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That's a cracking route, looks like you missed out on the hot chocolate shop in Durness tho! Great effort doing it loaded especially getting to Applecross, mad props!
Bernhard
@Wyshniukas
I would recommend anyone to do Scotland and NC500 route. After meeting few riders, it seemed that I am the only one doing clockwise. I think it worked perfectly for me. I am thinking to explore Scotland more as the trip with Caledonian Sleeper train is very smooth and you arrive in decent shape.
On the last minute I did change cassette for 32 at the back and it helped a lot on those steep and never-ending hills. It only got easier once the panniers started to lose all the food I have had for a week. I did hit an issue on the first day and lost one day. Descending into Applecross my rear wheel decided not to hold and it blew 3 spokes, made it impossible to ride so had to get a lift next day back to the first train station in a van, get back to Inverness, get a new wheel (Sunday last train was 3:49PM, dahhh, sleep over and get first Monday train). So I made a shortcut around Applecross on the third day and carried on with the rest of the trip. Lovely people, great scenery, mushrooms, berries, salmon, other riders. I met a Canadian who is kayaking around Scotland (flew in, bought a kayak and just went for it) and going back home afterwards.
Midges were not that bad apart on day 3, stop near water and grass area. I did survive.
Day 1, https://www.strava.com/activities/1765576040
Day 3, https://www.strava.com/activities/1770732609
Day 4, https://www.strava.com/activities/1772291279
Day 5, https://www.strava.com/activities/1774378021
Day 6, https://www.strava.com/activities/1776910800
Day 7, https://www.strava.com/activities/1778780016
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