Well, that was a washout!
Left home at 6 am to drive south, most of it in the rain and picked Brian up to head to Achnasheen to see if anyone else was meeting for the ride.
Rain was torrential and roads were very waterlogged with visibility low, so not a day for taking in the scenery.
Waited in the rain for the train and no real suprise as no one got off it, and I mean no one, no randonneurs, no bike riders, no one.
Checked the forecast once again and with nothing but consistent heavy rain forecast all day, the ride was officially abandoned. It was debated for a while but seen as it was just Brian and I and we ride these roads regularly, we had no desire to do it in these conditions.
So not wanting to completely waste a 6 hour round trip we decided to head to Velocity in Inverness and have some breakfast and see if the weather improved a the morning went on.
It didn't really, so after hitting the local outdoor and bike shops I dropped Brian off and headed back up the road.
Jamie
Left home at 6 am to drive south, most of it in the rain and picked Brian up to head to Achnasheen to see if anyone else was meeting for the ride.
Rain was torrential and roads were very waterlogged with visibility low, so not a day for taking in the scenery.
Waited in the rain for the train and no real suprise as no one got off it, and I mean no one, no randonneurs, no bike riders, no one.
Checked the forecast once again and with nothing but consistent heavy rain forecast all day, the ride was officially abandoned. It was debated for a while but seen as it was just Brian and I and we ride these roads regularly, we had no desire to do it in these conditions.
So not wanting to completely waste a 6 hour round trip we decided to head to Velocity in Inverness and have some breakfast and see if the weather improved a the morning went on.
It didn't really, so after hitting the local outdoor and bike shops I dropped Brian off and headed back up the road.
Jamie
