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Scotland - Portree to Gairloch

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May 11th 2011
Tuesday 10th May 2011 Portree to Gairloch 124 miles...................... Wet and windy is an understatement. The rain was lashing down and the wind was blowing a gale!! I know I am prone to exaggeration but it was really pretty bad! We decided to hole up in the campsite for a few hours as it does seem that the weather up here starts bad in the morning and slowly clears up through the day with th ... read more

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