Local Hero

.....could have been set here in Helmsdale. It has that end end of the line kind of feel.
Alex is humming the theme music as we bemoan the lack of both monopoly and scrabble in this clean but mirthless hostel that must once have been a frind's meeting house. And is about as noisy

It's been a long day, if only because the pouring rain this morning served to dampen our spirits rather effectively. It was a very short cycle for the boys who are now so proficient they managed to do 35 miles, in the rain, in just over two hours. Leaving an awful of the day left to kill. Time goes slowly in helmsdale

Isobel and I had another walk on the beach, although it is not nearly as beautiful here as in dornoch.

An excellent dinner last night with John shaw and his wife and two little angel girls. Steak and an excellent red wine. They have an enviable holiday set up here.

The sign outside says. John o' Groats 55.

I can hardly believe it.

Dunroamin

Toot too