We awoke at 7:30am in the luxury of Tona and Charlie's lovely home and enjoyed a Scottish breakfast (although in my case without the black pudding) and gathered our goods and chattels together.
We set off from Aberuthven after 9;30am in sunshine and followed country lanes through Strathearn. The views were stunning, across largely agricultural landscape to the majestic hills in the distance. We stopped at Methven at a pub/tea shop where I had beef broth. Then we continued on, eventually to Blairgowrie - a short day of only 40 miles, after yesterday's exertions. We arrived at Heath Park Lodge at about 4pm where Ruth welcomed us; helped with washing etc.; and recommended a good restaurant for dinner.
What a contrast! Cycling through lanes with the sun and the wind behind us was a real blessing! We have now completed 753 miles - and are 3/4 of our way to John O'Groats.
After yesterday's exertions we welcomed the comparative ease of today. I still feel quite tired, but hopefully today's shorter ride will have given my body the chance to recuperate. Tomorrow promises to be a hard day - we have about 20 miles of climbing, to the Spittal of Glenshee into the Grampians, where we will go through Braemar and pass Balmoral before ending our journey for the day at Ballater.
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