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Friday 21 September 2012

Day 13 Inverness – The Crask




"After some navigation through Inverness you will cross the Kessock Bridge & continue along the NCN1 route through Tore & Dingwall. There are a few hills away from Dingwall as you continue to Evanton. Leaving Evanton behind you will later climb & venture deeper into open country & appreciate the beautiful scenery of the area (or curse the sometimes brutal nature of the weather). .. A spectacular yet barren ride awaits as you cycle through woods & high moor land to the Crask. Indeed it was both spectacular and at times barren."

The route was as described but understated just how varied and wonderful it was. The road took us up deep valleys past the Falls of Shin (famous for its Salmon), Bonar Bridge brought lunch (a seafood extravaganza of Salmon and Langoustine (not easy to fit into jersey pockets). From here we climbed up and into "flow country", a land of wide empty skies, Curlew calling, and finally The Crask.

The Crask is a haven in another wise empty land, filled with dogs, wood smoke and a welcome drink. Sadly I was not staying there and was transported with a few others to a hotel in Lairg.





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