ISLAND LIFE
The Africa Twin was packed and I was off once more. The A9 was avoided by following the far more enjoyable Blairgowrie route north to Carrbridge, which is a cracker – the swoopy Glenshee rollercoaster, up the Cairnwell pass to the Glenshee Ski Centre, and the mini-Alpine switchbacks of the A939 to the Lecht all stand out.
I had a plan in my head, albeit the plan belonged to Egor. I was meeting him, Faithir, Smillie, Fergus and Snake at John o’ Groats where we’d spend the night before getting the ferry from Gill’s Bay over to Orkney. I had all day to get to Groats, and after a brief stint on the A9 I headed inland to Bonar Bridge rather than following the coast road up through Brora to Wick. This decision
