From Tomintoul to Alston was a very long ride. We started early to try to beat the rain. The first segment across the ski resorts were very scenic, and we stopped at Blairgowrie Wellmeadow for a cup of coffee.
I wish I had stopped at Arbroath for a Smokies, but no one was keen on adding extra miles in a long rainy day.
We braced ourselves for the unavoidable motorways in heavy rain. The spray were unbearable!
We stopped at The Scots Pine at Eddleston. I had the meat lover sandwich, except it was not a normal sandwich, it was an 'open sandwich', also they forgot my sausage! The lady asked if everything was okay, I said everything was okay except I did not get my sausage! So they served up a sausage separate. the sausage was good, except it was slightly under cooked... I ate it anyway.
It was too wet for me to keep up with the guys, so I volunteer to break up at Hawick. When we were there, Hawick Museum's leaflet said they were showing two local racing motorcyclists and their memorabilia. So I stopped for fuel and a visit to Hawick Museum. They have all sorts in the museum, including curling stones.
When I continued my way to Alston, I was stopped at Langholm for yet another bagpipe procession! This it was something about 'Marking the boundary'. A large bagpipe band and a large number of horses.
By the time of all these delay, the weather cleared up and I arrived in Alston safely. This last hotel was the most expensive hotel and our room had a bath!
I had a beef pie to wrap up the trip. They had a music festival on, and the music was on till late, and there were even fireworks!
I have discarded the book in the drawer next to the Bible, how fitting!
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