Scotland 2020

Our 2 weeks trip in the Highlands and the outer Hebrides in September 2020

Scotland part 3: Through the Northern Highlands

To Knockdamph Bothy Hike-a-bike on a challenging bumpy trail Bucolic landscapes Home sweet home Hike-a-bike and Sherpa for Adrien Surprise at dusk Well deserved dinner Five Stars Night in 'our Bothy' Oscar and 'bebe' We took the ferry at Stornoway and during the couple of hours we motivated ourselves to…

Scotland part 2: The Outer Hebrides 

Riding along the sea on the edge of the world High level description hebrides After 4 hours in the ferry, we arrived at the Isle of Barra and we disembarked at the same time than 'a group of grannies' that actually passed us in the first hill! We only had…

Scotland part 1: The Trossachs and Argyll

The Highlands in miniature During this first part of the journey we cycled around 220 kilometres through the Trossachs and North Argyll. This region is full of lochs from tiny meres to gigantic ocean inlets pushing far inland. Valleys (glens) are lush and luxuriant, often bounded by gentle slopes or…

Getting ready for Scotland

New gear and training, training, training ... Last year we cycled for 10 days in Cornwall, but at a relatively relaxed pace (although some sections were steep as hell), on tarmac and with a glorious weather. It was a fantastic holiday, but we took it easy because Oscar was only…

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