Gallery
Leaving Ullapool, the signs are delightfully simple: north or south.
Starting out on the Road to the Isles.
Past Loch Lurgainn, with ominous weather ahead.
‘Local wildlife obstructs cycling club’ on the Mad Little Road after a very wet lunch.
Brief photo stop on the Mad Little Road at the Black Loch.
Mad Little Road to Wester Ross at the Black Loch.
The Black Loch.
Enard Bay.
Spectacular scenery at Loch an Eisg Brachaidh.
Welcome coastal sunshine at Loch an Eisg Brachaidh.
Ash and Ryan climbing from Enard Bay.
Much-needed afternoon refreshments at Achins Bookshop Café, Inverkirkaig.
Racing down to Achmelvich’s silver-sand beach before supper.
Swimmers spot a jellyfish at Achmelvich Beach.
Four swimmers beat a hasty retreat at Achmelvich after spotting a jellyfish.
The main section of Achmelvich Beach.
Sheep roam the grassy dunes between Achmelvich’s two beaches.
The second, more secluded section of Achmelvich Beach.
Intrepid sand-fortress builders at work on Achmelvich’s secluded beach.
Sandcastle building slowly transforms Achmelvich’s second beach.
Sunset over Achmelvich Beach.
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View over Achmelvich Beach from the youth hostel
About to leave Achmelvich Youth Hostel, our annexe dorm behind us