Even though we are approaching deepest winter with autumn gales kicking in, and campsites closing. We are amazed to see so many visitors from abroad, either in their own vans or hiring them. Following an early morning walk along Dunnet Beach we head west towards the other major town in Caithness, Thurso. It seems to fair better than Wick does. We just had a drive around the town, also a glimpse of the most northerly railway station. (Just two trains a day) then had a look at delightfully named place Scrabster you can catch a ferry to the Orkneys. We hope to do this sometime in the future. On this northern coast we are more protected from the easterly winds that have been buffeting us so far. We pass the Castle of Mey, a fortified house
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