Day 9 Then there were 3 (again)

Early start to catch the ferry back to the mainland. DON'T STAY IN THE LOCKRANZA HOTEL IF YOU ARE EVER ON ARRAN. Got my own back though by sleeping with my bike in the room. He refused to give an early breakfast so after the 30 min ferry, we had to climb a load of hills on an empty belly. Arrived in Tarbert fishing harbour and grabbed breakfast, the runniest scrambled eggs Kev has ever experienced (Beginning to sound like Chinook here).
Had a call from Lee via our support (Ste B) and he later caught us up on route. It was also nice to see Denis and Jen (week 1 support) and have lunch with them. Lee was quite bright and cheerful, probably due to baby Eze perking up and also having a few days rest and mountains of food. It has rained constantly since Lee left to join Ell and the baby. But as soon as he jumped back onto the ride it started cracking the flags!!!!
Once we started hitting a few hills he (Lee) was back into his usual pace, Eg sloooooow! Joking Lee.
We passed through Oban during peak time and crossed the Connel Bridge.
Suddenly, we were faced with strong headwinds for the next 36 miles, not pleasant when you are running on empty and are desperate to get to your hotel. But it was worth the huge efforts, as a beautiful place met us. The sight of Glen Coe over the bridge to Ballachulish was breathtaking and the Loch Levin Hotel is equally wonderful.
Three course dinner and watching the sunset (yes sun!!!!) at about 10.30pm, coupled with being back to a 3 has given us a much needed boost for the final push through the Caledonian canal/ Great Glen towards the East coast. Kev and Ste B met up with Karen Aspinall (old diving buddy) at the hotel. Kren told us that her husband had seen us on the road up here before, but we were travelling so fast (except Lee) that he never had chance to shout us.