{"id":3196,"date":"2016-10-04T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2016-10-06T09:05:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T08:05:04","slug":"day-5-ardmair-point-to-scourie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=3196","title":{"rendered":"Day 5: Ardmair Point to Scourie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"shariff\" data-title=\"Day 5: Ardmair Point to Scourie\" data-info-url=\"\" data-backend-url=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/shariff-sharing\/backend\/index.php\" data-temp=\"\/tmp\" data-ttl=\"60\" data-service=\"gft\" data-services='[\"googleplus\",\"facebook\",\"twitter\",\"info\"]' data-image=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/NorthCoast500Logo-300x300.png\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=3196\" data-lang=\"en\" data-theme=\"color\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\"><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/NorthCoast500Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3131 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/NorthCoast500Logo-300x300.png\" alt=\"northcoast500logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/NorthCoast500Logo-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/NorthCoast500Logo-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/NorthCoast500Logo.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 5: Ardmair Point to Scourie\u00a0 39 miles\u00a0\u00a0 Total\u00a0251 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a beautiful morning when we set off to drive north to Scourie.\u00a0 Sandy Smith had told us to make sure to visit Knockan Crag and it was well worth the stop with interpretation of continental drift and the discoveries of the Victorian geologists, Peach and Horne made on the cliffs here, which allowed them to explain the reasons for the positions of the different rocks &#8211; a mystery to previous geologists.<\/p>\n<p>Poppy was not impressed with the life-sized statues of the pair and she barked her head off at them.\u00a0 What she did love though, \u00a0was rock climbing, even managing to nearly scale the ball shaped monument.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3202\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.13.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3202\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.13.44.jpg\" alt=\"Fred Coutts, Ben Peach and John Horne\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.13.44.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.13.44-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.13.44-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.13.44-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fred Coutts, Ben Peach and John Horne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3204\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8131.jpg\" alt=\"img_8131\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8131.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8131-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8131-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8131-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>From here there are great views towards Stac Pollaidh, but then the rain came.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3201\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.11.09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3201\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.11.09.jpg\" alt=\"Looking towards Stac Pollaidh\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.11.09.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.11.09-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.11.09-768x431.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-12.11.09-624x350.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking towards Stac Pollaidh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3205\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8133.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3205\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8133.jpg\" alt=\"Rain on its way\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8133.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8133-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8133-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8133-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rain on its way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And after the rain a rainbow as we ate lunch in a carpark at Inchnadamph.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3206\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8134.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3206\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8134.jpg\" alt=\"Inchnadamph\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8134.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8134-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8134-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8134-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inchnadamph<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3207\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3207\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8140.jpg\" alt=\"Kylesku\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8140.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8140-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8140-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_8140-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kylesku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then it was through Assynt and over the Kylesku bridge, \u00a0recalling the miniature submarine serice which trained in the waters here\u00a0 during the war.\u00a0 Then on to Scourie where we found ourselves a beautiful clifftop pitch overlooking Scourie Bay.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3203\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-15.09.16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3203\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-15.09.16.jpg\" alt=\"Scourie\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-15.09.16.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-15.09.16-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-15.09.16-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-09-25-15.09.16-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scourie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHskKKq88M\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3288\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flickr-logo-png-2-300x225.png\" alt=\"flickr-logo-png-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flickr-logo-png-2-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flickr-logo-png-2.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are more pictures of our road trip along the NC 500 on my Flickr page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHskKKq88M\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 5: Ardmair Point to Scourie\u00a0 39 miles\u00a0\u00a0 Total\u00a0251 miles It was a beautiful morning when we set off to drive north to Scourie.\u00a0 Sandy Smith had told us to make sure to visit Knockan Crag and it was well worth the stop with interpretation of continental drift and the discoveries of the Victorian geologists,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-north-coast-500"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3196"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3298,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3196\/revisions\/3298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}