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Day 77 Dornoch to Golspie

 

Another sunny day up in Sutherland, the last burgh before our final one of Caithness. 

We all started at Dornoch, where Alfie had a quick run on the beach and we attempted some selfies!


We walked through  Dornoch Golf Club, which was alongside the beach. At the end of the golf course, the path went onto the old railway line, which Garry followed, with views out to the North Sea. 



Alfie and I went back to the beach for a cooling paddle, followed by the most delicious hot chocolate from Cocoa Mountain.



      

Garry passed the village of Embo where the path curved to the west and went along the edge of Loch Fleet. He saw the remains of Skelbo castle and there was lots of wildlife to be seen, including many common seals. This is the RSPB Nature Reserve alongside the tidal Loch Fleet. 





At the end of this path, Garry joined a short path that ran parallel to the A9 before crossing over 'The Mound', a causeway/bridge over the end of Loch Fleet. Alfie and I followed in the car soon after as we had had a visit to the nature reserve too before heading to Golspie beach. 

    

                                         

Garry turned off the A9 and followed a forestry track through some woods and out of the other side, where he followed a path through some cattle fields alongside a railway line. 

        

At Kirkton, Garry crossed the railway and walked about a mile down a very straight track into Balblair Wood.

    

In Balblair wood, there was a group of people digging up hemlock. Once out of the woods, Garry emerged onto a small lane that ran alongside Golspie Links, a much more modest golf course. He followed this until he met me and Alfie, (we had finished exploring the beach art on Golspie beach), near the railway station where we plan to start the walk tomorrow. 


                 




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