DAY 118 Dunnet Campsite to Canisbay Youth Hostel

Today: 18.0 miles
Total so far: 1681.6 miles
Percentage Completed: 99.7%

 

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Dunnet Bay

 

I positively scampered the five miles to John O'Groats Youth Hostel (at Canisbay) and arrived half an hour before opening time. I chatted with a charming Japanese chap. 'Chatting' is a fairly loose description of events as we were communicating through his pocket translation machine. His English was as good as my Japanese - non existent.

 

He had travelled with his gorgeous bicycle from Japan to London, then Edinburgh, then Wick and tomorrow is to set off to cycle his journey of a lifetime to Land's End. This End to End thing obviously has quite a draw.

Dunnet Head & your humble scribe

In the hostel I bump into Bob & Nicola Lees and Val Machin & Janet, who had all decided to drop in on me! What wonderful people!

Dunnet Head cliffs

So we all set off to hook up with Derek & Marian along with Lord Elpus and Lady Whiplash who transported me in not inconsiderable style in their German War Machine.

A wonderful evening was had by all and I am now typing this up back in the hostel. Just a few miles left to do now tomorrow morning!

Orkney across the Pentland Firth