We did get out on our tandem though.
Friday morning after our Edinburgh talk, Markus showed us some of his local trails in the Pentland Hills.
Great views, and somewhere worthy of further exploration.
We left Edinburgh late in the afternoon, and drove towards Lockerbie. My original plan was to park there and ride the ~13 miles to the bothy we were planning on staying at. It was nearly dark though, so we drove a little nearer before parking up and riding in.
It was a wet ride in with a river crossing to get the feet properly wet. We were grateful of the fire.
Overnight, and in the morning as forecast it rained heavily. We did not rush to leave the bothy. If you go there the bothy book is worth a read. There are a number of historical entries relating to when the occupiers were shepherds in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The river was noticably higher than the previous day. The water went over the top of Tom's knee length waterproof socks.
Our plan on leaving was to ride round to the monastery over the hill, but by the time we arrived at the turn off we were both soaked, so sacked that idea.
We did visit the monastery by car though.
