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I was focused on lunch at the causeway, and the beach I've never climbed down to visit, so missed the opportunity to act out the placename!

Helps me remember, and perhaps encourages others to have a go too. Everyone's a winner!

Yes, I am feeling quite blessed! I am close enough to home now to ease off and allow holiday to take over from adventure, although there might be a late fly in the ointment as a ferry I was hoping to use might not be running when I need it! Another forecast glorious day tomorrow, and then...

Blue sky was the order of the day yesterday, so a stress free 91 miles from Reay to one of my favourite 'proper' camp sites at Scourie. The first part until Tongue is mainly about covering the distance, being more moorland than mountain but from there to Ullapool is my favourite part of...

A very long day, despite the blue sky only lasting a couple of hours. 110 miles, via Helmsdale, Lybster and Wick to John O'Groats, Duncansby Head, Dunnet Head and onward through Castletown and Thurso to a nice piece of grass beside an open public toilet, overlooking a small bay, a beach and an...

A properly blue sky, all day, allowed breakfast charging to almost full, a couple of short charging and meal breaks, and an almost full battery after 90 miles. Tomorrow looks much the same. The first 20 or so miles had headwind, but not as bad as yesterday, which became a tailwind as soon as I...

A really good day, finishing with a beach side camp in Nairn as darkness fell having used all the time and energy the day had to give. 91 miles, pushing a severe headwind with full blue sky not arriving until 1pm. I started with less than full battery as I pushed quite hard at the end of...

Another fairly long day, but not even close to yesterday's mileage. The overhead in distance to follow cycle routes, and time when they are not top quality is quite high! By 5pm, after 7 hours I had only covered 64 miles. So a late camp as I insisted on getting round the corner past Fraserburgh...

Yesterday was very long, more than making up for the previous short one. 109 miles, my second longest day ever, leaving me just short of Aberdeen. Easy enough on minor roads from Perth to the beginning of Dundee and then the best and longest cycle path I have yet seen along the Angus coast...

Big van diving through a gap between me one side and oncoming car the other, with less than 100mm space to the car. It's driver would have had a bit of a shock. The other three reports are from day 1, on the A85 and A82 unavoidable sections, just the worst of 20 or so bad incidents in about 50...

Today was highly successful although rather short. I've been carrying a trailer injury since the ferocious road and path surfaces of day 2, and late yesterday my temporary fixes failed and a fracture of the main tube of my fourth axle occurred. Cutlery and several large cable ties got me the...

Day 5 started with an appointment at a police station that had not been notified to them, so a bit of confusion before statements given and the day proper could begin. I took the smallest roads north from Lockerbie, via Castle O'er, Eskdalemuir, Ettrick to Innerleithen for a late lunch, then...

A day of two halves, before Dumfries and after. Perfect sunny start and a fairly short day ahead so a lazy getaway with my somewhat depleted battery getting the benefit of panels pointing at the sun for an hour and a half. Almost full by the time I set off. A long chat with a local farmer...

Bright morning sunshine had my solar battery full as I set off, but it didn't last and most of the morning was drizzly showers and bright overcast between. The miles went by easily on minor roads mainly, with the odd bit of small A road, pleasant enough but would be better in sunshine. I just...

Yes, great little spot I never knew existed. I've sailed past here many times, in some interesting conditions, but never been here onshore before. There's a yacht anchored off the beach in perfect shelter, not that it's needed tonight.

Day 3 ending very well, with bright sunshine giving 240W into my solar battery when the forecast had me sitting in the tent in drizzle. 78 fairly slow miles under bright overcast skies with a fair amount of laborious level 1 assist. Almost entirely minor roads, some of them almost deserted...

Unexpectedly tough day 2. Virtually all on cycle path or cycle route, but at least half the distance on woefully rough tarmac surfaces, taking a heavy toll on man and machine! Very slow going to avoid damage, added to awkward barriers and intricate navigation kept average speed below 10mph. 72...

After unbeatable weather back in June, my next holiday might be a bit more challenging. Shorter days, sun lower in the sky and definitely not an Indian summer just yet! There is a rough plan, which starts with three days from home southwards until the sea gets in the way at Mull of Galloway...

Surely easier to replace pins and improve waterproofing, and provide additional protection from weather?

If only they thought about that when deciding how far apart they need to be...if only we had science.