Tuesday
14th June
We
had breakfast outside in the sunshine then readied Morag for
departure. We continued along the North Coast, avoiding John O'Groats,
until we reached Duncansby Head. It was easy to watch the seabirds on
the cliffs. Fulmar, Kittiwakes, Guillemots, Puffins and Bonxies were
all easy to see either above, or on the walls of the Geo of Sclaites.
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| Duncansby Stacks |
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| Duncansby Head light |
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| Geo of Sclaites |
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| Fulmars |
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| The proof of the Puffins |
We
continued our journey stopping at Wick for essentials. Our lunch stop
was at “Hill O' Many Stanes”, a field of over 200 small standing
stones arranged in rows.
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| Hill O' Many Stanes |
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| Lichen covered stane |
Later, we parked near the shore in Brora to
take Button for a walk on the beach. Although it was still sunny we
could see that poor weather was moving in from the east. Rather than
finding a wild camp site on the coast we headed inland along the side
of Loch Brora and found a lovely spot with a view over the loch.
However we had to suffer the midges until the rain came.
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| Loch Brora |
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