Heather Stanning and Helen Glover made a blistering start to the Women's Pair final and had sprinted into a clear water lead over the Kiwis by the 500m time-check, an advantage they held through to the half-way mark.
When they hit the wall of sound generated by 26,000 fans in the grandstands, Stanning and Glover extended their lead to two lengths, crossing the line in an Olympic Record time of 6:57.29. This was Great Britain's 1st Gold of London 2012.
We left Aberdeen at 7am and by 9.30 Lubs was tucking into a scotch pie overlooking the sea. We found a small bakery and had our breakfast sitting in the sunshine thoroughly enjoying our surroundings. Lossie is a fantastic little town with stunningly peaceful views of the sea. We watched the waves roll in and this may have been my favourite moment of our challenge. We left in good spirits... then Lubs got very excited when he spotted a plane parked outside the petrol station. He had to stop and get pictures of that beautiful Buccaneer (they're at the end of this post). I'm so glad that we came here, the furthest north I have ever been.
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