Loch Ness to Carbisdale Castle

Not a lot to report about today's ride, other than it started with a very big hill out of Drumnadrochit (probably the longest steep hill of the ride so far - which is ironic given that I'd been telling people at the hostel last night that in general the hills in Cornwall are worse than those in Scotland) and that it included a lovely ride across high moorland with views out to the North Sea.

Despite starting the day with a bowl of muesli, I couldn't resist the 'breakfast for 3 quid' offer that i spotted at a village shop after about 10 miles so ended up having two breakfasts.

The long freewheel down off the moor was very cold however so I stopped off at a cafe for a nice cup of hot chocolate before riding the last 5 miles or so to the SYHA at Carbisdale Castle, a truly amazing gothic hostel - I've never seen anything like it.

It houses works of art all over the place including a set of rather nice White marble statues like this one.