My final full day in Scotland - though I've got a pretty full day lined up for tomorrow! Back to today, it dawned bright and stayed that way most of the day, with just a little rain. I first headed into the town of Dunkeld, for an appointment at the Cathedral! The Cathedral was hidden away off the main road, but I found it. One half of the Cathedral is ruined and in the care of Scottish Heritage, though currently closed for renovation. The other half is a fully ...

Today was mainly wet, though it did dry up later. My first port of call was Chanonry Point, on the Moray Firth. This is one of the top spots in the world for seeing bottle nosed dolphins from the land. Chanonry Point sticks out into the firth, narrowing it, and fish tend to gather here. The dolphins here are twice the size of bottle nosed dolphins elsewhere in the world. The official thought is that they need extra blubber because of the cold - so nothing to do ...

The wind strengthened overnight, waking me up about 4ish. However, I was soon back to sleep and finally awoke about 7, by which time it was calming down. Breakfast was the best yet, and was also the only one so far that included haggis. Leaving the hotel, I was relieved to see that the Minx was still intact! My first destination was just 5 miles up the road - The Castle of Mey. This was the private residence of the Queen Mother, which she rescued from possible ...

Blown over? Well, it was certainly windy enough! I expected the north coast to be somewhat breezy, but with gusts averaging 25+mph it was, according to locals, windier than normal for this time of year! Indeed, some ferry sailings to and from Orkney were cancelled. Waking to light drizzle, it was still continuing when I left for the less than one mile drive to Strathnaver Museum. Set in an old church, the museum is particularly dedicated to how the Highland Clea...

Wow! Today was the best of the trip so far. "Why?" I don't hear you ask (if you did ask you're too far away for me to hear). Three main reasons: 1. A beautiful sunny day (well, 95% dry) 2. Over 200 miles of fantastic roads driven - both the 1 lane with passing places type, and the 1 lane each way type. 3. The best scenery yet - for the whole route. I took almost 200 photos today, it could've been so much more. But which one to choose for this entry? The sunse...