Lang Way Roond: the Beginning

"With great power comes great responsibility."

or

Mwahaha, revenge of the missus.

Blogging powers now passed over to Mrs Borg.

I've had several updates from Mr Borg today. He set off at around 9.40, the 9am start he'd predicted being, predictably, optimistic. They made it to Oban and then to Fort William in excellent time and were hoping to get to Mallaig before stopping for the evening. However they seem to have taken a very scenic route (by which I mean really, really the Lang Way Roond) involving sheep, via Strontian, after which strontium was named - must be true, both the sign-post and Wikipedia say so. They've given up for the night and are camping in Strontian in a campsite with facilities, i.e. showers. So they're not stinking yet.

Mallaig and Skye tomorrow, though Skye may be skipped depending on the weather. Roads are great (apart from the single-track sheep-infested highways that Mr Borg is not so keen on) and the scenery is likewise great and 'we really must go there together sometime'. This is going in print so I can remind him.

Some stats for the avid readership of this blog:

• Helmet drops - Rogerborg 2, Chumrade 1
• Bike drops - Rogerborg 0, Chumrade 1.
• Mudguards jammed against wheel by weight of toolbag - Rogerborg 1.
• Clutch adjustments - Rogerborg 1.
• Textile panniers resting on exhaust downpipe - Rogerborg 2.
• Panniers fixed - Rogerborg 2.
• Sheep on road avoided - ALL.
• Sheep hit - 0.
• Distance travelled - 1819-1470 km = 349 km = approx. 216 Old Folks' Miles.
• Sump plugs lost - 0.
• Campervans overtaken - 1.