It was great to see my big sis Dorene again, on a brief visit to the frozen North. (Actually, it was a wee bit warmer than Aberdeenshire.)I took loads of photos, naturally, mostly of the train journey, which you can see by clicking on the link below.
Great British train journeys!: Inverurie to Thurso
The train journey itself is fab. Inverurie to Inverness takes two hours, passing hills, mountains, castles and rivers as it winds its way north-west into Moray and beyond. Time in Inverness then for a strong coffee and a Danish in the splendid Highland Hotel, right next to the station. An hour later and we're on our way seriously north, passing through Easter Ross, round the Cromarty Firth and into Sutherland. South of Helmsdale, the train practically travels along the beach before reaching Helmsdale itself and turning north to cross the bleak moors into Caithness and finally to Thurso. The four hour journey from Inverness just has to be one of the most spectacular in Europe.
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