockhead to Glasgow
September 16th, 2005
Much jubilation as we crossed into Scotland yesterday morning, despite the cold wet weather. Both yesterday and today were pretty scenic, though the ride yesterday took its toll – 68 miles by the time we arrived at Wanlockhead, the highest village in Scotland, 1531 feet. It’s in a mining area with lots of rolling hills. Yesterday’s ride was also enlivened by an encounter with a fellow end-to-ender who is travelling from John O’Groats to Land’s End, playing golf the whole way.
Although we hoped that today would be lighter, it turned out to be a 50-mile ride to the youth hostel in
Glasgow, much of it through the romantic suburbs of Glasgow. We were plagued by freezing head winds both today and yesterday, and are hoping this will not become a feature of our onward journey. We fear we have seen the last day of shorts and short-sleeved jerseys.