We left Inverness in favourable weather conditions with some great views over the Beauly Firth as we crossed the bridge out of the city. We crossed the Cromarty Firth on our fourth ferry of the trip. On reaching the other side the weather began to turn and increasingly worsen throughout the afternoon and the last 10 miles were a particularly hard slog up the coast into wind and into rain; it was a relief to finally reach the Hostel at Helmsdale and warm up after 70 well earned miles. The general impression of the East Coast after the spectacular Highlands can only be described as ‘bleak’. Tomorrow leaves us with a dilemma for the final day with two options: 1) 55miles into a strong headwind all the way to the finish or 2) 70 miles following an inland route with the last 30 into wind..........
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