CYCLING DAY 26 Tain – Helmsdale 36.40 miles 14.6.2011

Whereas yesterday was a bad day, today has been wonderful. Started off from Tain in sunshine, wind mostly in the back on the A9 all the way to Helmsdale. Crossed the Dornoch Firth where the wind was really blowing from the side. Carried on and had our first stop in the lovely village of Golspie and where we had our verification papers stamped at the local post office. They are quite used to that and always wish the cyclists good luck, which is very kind of them. Brora is also very nice and when we reached Helmsdale we had our sandwich lunch overlooking their harbour. Cycling on the A9 is really do-able while the road winds and rolls up and down alongside the North Sea. We saw many seals basking on the beach in places. It is a beautiful ride and the scenery is quite stunning. Not to be missed. Took the train back to Tain.