Day 1, 56 warm-up miles from Bonar Bridge to Betty Hill

September 1, 2006. The south westerly wind was mostly from our backs which made it easy to get through the occasional showers. Soup and sandwiches at the Crask Inn. As we entered Strathnaver (the valley of the Naver River) we were greeted by a spectacular rainbow. The sunshine produced marvelously coloured landscapes of sparkling streams, tall swaths of rose bay willow herb beside the road and the bright mauves and yellows of the heather and bracken. Celebrated the warm-up miles with a pint or two at the Betty Hill Hotel.