Day 6
2nd September

A rainy morning and we were rather slow and stiff away but surprisingly made Lochinver in good time. Paid a visit to the District Nurse and Doctor to have Denise's arm checked out before setting off for Inverpolly. The harbour at Lochinver was good and gave some good photographs. At Inverkirkaig we stopped at a really good bookshop miles from anywhere and bought a bird book before entering the Inverpolly Nature Reserve where immediately we noticed a striking change in vegetation. The Reserve is massive and contains many different habitats including lush green valleys - a total contrast to the main countryside. The mountains were tremendous - Suilven, Cul Mor and Stac Polly - but there were some tough hills to ride. We lunched late after passing Ardmair Bay on the way. Ullapool is in a splendid setting and in the evening we watched and photographed seabirds, sunsets and seals.