Day 5

Day 5: Crianlarich - Balloch
Time: 2:20:54
Distance: 54.7km
Average Speed: 23.3km/h

Final day! We bought some food quickly in londis before the approach to Loch Lomond. We stopped for a great breakfast is the tea room in Tarbet. Soon after the West Loch Lomond bike path started again. While it's nice to be off the road the path is a real boneshaker and if you're not fully concentrating a man could lose his eye on the overgrown thornbushes that flank the trail. Once we arrived in Glasgow we had a victory lunch in the brewdog pub called the doghouse. Billy Bilsland (http://www.billybilslandcycles.co.uk) we're kind enough to give us some free boxes to bring our bikes on the plane.

Jerry's final thoughts:
1. We got very lucky with the weather and saw Scotland at it's best.
2. Luss, Inveraray and Oban are beautiful towns that I'd love to visit again.
3. In general the road surfaces in Scotland are great! Only 1 puncture in 5 days. After Romain made a rule that nobody rides over potholes we had no more punctures. Genius.
4. Everyone of the group pushed themselves on the road and helped out organising before or during the trip.
5. Ben Nevis was unplanned and probably the most memorable part of the trip. I couldn't walk up and down stairs without holding on to the rail for days afterwards.




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