Yesterday we had a more lazy day and ended up at the funicular railway at Cairn Gorm. We are planning to do the "Walk at the Top" on Wednesday so we hope the weather will stay good.
We did wander about the area though and spent some time in the Camera Obscura
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Since we had a chance to see the road, today we cycled from the cottage up towards Loch Morlich. This was a bit more what I had expected - completely off the road but on well maintained cycle paths. It was steady climb from the cottage to the loch. But it was fun and we felt good. The weather was good - cloudy but warm. We headed into the forest park and while we were deciding which further path to take Fiona commented on an air plane passing, knowing I tend to look at them, since the RAF fly Tornado over the area. A few minutes later while we were still deciding which way to go we noticed a flash out of the corner of our eyes, followed by another "air plane". We decided to take the loop back and we just heading off when the heavens opened with thunder and lightning. To say we speeded up would be an understatement - neither of us wanted to be atop a mountain with lightning. We eventually stopped when we realised that the rain was not going to stop for a while and since it was now hard to see the path. Eventually it stopped enough for us to continue and we headed back as quick as we could. Luckily it was all essentially downhill, but now the paths were quite wet and our brakes were not great, but we made it. I did have one particularly close call with a sharp turn but no harm was done. Needless to say by the time we got back to the cottage we were soaked through.
Don't you dare put this picture of me on your blog!
The real frustrating part was that the weather was coming in from behind us. Once we arrived at the cottage and peeled off our wet clothes I happened to turn around and see blue sky. Less than an hour later it was glorious evening.
