31 Aug. - NC 500

 

Image: Ardvreck Castle, Lairg

Wake. Pack. Drive. Queue. Board.
Park. Sit. Sail. Doze. Stroll. Sit.
Drive. Navigate. Rain. Wipers. Drive.
Lights. Passing Place. GPS. Drive.
Sandwich. Drive. Tongue. Stop.
Coffee. Nuts. Shortbread. Juice.
Drive. Rain. Wipers. Views. Heath.
Drive. Heather. Sheep. Photos.
Chat. Drive. Silence. Mist.
Campers. Passing Place. Wave.
Photos. Rain. Gulch. Peak.
Stream. Turns. Drive. Puddles.
Green. Rocks. Rain. Brakes.
Drive. Stop. Walk. Slip. Mud.
Sand. Stone. Castle. Rain.
Traffic. Rapids. River. Falls.
Fells. Crags. Peaks. Lochs.
Lakes. Rain. Drive. Homes. Mist.
Boats. Park. Climb. Lunch. Tasty.
Beautiful. Friendly. Ullapool.
Stunning. Water. Mounts. Rivulets.
Drive. Petrol. Park. Drop Keys.
Pizza. Gin. Wine. Bed. Sleep.

Notes: Returning to Inverness from Orkney, via the Pentland Ferry again and some of the northern and western sections of the justly famed North Coast 500. A day brim-full of visual splendour and truly learning the etiquette of driving on Britain's narrow country roads.