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Day 6 - Edinburgh to Moffat

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Distance: 63.7 miles Elevation: 2635 ft Average speed: 13.3mph https://www.strava.com/activities/2441799480 Ride report (a shorter entry today, as I've not taken many pictures!): Another later start today with a good cooked breakfast to see us on our way. After the stress of yesterday evening's ride into Edinburgh, I was slightly apprehensive about getting out again, however, after a short, pleasant spell on the canal tow path, we managed to navigate our way through Edinburgh suburbia without any incident. Once out of the city, we had stopped for a quick flapjack break, when Dad's phone rang. Mum had left Edinburgh shortly after us, and had headed towards the planned coffee stop in Broughton, only to discover that the A701 (our planned route) had significant roadworks and was shut. After gleaning important info from the friendly local postie, Mum gave us a call. With the phones out, we re-planned the entire day's route and headed north towards the A702 instea