We
got up early to get to the ferry as soon as possible. Our plan was
to get to Cape Wrath by 11am, and then cycle back to Lairg to get
a train to Glasgow.
We were lucky, as despite a large crowd of people waiting to get
on the tiny fibreglass boat which was the ferry, we were taken across
first, and were soon climbing the bumpy track on the 11 last miles
to the lighthouse.
As a final gesture the wind howled into our already chapped faces,
whipping up some rain aswell, but nothing could stop us getting
the last few miles, and soon we rounded the headland and found ourselves
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The
Cape Wrath Ferry - Kyle of Durness.
Mind the
gap!
Cheque picture here
When you complete the Dover-Cape Wrath, or do any
ride or walk to the cape you can join the fellowship.
Write to : CTC, Parhlands, Railton Road, GUILDFORD.
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The
weather had been defeated, and it was somewhat bizzare, as we stood
near the lighthouse capes dripping wet, feeling windswept, the skies
quickly cleared and the sun came out.
We didn't go into the lighthouse ( which we later discovered had
a record book where we could have listed our ride! - never mind
this website proves we were there!) as we were wet and cold, so
after taking all our souvenir photos we sped back to the ferry with
the wind on our our tails, and got blown almost all the way to Lairg.
There was a slight delay on route. We'd berely started the dash
to Lairg, before John's rear tyre which I'd noticed wa a bit thin
on tread a few days earlier, finally blew.
Luckily my spare worked and got us back.#
It wasn't really until we were sat on the Glasgow train, and we
relaxed that it sunk in that we'd done it, before we drifted off
to sleep!
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At
the lighthouse - and skies cleared!
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...a surprise gift at our wedding in 1988 was
the return of a new spare tyre from John!
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DOVER
- CAPE WRATH 87
Clickable map - to view individual stages click on the relevant
section.>>>
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