NC500 - North Coast 500

I've had a failed attempt. The weather was insane. So windy and rainy that our speed had dropped to about 8kph. Blown off my bike on Bealach na Bà was a highlight. Then as we descended tot Applecross it was sunny and warm. An hour later we turn in-land to Gairloch, hale stones the size of small eggs. Anyway, we made it our first stop, absolutely knackered and drenched. About 3 hours behind schedule.

Washed our clothes, ate food, got some sleep, hoped the weather would turn when we woke. When we left at 5am the rain was coming down in torrents, so we were drenched again inside a minute. This was to be our long leg Gairloch to Thursoe but it was too wet, too windy, too cold to keep the pace high enough to get there before the B&B shut at midnight. We needed to average 20kph and we were doing about 13. Had to ride another 100k before we could turn off and quit.