536b Tarbat Ness to Rockfield

[This walk was completed on Monday, 5th May, 2025]

I give up my fruitless attempt to spot whales, or dolphins, at the tip of Tarbat ness. Walk down the path hugging the coast, then pick up the access road that runs past the lighthouse.

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536a Portmahomack to Tarbat Ness

[This walk was completed on Monday, 5th May, 2025]

I’m back in Portmahomack, and it is looking beautiful in the sunshine. Today, I have planned a circular walk around the Tarbat Ness peninsula, so no cycling required!

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535 Inver to Portmahomack

[This walk was completed on Sunday, 4th May, 2025]

The forecast was showers in the morning, and sun in late afternoon. So, I decided to have an easy morning lazing around in my little apartment, and go for a short walk later. Inver to Portmahomack is only 4 miles. An easy amble.

It is 4:30pm by the time the showers clear and I arrive in Inver on my Scooty bike, ready to resume my trek.

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534 Tain to Inver

[This walk was completed on Saturday, 3rd May, 2025]

I catch the bus back to Tain, and it is a short walk through the town down to the shore, where an open green space provides an area to walk and play. I cut across the grass towards the water’s edge.

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533pm Dornoch to Tain

[This walk was completed on Friday, the 2nd May, 2025]

After a brisk lunch, I set off down the grassy path towards the shore. This is the edge of Dornoch Firth. I am sure it looks more scenic when the tide comes in!

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533am Dornock to Tain

[This walk was completed on the 2nd May, 2025]

I catch the bus to Dornoch (a BUS – yes, I’ve reached civilisation again!) and walk back to where I ended yesterday’s trek. On the way, I pass a row of old cottages, one with a stone set in its garden. An ancient standing stone? A mile-marker? Or a gravestone?

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532 Embo to Dornoch

[This walk was completed on Thursday, 1st May, 2025]

It’s been nearly a year since I was last in Scotland, and it is great to be back. I walk though the outskirts of the static-home holiday park at Embo, and head for the shore. A man on a mobility scooter is sitting facing the water… and I can’t resist taking this photograph. What a view!

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Why the long break?

Well, I never got back to Scotland in September, and have only just finished writing up the walks for 2024, nearly a year after my last coastal-walking trip. I know people have been worrying about me and many of my kind blog readers have messaged me privately. And so, I think you all deserve an explanation.

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531 Skelbo to Embo

[This walk was completed on Monday, 27th May, 2024]

The seals are out on the sand banks in the mouth of Loch Fleet. Too many to count. Sunbathing.

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530 Littleferry to Skelbo

[This walk was completed on Monday, the 26th May, 2024]

What a difference a day makes! Yesterday, I walked in glorious sunshine. Today it is dull and rainy.

I cycle back to the spot where I ended yesterday’s walk, and chain my bike up beside a tree.

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