The Clachan Wick
13 Randolph Place Wick, Caithness and Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, KW1 5NJ, United Kingdom
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Lesson 1
Now let's see how this works. Not doing any pics or stuff ... just want to see if it reaches anyone!! Following Richard's advice and practising before I go to India...
Provisonally did our bookings this afternoon ... 8th May to 16th June ... and found the most divine villa to stay in ... now how do I upload pics of this??? Help ... info is in my email ... will have to think about this ...
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The end of the rode ?
... az up the top over luck inn the Golf ... wot a komplete tosser that manager iz ! .... hymn and hiz ' Boy frend ' -
we R knot shore.... .. if we R on our trav alz... a gane... wheel ... put it on hear... hare here...
orl of U take kare.... hav phun - and stay safe.....
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Day 9 - the return journey.
... last but not least, all of the families and friends who supported the boys throughout the past 8 days and posted comments on this blog.
Finally, a note to Simon & Gary - I have decided to tender my resignation from any further outward-bound adventures you may, even now, be considering. I'm getting too long in the tooth and think it's time I passed the torch to some other willing (or not) volunteer. CVs to the guys.
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Simon & Gary's Great Adventure - Day 8
... Wiggins, eat your heart out). Start time - 07.15 (they awarded themselves a lie-in this morning). Finish time @ John O'Groats - 18.45. Gary had a puncture at about 7 miles from the end. Having driven the roads from Helmsdale to John O'Groats, I can vouch for the fact that they include some of the steepest on the event so far - however all taken in their stride by the Men of Steel. As mentioned earlier, after having completed the stretch ...
Day 172 - 19 August - Back to the Mainland
... around 3 tons each, one on each side, which on it's own makes you wonder how the heck the builders got them there. A low ceilinged tunnel leads in a few metres to a chamber inside the mound. In each corner is a large standing stone about 7 feet high and the walls are made of slabs of stone about 6-8 inches thick piled on top of each other. The main chamber measures 4.7m x 4.7m and the roof made of the same stone slabs as the walls, each overlapping the one below by a few ...

