I woke up this morning to the call of a cuckoo which was odd as there weren’t any trees in view. He was sat on a fence post on the other side of the road. So that was a first for me. Another first was climbing a Munro on my own. Ben Hope is the most northerly Munro. So two firsts and a most northerly. It is 920m. It is a tough, steep climb up and a tough steep climb down. Supposedly good views from the top….
A broch near nowhere
Ben Hope. The road doesn’t seem to have a number…
Back on the unnamed road
Loch Hope
After the exursions of Ben Hope I then had to drive around Loch Eribol again and through Durness to Kinlochbervie, the first harbour on the west coast south of Cape Wrath. This is an important fishing port, they hold daily fish auctions here. I was told they were about to start the auction ad it seemed the public was allowed to go in and see. There were a few tourists wandering around but no obvious evidence of the auction.
Kinlochbervie
Lots of fish
On from Kinlochbervie to Blairmore where there is a John Muir Trust car park which didn’t discourage overnight parking. So I was fixed up for the night.
The John Muir Trust is a sort of mini very early National Trust. Set up in 1983 it is dedicated to protect wild land for nature and people. It owns land in Sandwood Bay, Ben Nevis, Shiehallion, Knoydart, some of Skye and a few other Scottish places. I was all set for Sandwood Bay the following day.
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