The sun finally came out as we made our way down South Ronaldsay to John O'Groats ferry terminal. What a fantastic place the Orkney islands are. Small villages, islands joined by the Churchill barriers from WW2 and very lush farming country- lots of happy cows. Sorry to have left the Orkneys. We arrived at john O'Groats and then headed across the northern coastline towards Tongue. Lots of hills, very remote roads, crossing wind swept highland country. Great bike riding, travelling through some old Scottish villages. The task ahead is to work our way down through mainland Scotland, leaving Inverness tomorrow after a day off.
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| St Marys, Orkney |
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| Churchill barriers, Orkney |
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| Churchill barriers, Orkney |
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| Ferry to mainland Scotland |
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| Leaving Orkney behind |
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| The other side of the ditch... mainland Scotland |
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| Sunset at John O'Groats |
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| Thurso |
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| No need for a parking place !! |
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| Wild camping beside Loch Nevar |
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| At least this hill is going down... |
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| Over "one of the most remote roads in the highlands" |
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| Old stone bridge |
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| Shin Falls- famous in the area for salmon spawning |
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| Another old bridge |
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| Guess where Chas is? |
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| Tain main street |
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| Tain primary school |
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| Picking wild raspberries |
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| 8th century Pictish carving |
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| Last ferry of the trip from Nigg to Cromarty |
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| We are still on the right route...!!! |
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