Scotland

Passing places on the Northern Scotland express – Bettyhill to Lairg (75/19,593ks, 524m)

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(written by Nancy) Grey skies this morning at the Bettyhill campground – such a change from the warm afternoon we had yesterday.  The campground has some beautiful views down to a sandy beach so it’s unfortunate that it’s in a pretty rundown state.  I don’t think I would recommend it unless there were some changes … Continue reading Passing places on the Northern Scotland express – Bettyhill to Lairg (75/19,593ks, 524m)

The start of JOGLE – John O’Groats to Thurso (50/19,463ks, 420m)

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23 August 2012 – The start of JOGLE – John O’Groats to Thurso (50/19,463ks, 420m) (written by Nancy) We had a bit of a lazy morning and didn’t leave the campsite until almost 9:30.  This was partly due to a rain delay – the rain started coming down hard as we were packing up so … Continue reading The start of JOGLE – John O’Groats to Thurso (50/19,463ks, 420m)

To the edge of nowhere – London to John O’ Groats (26/19,413k, 205m)

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(written by Nancy) I survived the train, 16 hours in all.  Wrist bands and Dramamine did the trick again.  The sleeper car was ok, not too bad actually, only a bit bumpy.  We had an overnight train to Inverness, followed by a 4 hour train ride from Inverness to Wick.  The overnight train served complementary … Continue reading To the edge of nowhere – London to John O’ Groats (26/19,413k, 205m)