We were back on the bikes after a rest day in Edinburgh, where I cannot confirm nor deny that whisky was consumed. THOSE ARE JUST RUMORS, OKAY!
We started off on the trademark sunny Scottish skies. That is, there might have been a patch of blue sighted momentarily as we rode.
The first highlight was the Forth Bridge, built in 1890, and one of the world’s first major steel structures. The cantilever construction is quite iconic.
After crossing the Firth of Forth, we continued along the usual country roads passing green fields of sheep and some crops.
The skies threatened rain all day and I heard distant thunder a couple of times. Fortunately, the worst I got was a few sprinkles and some spray from very wet roads near the finish in Perth.
Tomorrow is a longer day that takes us to the most northern part of the tour. Hopefully we’re as lucky with the weather as we were today.
