[The LORD] makes the clouds his chariot
and rides on the wings of the wind.
(Psalm 104:3)
This morning's forecast still showed a storm over the far north-east of Scotland, where we were due to cycle today. We set off, hoping to get as far as possible before the storm hit. We'd been advised to take the road up the valley of the River Helmsdale, and down the valley of the River Halladale to the north coast on the other side. It was a good piece of advice. It was a lovely road to cycle, a mainly gentle upward slope to the top, and then gently downhill.
We were blown up the valley, before the storm! The wind made it very easy cycling, and the rain never caught up with us! After two hours, we'd reached the top, and by lunchtime, we'd reached the coast road to the north. That was 40 miles! So thank you to everyone who was praying for the weather to be kind to us - and praise the Lord for answered prayer!
Once we turned onto the coast road towards Thurso, it was immediately clear how blessed we'd been. We were now trying to cycle against the wind - and it's very exposed up there! We soon decided that we'd quit while we were ahead. Steve met us in the car for lunch, and we gave ourselves the afternoon 'off'.
