9:47am 11 August 2022
Canterbury to
London by
Train
11:42am 12 August 2022
London to
King's Lynn by
Train
2:15pm 12 August 2022
King's Lynn to
Holme by
Bus
9:00am 24 August 2022
Holme to
King's Lynn by
Bus
10:44am 24 August 2022
King's Lynn to
London by
Train
4:35pm 24 August 2022
London to
Turin Torino by
Plane
9:15pm 24 August 2022
Turin Torino to
Oulx by
Train
7 May 2019
Sunshine again. We were 30km under planned distance yesterday, so this is how we start our day.
There's a couple of climbs, the first of which would probably have been depressing at the end of yesterday, but it doesn't seem too challenging now.
A café in the gas station at Kinlochewe serves us an early lunch of toasties and soup. We then crack onto fast road towards Gairloch. There's a bit of rain, but it's brief.
Between Gairloch and Poolewe, we see two fully laden cyclists grinding up a hill. We all stop for a chat at the top. Pete and Anthea had been at our campsite in Lochcarron. They tell us that tourist information said there's a campsite in Laide and another in Badcaul.
Poolewe is our "first target". That is, get there and decide whether to progress. So we add Laide and Badcaul as subsequent options. It's too far to get fully back on track and make it to Ullapool, but at least we can give ourselves a short day tomorrow.
It's about 4pm when we get to Poolewe, nearly 5pm at Laide. We decide to press on to Badcaul. (You've been waiting for it, be honest...) This may have been a bad call, as it turns out that Badcaul has no food outlets. The campsite does exist though, and the boss man pulls a blinder and heats us up some tinned supplies. We slurp on soups from their cans while chatting with him about weather and whisky and water.
Distance: 101km
Older: The Pass of the Cattle | Newer: Unhappy Feet
Trip: North Coast 500
Distance today: 101km
Total distance: 269km
Journey:
Sheildaig Sìldeag
to Badcaul Bada Call
by Bike
101km
7 May 2019