Lejog day 17 lairg to bettyhill

The park house in lairg is definately the best stop of our trip. Great rooms good views and poached haddock for breakfast. Today started off sunny and warm but i regreted not putting my jacket on after about 300m. Long gradual climb from lairg into flow country with big views big hills and big forests. The landscapes were so big i now know how sam and frodo felt looking out over the emlyn muir. Lunch stop for soup and sandwiches at the crask inn which is amazingly remote and feels like a 30year timewarp. Wind hindered downhill to altnaharra and then along the shore of loch naver. Beautiful bit of cycling here and then along strath naver to bettyhill. Think i saw a peregrine falcon but need to check a bird book. Probably the best day ride of the trip. Met a spanish guy called carlos from horsham who is about finish his end to end walk. 3 months! A much more immpressive challenge than just cycling it. distance 74km average 15.2kph(we mosied for much of the day) cumulative 1492km (we will end up just six of 1000 miles i think)