The tickets are bought. The trip is a go!
After arriving in Inverness on nickel-and-dime-air AKA British Airways, my tour will start on the morning of September 3.
I値l head on down to Oban and meet up with my daughter, and we値l head for the Hebrides on the 5th or 6th. We will have 7 days to explore the islands (and distilleries) before we take the ferry to Ullapool. She値l make her way back home, and I値l ride to Garve and then either keep riding to Achnasheen, or hop a train to Lochcarron. I then will have until the 26th to check out the north coast. As per your suggestions, I致e decided to skip John o竪roats. Depending on how I知 doing time wise, I値l turn south at Tongue, Bettyhill, or Melvich.
I致e used the Offcomers guide to the Hebridean Way, and the Cicerone guide to the NC 500 to plan my overnight stops, mostly at campgrounds and the Gatliff Trust hostels. There seem to be lots of hostels to stay at should the weather turn foul.
Suggestions for points of interest are welcome. Already on the list are, weather permitting: Cape Wrath, Alt Cranaidh waterfall, Rock stop/geopark, and Smoo cave. And pie from Lochinver Larder