Bignold Park

From Helmsdale, it was even further north to the old Viking seaport of Wick. Here we are even further north in terms of latitude than Alaska, so we are a long way from home. Tomorrow, when we go to the Orkneys, we are even further north.

It is now 10:00pm here and the sun is yet to go down. It's another hour to go yet. In winter, the sun rises here at 9:00am and sets at 3:00pm.

In Wick, we went on a tour of the Old Pulteney Whiskey Distillery and had a tasting. Seeing the whiskey made was interesting and the tasting was good as well, but we are not converts.Read more