Coldstream to Cape Wrath (Mixed surface tour ride)

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”Dad loved his cycling so I plan to carry his ashes home on a bike and show him some of the old country on the way. I decided this last month and despite the fear it may fail at any point I am going. I'm not ready. My calf is in the process of mending again. My knees are trashed. I have hardly cycled this year. I will miss my family. There will be thousands of murderous midges. It's definitely not the ideal time but it is the time. It might not work...but it just might. We are going and we will enjoy it.
The route. I aim to cycle along a mix of tarmac, trails, and tracks through Scotland (S to N and hopefully E to W) and I will carry everything I need on a very heavy bike. I'll try to visit places he loved; Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Lomond, Aberfoyle, his favourite chippy in Callander, Killin, Corrour and over the Cairngorms to Fort Augustus. Fitness permitting I'll go North through Cannich, Struy, Loch Vaich, Oykel Bridge, Alt na Caillach, Strathmore Ford and take a breath at Cape Wrath and then home to Lochaber. I will wild camp where possible but also take advantage of any 'hostelry of opportunity' along the way. I want it to be a challenge but I also want it to be fun. Weather will make it tricky on the off-road sections and the pandemic will play a big factor. Covid has already caused havoc to my plans with many route changes over the last few days.