I started at 10:35 having stopped at a bakery in Inverness for coffee. Very civilised - I wouldn’t mind doing that again! It was a hot day today - I was wearing a tee shirt and 3/4 trousers from the start and debating on a sun hat - that appeared within 15 minutes. Today’s walk was mostly on minor roads, but the use of forest tracks and paths for some third of it was a relief. This kind of walk is not my favourite but on the other hand it was getting me closer to the ultimate destination efficiently. As a trail the JOGT had been well signposted so far and would be largely on the coast in another day’s time. The first part of the minor road went through farmland and there were a number of yellowhammers with their classic song “ little bit of butter and ……. cheese’ perched high on the hedgerows. Most of the houses as on previous days continued to be like crofts - single storey stone built, with some having rooms within the roof. Having spent many of our holidays in France this made me fe...