Really enjoyed the high quality B&B, including the breakfast and I think Montrose is a very pleasant, seaside town.
Woke up to clear blue skies and a drop in the strength of the wind and we set of at 9:30am.
For once we weren't immediately climbing steep hills and the route started along more endless rolling fields of wheat, with the sun glistening of the blue sea on our left. For the 15 miles to Arbroath we are on deserted country lanes that seem to go forever. We stop to watch a massive combine harvester cutting the wheat: Tom would love to drive one of these monsters!
Arbroath is a name I've heard read out on the football results but had no real idea of where it is or what it is like. In fact it's a pleasant market town with a beach. We stop at a tea shop for refreshments.
Leaving Arbroath we pick up the Route 1 coastal path. It runs along a perfect car free, gravel surface. Amazingly this cycle track runs continuously for 20 miles all the way to Dundee, most of it just feet from the beach and the crashing waves. There are miles of golden beaches along the route and we stop twice to rest and sit on the beach enjoying the sunshine. Well done whoever built this outstanding cycle route! One part runs part an MOD firing range dotted with warning red flags and signs and we hear gunfire in the distance as we pass.
Even entering Dundee we still run along all the way along the river estuary and through the docks. We are staying at the Premier Inn right next to the river and the Discovery Point with Captain Scott’s ship Discovery.
We find an excellent Italian restaurant and after dinner enjoy a walk around Dundee City centre and along the river.
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