North To The Cape

Erik Zoha

Tuesday 15th July - I awoke with anticipation. On holiday in a well-run Dingwall B&B, tucking into a hearty cooked breakfast, I had plans for the day. A non-driver, I knew the Highlands are surprisingly well served by connecting public transport, enabling long - albeit tiring - journeys to be made amidst spectacular scenery.

I had decided to take the bus service from Dingwall to Durness via Ullapool, Lochinver and Kinlochbervie, amongst a host of smaller clachans and villages. Then I hoped to take a taxi to Keodale, a passenger ferry across to Cape Wrath peninsula, and the minibus service overland to the Cape itself - with its sheer cliffs and lighthouse, populated only by seabirds and an Army test-firing range. ... (continues)