Thursday 27 April

• Duncansby Head

Thursday 27 th April
We travelled exactly 57 miles again  today. We wandered around Wick , visited the tourist office for a helpful chat , bought some extra thermals, drove back towards Helmsdale  to try and find the grey cairns (burial mounds at Camster ) but due to inadequate signage on the road itself ,we  missed the turning and were obliged to make our way back to Wick feeling grumpy after a fruitless  25 miles on a very narrow single road .
We called in at Tesco's to stock up and then drove to and parked up  p
at Duncansby head,  just out of John o Groats , with clear views of Orkney.We walked in the howling, biting wind along the clifftop by the lighthouse  to see  the amazing Duncansby stacks on the beach below  and spot the  different types of sea birds nesting down the cliff faces
After 5 mins, I couldn't feel my face so came back to the van to recover Andy made of stronger stuff , carried on for another 15 minutes and took the fantastic photos of the stacks here ..
Experiencing weather induced  grumpy  cabin fever , so retired to bed at 6.30 pm with a book.  (no TV, or phone reception here ) Hoping for warmer wind in the next few days ....