Day 10: Lejog 2024 Moffat to Kinross

Another day of loads of sunshine. We started our ride with our longest climb yet -a long gradual ascent which took nearly half an hour to complete. I was glad I only had a light breakfast. The views were magnificent with rolling hills on both sides of the road and lots of sheep. The road surface was not great so it was a relief when we had our first brew stop. We then made our way towards Edinburgh, stopping for a lavish lunch at Pennicuik. After seeing more sheep than people throughout our trip, it was a bit of a rude awakening as we made our way through the centre of the capital of Scotland. The parks and walkways were teeming with people but soon we were away from the masses and heading for one of the highlights of the ride - cycling over the Forth road bridge with wonderful views of the Firth of Forth and the iconic Forth rail bridge. Completed in 1890, it is regarded as Scotland's greatest man made wonder and is an UNESCO world heritage site. The phrase 'painting the Forth Bridge' was coined as an expression of a task that seems to never end. It was based on the incorrect idea that the bridge was repainted after each previous painting which was never the case. But the phrase lives on. It was a long days cycling - our longest yet at 82 miles - so we still had a further 15 miles to go after our final brew stop to our destination at Kinross. But a wonderful days cycling, so blessed to see Scotland in all its splendour.