NC500 day 3 Kinlockewe to Mey

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so we go anticlockwise on the NC500 route taking in a bit extra. Mike is complaining about the milage so I start telling him its 5 hours travelling etc which does the trick

A9 was f*&cking boring

say hello and goodbye to IOM Bernie

first stop Tain and a 60's cafe called the sunflowers cafe, belting out summer 60's chunes

just past Tain there was a place called Morangie, not sure why Mike was dying to stop there

Next stop was Tommy's fave place, Ardgay

we then travelled off the beaten path along the A836 via Bonar Bridge. It was what we would deem a C class road, this went on for miles on single tracks with passing places. Suddenly we came upon an Inn in the middle of nowhere, Crask Inn

this was built in 1800's for drovers. it has its own water supply (and filters) with a generator (wondered why it was so dim with the lights) we had a great chat with Denise the landlords wife. the landlord was also a minister and had a church on the premesis.

this was the view from Crask inn and pretty much for a few hours riding

the natives get in the way too

https://i.imgur.com/XN57vNT.gif

Kinbrace, where mike went for a pee and suddenly loads of traffic appeared

then back onto the A9 and an afternoon tea stop at Berridale

i had a massive eton mess cake (which I ate all of it)

then up to Wick and John O Groats

then on to Mey in Thurso and the Castle Hotel
I had braised feathersteak mmmm

Our hosts Mike from Liverpool, Mike and ? from east europe