Gorgeous Lochinver

We woke to another hot and sunny day at Sandwood Bay. After breakfast of burnt porridge lovingly prepared by James we packed up and walked back out to Oldshoremore. I was very hot while carrying my backpack and tripped over a stone on the path, adding to my bruise collection. It took us about two hours to walk back to the car and I was so happy to take my boots off and cool down in the car. We drove up to Durness for lunch in the Loch Croispol bookshop & restaurant. I had macaroni cheese and it was delicious. We also belatedly bought sun spray lotion and a large bottle of after sun gel which we applied immediately. Then we headed for Lochinver, one of our favourite villages in the north west. Today it was at its most beautiful, basking in the sunshine. We went for a walk from our (very nice) guest house through the village. When we crossed the river we could see salmon jumping out of the water to catch flies! We had great views of Suilven; its distinctive shape protruding above the hills behind the village. We had a tasty dinner (scallops for me) in the Riverside Bistro then walked right along to the harbour which had stunning views across the water to where the white painted cottages were lit up by the evening sunshine. We also saw a wee boy who was fishing and feeding a seal with raw fish. The seal was bobbing around in the water eagerly staring at him! On the way back to the guest house we stopped for a drink in the friendly Caberfeigh pub (it means deer's antlers). And now we are in our comfy bedroom which has a toilet, running water and a proper bed - I so appreciate these comforts after our back to basics wild camping trip!