Left Inverness and headed towards the Black Isle and Chanonry Point. Supposed to be a fantastic place to see bottlenose dolphins! Unfortunately for us, they were too shy today and weren’t visible! Still a pretty place - had to drive through a golf course to get there! Kept an eye out for stray golf balls!
Lighthouse at Chanonry Point
Beach where dolphins are supposed to frolic! Liars!
Turn off - thought we would find petrol here as we were running low! No dolphins and no petrol!
golf course on way in, everywhere coastal here has a golf course!
Can see Fort George from this side, across the Moray Firth
Underground house on edge of golf course
Found a petrol station in Dingwall, pretty little town
Bridge to cross to get to Dingwall. Beautiful canola fields!
Funny little knitted caps in Main Street in Dingwall
Street coming into Dingwall
Onto the Falls of Shin - where the salmon come spawning. Unfortunately they must have been frolicking with the bloody dolphins! None up at the falls but again a pretty area
Bonar Bridge on way to Falls of Shin
The Falls - note no spawning salmon!
Gary looking disheartened and saddened by the lack of salmon! 🥹🥲
The Donarch Firth on way to Falls
Castle on hill, know absolutely nothing about it! (No Ed Sherran either!)
Passed through a few more towns on the NC500.
Where are staying at Thurso - needs to be seen to be believed! Not one of my greatest choices but the guy who runs it, James, is very helpful!
Dunbeath Castle - this is privately owned and not open to the public. Also from the 13th century. Was on the market last year for $32,000,000! Owner killed himself due to financial pressures, not sure if it sold?
Weather station at Lybster
Dunrobin Castle at Golspie, the most northerly of Scotlands great houses and the largest in the Northern Highlands. Dates back to the early 1300’s
Beach at Thurso
Statue of boy carrying salmon at Dunbeath
View of Thurso from beach
Dunbeath houses
Church in Thurso
Where we are staying, just a different angle!
Sign in front of old church ruins in Thurso
View of coast as you travel along the NC500.
Croft ruins in fields on way to Thurso. The fields are just full of these old croft ruins, quite sad really.
View of Thurso from the beach
Looks fab Trish and looks like the weather's improving for you?? Hope you actually ate some of those elusive salmon for lunch just saying!! Xx
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