After leaving Rannoch we headed north - final destination Helmsdale. As I used to live in Brora as a kid and hubby had never been, we decided to go on a nostalgia/beachy finish to our break.
It was a beautiful sunny day - found out from the Helmsdale postmistress later that their little corner of the north-east has had quite a sunny summer! - and the coast road was glorious.
Stopped at Glenmorangie Distillery on the way to take a photo outside - we've started collecting distillery photos - and try the new Ruby Cask (I think, tbc) malt. It was so lovely we had to get a bottle. That seems to happen a lot when we stop on our "photo" quest.
Arrived at Helmsdale at a lovely B&B, the Kindale. It's run by a very hospitable couple from Manchester or nearby (there were Lowry and Man City pics) who have a lovely pair of friendly dogs. The room was so clean and well-furnished that we noted again the huge improvement in B&Bs in recent years and how they're approaching (sometimes overtaking) the quality of a lot of hotels - certainly better value!
We had dinner at Gilbert's, a fab quirky bistro/antiques store on one of the main streets. Warm organic beetroot salad with feta was the highlight of my evening - the beetroot was the sweetest ever and best of all, came from Brora.
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