Cracking day for an audax! Left Bo'ness at 7.20am and had an easy ride up to Callander where I stopped for a magnificent Steak & Black Pudding Pie from the bakers there. Fantastic! Traffic from there up to Lochearnhead was a bit annoying but nothing too dangerous, but from Lochearnhead onwards it was quiet roads, beautiful scenery and serious heat. Good to see Loch Earn in daylight after twice passing it in darkness on the Kintyre 600 a few weeks ago. Great roads from Comrie to Dunning, although it took me about 10 minutes to get a gap in the traffic so I could walk my bike across the A9 dual carriageway. Common of Dunning seemed longer than I remembered it, but that always seems to happen with me and hills. By the time I reached Kelty I was so thirsty I left my Look outside a shop while I queued for a couple of bottles of juice. Luckily it was still there when I came back out and I'd a nice run down to the bridge. Wind got up a bit for the last few kms so I had a headwind from Kirkliston home, but even that couldn't detract from a brilliant day's riding.