LEJOG Day 19
I had a very restful night in the tent.
I ventured into town looking for a place to eat. It seemed everything was closed. I made that observation to the first person I saw. “Och eye”, was the response: “It’s Sunday”. Presbyterian values remain strong in this part of Scotland.
I was able to buy yoghurt and blueberries from the Co-Op. I added Colon Care (phslyium), thus a cut down Dr Smith’s breakfast. Doubtless this was far better than the ‘full English/Scottish breakfasts’ I have been eating in B&B’s.
My route took me along NCR 78. The first part of the route took me along the Cinan Canal. It is used by yachts. It is very strange to see yachts with large masts in the canal. There was a very strange blue boat in the canal. I took a photo. It must be an old working boat.
The route turned north. After some miles I took a turn west. Some silly bugger has obviously moved the sign. This resulted a in detour through a forest area before I realized that I must be heading the wrong way. I had to back track to get on the right path.
The route then followed a Loch . The B road was single path – with ‘passing places’ placed every 200 metres or so. The scenery was nice spectacular, but consistent. The riding was hard with lots of steep ‘up’ and ‘downs’. As I rode towards the end of the Loch and turned west to Oban I came across a couple on their first day of a cycling 5 day tour. Judging by the mood of the wife I suspect it was going to be a one day ride.
After a very long time I was finally in Oban. I followed the signs to the camping ground that turned to be in an isolated area high above the town. It was very basic – just an amenities block. A family next to my pitch offered to take me into town to find food. They were planning to go to a supermarket. As it turned out, as it was Sunday, all the shops were closed. I managed to buy a meat pie at a fast food joint. It tasted Ok. It is amasing what hunger does to the taste of food.
It rained at night. I didn’t notice at all. Put that down to the hills.
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