Caithness & NC500

Wolfburn Distillery – rediscovering Thurso’s whisky heritage

Scotland is famous for its whisky production all over the country, and Caithness has two distilleries on the North Coast 500 route, both with tours available for visitors. In early 2018 we took advantage of cut-price tour tickets at Wolfburn Distillery in Thurso. Wolfburn has a distinctive story, with the original distillery being founded in […]

Dolphin Spirit Boat Trip – Inverness

Last week I went on my second voyage aboard the Dolphin Spirit boat trip along the Beauly and Inverness firths. A firth is an inlet leading to the open sea. We covered seven nautical miles on our trip, which lasted 75 minutes. We arrived at Inverness Marina, where there are a large number of boats moored.