They will now Liz, there were some issues with my hosting company.
In terms of the weather you need to expect everything. Many abandoned last year by going too light in what was horrendous rain and cold. Other years it has been a heatwave. Scotland cannot ever be relied on in terms of weather. But there are bothies/hostels/hotels that can be used with the right strategy and it would be worth looking those as part of your plan. In some places there are lots of trees, in others, nothing. A tarp, small pole along with a bivy bag would give you a ton of options.
And may even see you on the start line next year;-) Don't be put off by my scratches, I've been unlucky with weather, many others have had days of glorious sunshine.
I read the reports and I also know Greg. I don't think he was overly critical, he just wrote it as he saw it from a tired often frustrated and foreign point of view. I can imagine the sorts of blogs that a few American ridders might write if they rode through Moss Side completely bolloxed. I enjoyed his blog as it was raw and not overly focused on the afterglow of completion as so many seem to be. Made me excited about my attempt this year for sure.
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