Lands End to John O' Groats: Day 6

Early start, up at 4am with the thoughts of two days worth of punctures to repair before I left. Began my day with a good egg and bacon breakfast then hit the road for 7.15, bright and sunny but down to 44F. Straight onto the A76 heading for Kilmarnock. On paper this looked like one of the easiest days with no major hills or mountains to overcome however with a very rough road surface in places as large sections were in the process of being resurfaced, my life was less than easy. This will however benefit anyone using this route in the future. A few hours into the day with about 550 miles gone I finally hit the wall and progress seemed to get increasingly difficult.This tough time was then added to by a strong headwind and rain. Options started to run through my head of taking a break, getting the sleeping bag out and having a power nap but a boost of 2 red bulls and 3 chocolate bars pushed me through. Knew I needed to push on to make up the time I'd lost from my slow start to the day.

Eventually I arrived at Kilmarnock which marked the 60 mile mark for the day. Kept pushing on following a large circular route towards Glasgow, negotiating its rush hour traffic which was a new experience.Headed for the Clyde Tunnel but somehow missed the cycle tunnel and ended up heading straight into the main car tunnel..oops head down and keep smiling might be on Scotlands most wanted list :)Riding onto Dumbarton the rain became the heaviest its been so far but battling on I arrived there at 6.30 just as the lads sat down for tea and cream cakes perfect timing again... I am starting to get the hang of this,after a shower a big chilli and rice supper and lots of good tips and advice from Mickey an experienced JOGLE