On first encounter with the Far North railway service between Wick and Inverness, you are inclined to rub your eyes in disbelief. You may be fishing (as I was) or bird-watching or tramping; anyway, doing something solitary in one of the emptiest corners of the land. Then out of the emptiness rattles a train. Where, you wonder, has it come from? Where can it be going?
I’ve traveled this line a few times. Generally with a bicycle at hand.
Hardly a lovelier place to be on Earth.
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Northwest Scotland is a beautiful place. The Isle of Skye and the Orkney Islands are not to be missed. It is where the Gulf Stream slams into Europe. The water is clear and warm, and some of the beaches are so white. Sometimes it seems almost tropical.
I spent a few weeks hiking and bumming around northern Scotland and loved it. I regret that I did not have the time to take the ferry up to the Shetland Islands. Next time…
I’ve done a lot of hill walking in the Wick area. Also Inverness. The Highlands are my place of great peace and solitude. I can never get enough of the area.
Last trip up, I sent my Dad 4 bottles of the single malt produced near Wick. Great stuff he says. 🙂
I’d like to wonder about Scotland too. Maybe in a couple’o’years…
Just wondering, Eideard, where are you from anyway…can’t believe you from NewMexico…
Joao – native New Englander, half-Scots via PEI, half-Italian. Lived and worked over much of the U.S. and a chunk of Europe, UK.
Been here in NM over 20 years, now. Don’t plan on living anywhere else.
I too have ridden this line. It was one of the most peaceful train rides I’ve ever taken.
Sorry my asking, Ed, but you come across a bit as an European (you like soccer, you have a bit of a left wing view on things, you talk about other countries (and know where they are 😉 ))… Not that it’s good or bad, just singular…
My family and I visited there last year. We drove a car along that route. It took forever (in American time, that is 🙂 to make the trip but it was worth every minute.
We’re going again next year. We couldn’t get enough of it.
I was near that exact route last summer on a solo trip through Brtain; my time in Scotland was one of the few times I joined a tour group. My favorite part of Scotland was the amazing highland mountains rolling down to the sea near the Isle of Skye. I hope to go back soon, this time start in the highlands so I can spend more time there!