Hi Ken,
You will need to take an air rifle to ping mobile home drivers to let them know they need to let others past on single track roads. Some of them can be quite a nuisance. You could mount it on your windblocker, redneck style, to add some presence .
Fill up at every opportunity - nothing much north of Ullapool, IIRC.
Try the Castle of Mey . Googleable, comical, and provides some shelter for an hour or two during the height of summer. You can sit in the tearoom and watch the blizzard outside, rather than be in it.
Don’t bother with walking shoes, you’ll get drenched just getting from the car to your Band B front door. Walking isn’t practical. If the wind is a sou’wester you have to alert the coastguard to do the northern leg.
If you have not tried white pudding, I think it’s safe to eat. When we asked the locals what it is they said it’s like black pudding, except that it’s white. It looks wholesome enough, especially if you are used to eating lard at home.
On the way back, try Johnson’s Mill at Elgin, where you can buy all the heavyweight tartan gear that you wish you’d had earlier on the trip.
Enjoy your trip, but download someone else’s photos from the internet beforehand, and claim they're yours. There won’t be much chance to take your own, unless you have a waterproof go-pro.
Please post your experiences if you make it home!
I love the dry humour in this post! Thanks. I suspect it's a very good reality check. Still, planning and dreaming of the NC500 continues. The flying Scotsmen tour of a couple of years ago will, perhaps next year, be followed by the Morgan tour. SFGH says walking isn't practical so this makes a Morgan the obvious choice.
