NC500 GT. - 38 – Durness

Our home for a week here at the Durness camp site of Sango Sands overlooking Durness Beach as seen on my previous photo. This is the type of accommodation used by probably the majority of North Coast 500 explorers. Our home was the first on the right here. From here we are only a short walk to the famous Smoo cave.

The NC 500: The Scottish 'North Coast 500' is one of the world’s most beautiful road trips. A route of just over 500 miles (516) of stunning coastal scenery, white sandy beaches, rugged mountains, remote fishing villages and hidden gems.

Ko Hummel, Luis Miguel, Colin Ashcroft, Roger (Grisly) and 7 other people have particularly liked this photo

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Angelofruhr ^club

Ein herrlicher Platz für Wohnmobile!

7 months ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Angelofruhr ^club

Danke, es war Wunderbar hire mit dem Meer zu Sehen.

Herbert

7 months ago. Edited 7 months ago.

TOZ ^club

Looks a great place to camp Herb looked it up on ge good times.
Best Gordon

7 months ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to TOZ ^club

It was a super site and we had a prime position overlooking the bay below us. It was a good job we had a mover that allowed us to position our lounge bay windows that way. Whilst we were there we saw many continental tourist come and go especially Germans, Dutch and French.

A long way to go but we only live once Gordon. Cheers. Herb

7 months ago.

Stephan Fey ^club

Adventurous and beautiful!

7 months ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Stephan Fey ^club

Thanks Stephan, it was pulling this caravan so far on those roads.

Regards. Herb

7 months ago.

tiabunna ^club

A beautiful area to travel and to stay in, Herb.

7 months ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

A little of New Zealand here I think perhaps George.

Herb

7 months ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Nice capture from the halfway mark Herb,
have a good holiday!

Thank you for adding your image to the "North Coast 500 Group"

7 months ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Roger (Grisly) ^club

I’m just looking for your outfit Roger. Good that we both made it here. See you again in Inverness back at the start of this 500 mile jaunt.

Cheers Herb

7 months ago.

Colin Ashcroft ^club

What an adventure. Were you towing a caravan all the way from home ?

7 months ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Colin Ashcroft ^club

Yes I was Colin. A three week trip with time near Aviemore too. As shown here a clock-wise trip. All a bit hairy but the roads were quieter and I was younger. Did you go along the top too? Many thanks for your NC500 input. Great stuff.

Herb

7 months ago.

Colin Ashcroft ^club has replied to Herb Riddle ^club

Hello Herb

Not during the 1987 trip we got as far as Loch Eriboll and view to Ben Hope that day. My trips on my own in the 1990s and early 2000 were all West coast I (and family) found Oban, Fort William, Mull, Skye very attractive,

As a child Dad drove us all along the East when we had a touring holiday I remember we stayed at Dornoch (Hotel) and got as far as Tongue - staying at a B&B at Bettyhill. I haven’t found any of the photos yet but know there are some !

A vivid memory was collecting colourful triangular Car window stickers of the places we visited I remember one for Tongue, Thurso, Dornoch but also Inverness and Elgin and Nairn as we also did part of that coast . It must have been a 1950s thing.

I’ll keep looking at your photos.
Colin

7 months ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Colin Ashcroft ^club

Thanks for that glimpse of your for Colin. All a big adventure that we can relive sometimes on here.

Thanks. Herb

7 months ago.

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