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We had a couple of nights at one of our favourite campsites - Sango Sands in Durness in Sutherland. From there we took a walk along to the wonderful Cocoa Mountain, who make some of the best chocolate you'll find anywhere. From there we enjoyed a glorious wander out to Faraid Head, a long promontory jutting out into the Pentland Firth, very near Cape Wrath, the most north-westerly point of mainland Britain. Next day we drove to Seigra, near Kinlochbervie, and walked the four moorland miles into Sandwood Bay, a place of intrigue. Sandwood Bay and its hinterland is rich in folklore and legend and my good friend Duncan Chisholm, the highland fiddler who made a wonderful album a couple of years ago named after Sandwood Bay, described it as a 'thin place.' According to the ancient Gaels such places are the connection between our world and that of the ancient Celts,, often barely discernable. Perhaps that explains the numerous sightings here of people long gone...

I'm based in the Scottish Highlands and I use a VW campervan to access the great outdoors, where I climb hills, ride my e-bike or gravel bike and just visit some of those places I've never been to. I've been climbing hills and mountains all over the world for 50 years and I'm a former editor of Climber Magazine and The Great Outdoors Magazine.