Sept. 13. Visited the Quarries where Hugh Miller made his wonderful
geological researches--Explored coast scenery, including the Black
Craig.
Sept. 14. Crossed the Pentland Firth in a sloop--Unfavourable wind
prevented us sailing past the Old Man of Hoy, so went by way of Lang
Hope and Scrabster Roads, passing Dunnet Head on our way to Thurso,
where we landed and stopped for the night.
Sept. 15. Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the
remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."
Sept. 16. Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored
coast scenery at Duncansbay.
Sept. 17. _(Sunday)_. Visited a distant kirk with the landlord and
his wife and listened to a wonderful sermon.
OUR ROUTE FROM JOHN O' GROAT'S TO LAND'S END
¶ Indicates the day's journey. ¶¶ Indicates where Sunday was spent.
FIRST WEEK'S JOURNEY--Sept. 18 to 24.
"Huna Inn"--Canisbay--Bucholie Castle--Keiss--Girnigoe--Sinclair--Noss
Head--Wick--or ¶ Wick Harbour--Mid Clyth--Lybster--Dunbeath ¶
Berriedale--Braemore--Maidens Paps Mountain--Lord Galloway's
Hunting-box--Ord of Caithness--Helmsdale ¶ Loth--Brora--Dunrobin
Castle--Golspie ¶ The Mound--Loch Buidhee--Bonar Bridge--Dornoch
Firth--Half-way House [Aultnamain Inn] ¶ Novar--Cromarty
Firth--Dingwall--Muir of Ord--Beauly--Bogroy Inn--Inverness ¶¶ pp.
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