Day 12- Crianlarich - Spean Bridge 62 (very windy) miles

Oh my, I am sooooooo tired, just hope I can stay awake long enough to blog this.
Had a great nights sleep with the window open listening to the howling wind and horizontal rain on and off. Not comforted by the idea of having to cycle in it but comfortably tucked up. We got up and wrapped up like mummys for the days weather which forecast rain and high winds. Are we mad? Well, I think we all know the answer to that one already! After 3miles I had to stop and strip off a layer as I was overheating! We cycled along awhile before we came across some lovely scenery again and photo stops were aplenty. We were delighted when a mammoth stag hopped over a fence, skipped across the road, turned to stare at us before leaping over another fence and heading off. One time we didn't have cameras at the ready. Anyway we started to hit some wind at about 15m in and it really did blow. Wind has to be the most  debilitating condition to cycle in. You feel like you are getting nowhere fast and mostly are! We were kind of expecting a coffee break that didn't come. I was desperate for a loo break and so cycled ahead whilst the others stopped to marvel at another amazing view. I turned the corner and saw John in the van which was a very welcome sight. He pointed us to a hotel down the road a ways and we stopped for panini, coffee and much photographing of the cheeky tame deer in the grounds. Then off we went again into the driving wind. It was one time when I would happily have given in if I'd been allowed. Luckily my cycle mates are made of sterner stuff and Trusty did a sterling job keeping us all drafting behind him. Trying to get us up to about 8miles an hour if we could! We battled on until the road eased off and we had the most amazing downhill section out of Glencoe. Incredible majestic mountains all around. We were all pretty awestruck. Pretty soon we had the wind out of the way and made good time down to Fort William where John had arranged for Brad (my bike) to get a seeing to. The gearing was playing up. I had no big ring and the other gears were dodgy. We left it with the guy in the cycle shop whilst we repaired to McD's again. An hour later and we were tackling the final 12 m to Spean Bridge. We are in a b n b, have been down to the village for a meal and are tucked up in bed and its only 9pm. In fact I did take a nap in the pub and I expect the photographic evidence will be posted on Beths blog sometime tonight!
Our next 3 days mileages are around the 50m so a big reduction to the final push into J O'G on Sunday of 17m. Wow, I can't believe it's nearly all over! Meeting up with James, Cathy and baby Keira tommoro hopefully. It'll be lovely to see them, just hope I can keep awake!
Thanks for the comments from all. I really am too tired tonight to reply but they are muchly appreciated. Specially you Chris and thanks for the donation via justgiving. Love to all x