Saturday started slowly , with the constant climbs on the busy A9 through the foothills of the Cairngorms, I joined the old A9 , as it wound its way through small villages , this is a very pleasant alternative to the main road, i picked the old road up just south of Moy, passed through tomatin and rejoined the main carriage way at Slochd summit.I stayed on the A9 until pausing for lunch in Aviemore, I havenit been to aviemore for 20 years and it is bigger but not better , its full of tourist tat , but still made a great stop for lunch , I left Aviemore and stayed on the quieter B9152 until Kingussie. The weather was dark and misty , rain was in the air , the mountains here look foreboading in
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