We had a brilliant stay in Arrochar. Mandy at reception, decided to cancel our booking and give us a 50% discount on our DB&B stay AND a couple of free drinks!!! Very generous and it was an excellent hotel with wonderful views and great grub. Thanks to all concerned.
We set off from Arrochar to Fort William and had a very tough run. High winds (meteorological) made it a slog of a day. We followed the A82 through Glencoe pass and the beautiful, but desolate, Rannoch Moor. Any time we paused from peddaling, we almost came to a complete halt, no free-wheeling.
We stopped for lunch at Crianlarich and we met Sheila Garman from Crianlarich who donated. After a hearty lunch we took deep breaths and set off to Fort William when, oh no!, my phone eventualy collapsed due to frequent soaking. So, nothing from it...zip...nada...no Google Maps/internet/blog posts etc. This proved to be a real pain and I had to recruit my beautiful fiancee(as I'm instructed to call her) to book us our accommodation.
We eventually trawled into the 'Lochview' B&B in Fort William, meeting the lovely Denise who discounted our stay (thanks Denise). We thoroughly appreciated Helen's work, but she managed to find a B&B on the steepest hill in Fort William!!
We popped out to the town (alive with tri-athletes) and caught a taxi back uphill. John, the taxi driver, asked about our trek and doanted the majority of the taxi fare. A TAXI DRIVER......WOW!
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