Wick; Friday, 01 May, 2015

A healthy breakfast and then out of the hotel and onto a tram back to the airport to check-in for flight number 2.

This flight was far smoother with boarding, all 26 of us, completed about 15 minutes before departure time. We were already on the end of the runway and starting the take-off roll at the same time as we should have been pushing back.

A very smooth flight later and we landed so early at Wick that the B&B owner, Keith, who had offered to collect me from the airport, was running through the terminal doors as I stepped away from the baggage belt with my bag.

After giving me a very quick tour of Wick and pointing out the key sights Keith dropped me off at the heritage centre whilst he took my luggage back to the B&B as the room wasn’t ready yet.

I had a long look round the heritage centre, which is a combination between an Aladdin’s Cave and a Tardis – massively bigger on the inside than it looks from the outside and absolutely stuffed with exhibits.

Having taken in the heritage centre I wandered into town to pick up some lunch before it was time to head back to the B&B to check in.

From the B&B I headed back into town and picked up the bus out to John O’Groats – well you can’t come this far north without going all the way to the end. I had a long look round there – partly extended because the choice was either 15 minutes or 2 and a half hours due to the bus timings.

I picked up the last bus of the night back into town and popped into a pub in the town centre for a light dinner before heading back to the B&B for a good night’s rest.