Day 1 cont. John O'Groats to Watton.

Mileage for the day:  41.8  Total: 41.8miles.
Long straight narrow roads - quiet, after the A386 - lined with banks of wild flowers - purple thistles, buttercups, orchids, 
I arrived at the glamping pods at 7pm (I'd booked the first 4 nights' accommodation and this was the second). Gabs (a lovely yorkshire woman) greeted me and gave me a couple eggs too - just as well as, though the pod was very warm and comfy, no cooking facilitues, shower or electricity - no frills glamping! So out with the trangia, and had that expensive cheese roll with fried eggs for supper and a cup of tea. Mabs had two lots of the dried dog food (it does weigh a ton!) - she wolfed it down - but she had run 20 miles or so, and been scared to death the rest of the journey! This campsite was her kind of heaven - long grass with critters to sniff out. She slept well on the second bed in the pod - apart from wanting to go out for a pee at 4am. Gabs had charged my bike battery - it was down to 1 bar. I shall have to plug it in as often as possible. Gabs also gave me some emergency cash (Scottish notes in exchange for a bank transfer). Now - it's 9.30am on the 5th July, it's blowing a gale (westerly) - I've had coffee and porridge for brekkie. Just got to pack up and get on my way. Oh - and i see there's a new Labour government!   About time.    
I'm off to Helmsdale today.