59to60 part 13

 

                                                                             14/06/21

Hello and welcome to part 13 of my blog and yes that is me in this photo think i am 16 at my brothers wedding i look a proper gangster 😂 mmm well maybe not. Today has been a quiet day as i am off to Pitlochry tomorrow as said in previous blog so relaxing day well maybe not so relaxing as i decided to watch the Scotland game and yes they lost 2-0 but i have to say the Croatian keeper pulled of some great saves but we were just nit good enough, and now it is on to Friday and Wembley to play the winners of the tournament seemingly well according to there crap pundits, can’t say i am looking forward to this game but with Scotland you just never know. So was bit of shopping today then back home to get bike int the back of the car and all cycle gear ready for tomorrow. Tonight will be an early night as well so not very exciting start to part 13 but hopefully bit more exciting tomorrow until then a video.

                                                                         

                                                                             15/06/21

So how did my cycle from Pitlochry to Dundee go? Well it went rather well, i was up at 5-30 and set of for the train around 6-10 and happy to say that it all went well on the train they were not busy so was able to keep my bike beside me which was good did not need to use lock on both trains 🚊 and they were both on time getting to Pitlochry around 8-45.

I did meet a nice fella from France 🇫🇷 he was on his way to cycle in the Cairngorms so wished him all the best, i went into Pitlochry to grab a cake and coffee which truthfully wish i never as it wasn’t very nice but think it might just have been me. So off i set heading towards the Moulin Hotel this takes you right onto the back roads and some stunning scenery and as i like to take photos well i did stop a few times.

This route is just fantastic i had a smile on my farce from the start even though i was having trouble sending Helen who took me to the station early morning ⭐️ a link so she can follow me on strava but my Spotify was not working right either so i think it was down to me losing my signal as it did eventually send. First part of this route takes you kirkmichael and as i have said it is beautiful and not to much traffic which is always good. So o did stop few times at the start to take some photos.

Then headed onto Bridge Of Calley nice wee place but i think as far as i know the hotel shut but today it seemed to be open for tea and coffee but not sure if it is open for staying, had a ten minute break here was going to go in for a cuppa but decided just to eat what i brought with me so it’s was a granola bar and some of my water which was fine.

Next was onto Blairgowrie which was just 6miles down the road and took me half way to 25miles then it was to Cupar Angus this is where i felt or started to feel bit burnt out but i decided that i was going to push on until i did the climb that takes you on the road to piperdamn and by this time i did need to take 15min to stretch and fuel up bit more this is first time for while trying to do 50miles and also a lot of climbs so i was expecting this to happen.

So after fuelling up i did feel bit stronger so it was the push back home and got to say it felt good to get onto the flat road and wind was behind me for while so was right through Birkhill and decided to take the cycle track back home which ended up being bit annoying as there is a lot of work going on there at the moment so it did slow me down a bit but all in all a great day. Now sitting in house doing this blog but am about to kick back for half an hour before my tea. 

                                                                           16/06/21

Well woke this morning feeling wee bit sore but all in all not to bad at all and the fact that rain is expected soon i would be out for quick ten miles, happy that although my back is bit sore and i have had a bit cramp everything is workable so it shall be a stretch and see what the rest of the day brings but i think it may involve the dentist as my tooth has been given me bit pain it has been filled in 3times but really i think it is time for it to come out as the dentist did say he does not think it can be saved, my youth catching up with me as i was not the best at cleaning them but i was very good at eating very sugary sweets and drinking very sugary drinks as in these days there was not much diet stuff about. On my cycle yesterday i had a memory flash up about a walk that i did few years ago which i will wright about in my next blog no 14 about school days and growing up in Kirkton. 

Well tooth is out and i now look a total gadge it was a very big tooth and has left a real gap, now have to let gums settle then go back and see if i can get something to fill the gap watch this space 😂 so that’s been it for today i am back to work tomorrow for next 3 days but will try and do a bit before i am off.

                                                                               20/06/21

So hello Sunday its been a sore last few days as my gums decided to swell on Saturday morning and was in a lot of pain by the time i reached work so had to call NHS 24 and get an emergency appointment, they were very good and had me seen within a few hours and seemingly i have dry gum syndrome which she says can be really sore so she rinsed it out and put a small dressing in which helped for a while but have had to kneel taking pain killers which just help and no more sh says it could take a while to heal, i am so tired of being in pain what with my arm and now my gums and hoping by the end of next week it will all be sorted as i also have my appointment at doctors for my arm. Anyway onto today and after Scotland’s result against the auld  enemy i go in search of a Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 top today as we are on the brink of football history all we need is a good result against Croatia and for other results to help us and for the first time we will go through to the next round of the European championship the players did us proud and really they should have beat England as they dominated the game so fingers crossed for Tuesday.

Scotland top now purchased medium bitty tight 😂 at moment but fine and all set for Tuesday. Not much else today as decided best thing to do is just take it easy so after a bit shopping and coffee it was home time to watch a bit of the fitba and have a bit of chill before tea. And so ends part 13.

                                                          Sky from couple of nights ago