Ride Loch Ness

Living amongst spectacular scenery can make you a little blind to the beauty of other places.

I was delighted to find this superb 50 mile bike ride, out along the eastern shore of Loch Ness to Foyers, and back through farmland and grouse moors.

I went wrong near the end. I missed the left turn near Tombreck and ended up riding 8 miles on the A9, one of Scotland's busiest dual carriageways.

The campervan was in for its first service so this was a good way to spend a few hours while the men with spanners worked out how to part me from my money.