Total mileage 44.06
We continued cycling on the A836 towards Bettyhill. Although it didn't rain we had to work so hard on the long hills, that we were soaked through from perspiration. Stopped at Bettyhill for refreshments and to dry out. We then had to face the hill going out of Bettyhill and life became a bit easier. Took the advice to take the route through the Strathnaver valley and that was quite do-able and lovely. At Altnaharra we met up with 4 other cyclists and spent an hour or so drinking tea in the Altnaharra hotel. We then carried on to the Crask Inn, where we are staying the night. It is a pub with rooms and they do meals. Well, you have never seen anything like it. Very friendly people, but the accommodation is from the year dot. Lionel said he wasn't even going to undress! When you look on the map you will see, that this Inn is in a very remote part of Scotland. It couldn't be more away from the real world then you can imagine. Yet the place is busy with a variety of all kinds of people. One cyclist, who had to do some washing, was told he could bring his wet gear to the bar and they would hang it out near the wood burner in the night! Well... I said they were friendly!
Just came back from the dining room and we have had a really lovely evening. The atmosphere is something we haven't encountered for a long time. The place is so bleak but it has something very special. Lots of people coming and going and we laughed a lot.
Approaching the Crask
The Crask Inn 
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