Jump to Edinburgh.

In the words of Gunnery Sgt Highway  "You improvise, Adapt and overcome"

And so we did.......

We have a choice, stay in Inverness and wait till the bikes can get booked in for maintenance, with inherent costs of accommodation or get booked onto a train to Prestonpans, just East of Edinburgh where we can stay with mother and have a greater choice of workshops.  This decision though is still reliant on others whichever way we turn.

We spoke to the B&B host who assured us another nights stay and headed for the rail station to check out reservation possibilities.  Yes, they could get all booked on the mid morning train next day.  Ok I was going to miss the Drumachter Pass over the Cairngorm mountain range, but the recent news as to it's condition, from broken road surface to non existent and overgrown by scrub in places help make the final plans for that stage.  Take the train to Edinburgh and continue from there as soon as possible.  We can attack the high pass on another tour.

We have been here a few days. The bike was fixed the day after arrival by ACE BIKES in Mussleburgh, no appointment necessary. It was an absolute pleasure to watch the young man go about his business                           with the skill, knowledge and confidence of a surgeon working in A&E.  We had a quick look at the festival, but it was swamped with people and manic.

Tomorrow we shall move on as we head South again.  Rested, Refuelled and refreshed.  It's not been the easiest start to our tour but it hasn't dampened our spirits and we ride again.  :D