Last day extra bits

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Stats
18 miles
1:46 hours 
10 mph average (includes a fair bit of walking with the bikes)
27.8 mph max 
252 m of climb (+120 m on foot when we did a walk up Salisbury crags)
1055 kcals
Cycling team ready to leave, final day into Edinburgh

The Forth rail bridge

The new Forth (fifth!) bridge

The newly launched Prince of Wales
The old road bridge is now frequented by pedestrians as well as us cyclists.
Arrival for lunch beneath Edinburgh castle


Our fab Harry Potter themed AirBnB


We've not done enough exercise today, so its up Salisbury crags


Which gives some great views in the early evening light

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