ABR 2016 Castle Challenge Scotland
02/09/16 - Miles 197.
After a 20hour 600mile journey to Glasgow the day before I had a bit of a lay in, haggis and potato scone for breakfast and started unpacking the bike ready to set off for lunch time. I'm lucky enough that I work for a company with a secure compound in Uddingston.

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I'd drained the tank back in somerset so the first job was to find fuel. But on the way to the petrol station I stumbled across Bothwell Castle .
Castle 13

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That done and fuel found, I took some layers off as it was so warm and hit the M8 to Edinburgh. My Satnav had totally failed to work so I was so pleased I'd marked up a small road atlas. I skirted round to the A7 and down to Chrichton Castle Just off the B6372:
Castle 14

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Next up I took the A6093 and the B1347 to North Berwick past a WW2 air strip and enjoyed some chips in town before taking the A198 to Tantallon Castle. The road was short but really cool.
Castle 15

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The A198 was so good I went back that way and was rewarded the other side of town with great views of the coast line, riding through golf clubs and general riding joy. The joy soon went away when I got to Edinburgh though as the traffic from the A1 all the way round to the A90 was gridlock. A lot of filtering later and I was on the Forth Road Bridge with a sun over the water, it was gorgeous and golden. Next I took the tourist route along the coast to kirkaldy and along to St Andrews to look for digs for the night. Once there I realised how posh it was as the cheapest B&B was Β£240 a night!

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Back on the road and feeling tired I crossed the amazing Firth of Tay bridge just before sunset and was well chuffed to see a new suspension bridge being built, I love big civil projects

Pooped I rolled into Broughty Ferry and found a bar with rooms called The Fort and wandered the town, found another castle!

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Ate a pizza and drank some local beer and hit the hay.