We treated ourselves to a bit of a lie in on Wednesday morning but our morning didnt quite start off as we planned…

It was Danielle and my turn to empty the toilet tank and so we drove on up to the campervan facility point and whilst the guys dealt with the water we donned our waterproof trousers and started the unpleasant task. All was going well until I took the cap off the tank to empty it and knocked it into the bowl and down the gross, gross hole. I may have shouted a word that sounds like “duck” very loudly. As it was my mistake I got a bin bag covered my arm in it and whilst Danielle held my hair back I stuck my arm down the pipe to try and reach it…however…it soon transpired the only person with arms long enough to reach the cap was Liam.

So, like a hero, he came over and finished the dirty deed, grabbed the cap and promptly ran off for a shower.

Once we were all cleaned and sorted we made our way out of the campsite with me offering my thanks and apologies!

Our first stop of the day was Coldbackie Sands – a beautiful beach I had read about. We parked up along the side of the road and trekked our way down to the sand.

It was a glorious day and so the guys decided they were going to go for a swim and we grabbed our water shoes for a paddle.

The sea was VERY cold – unsurprisingly considering how far north we are. The guys spent a long time easing themselves in and swam around for a while before lying in the sun to warm up. We were really lucky with the weather!

Whilst they were enjoying the sun Danielle and I walked along the beach and climbed the rocks and exploring the cave.

We couldnt believe how lucky we were with the weather however, after an hour or so the weather had completely changed and the mist had rolled in once again so we climbed back up the hill to the campervan for a bit of lunch!

The only other stop we had on our itinerary today was Smoo Cave. We made our way down increasingly tight roads and managed to park our campervan in the Village Hall and walked the short walk that leads down to the cave.

The cave is a large sea water cave with a big entrance cavern caused by erosion. You can get a boat tour through the caves usually however these arent running at the moment.

For now though you can just explore the main opening of the cave and surrounding cliff tops.

After we had our look around and taken our photos we headed into the next village as we were wild camping on the docks and we knew there was only 5 available spots. The roads down here were the tightest we had been through yet!

When we got there however the 5 places were already taken so we had to find alternative lodgings!

Danielle and I found one up the road in a beach car park and 7 minutes later we were all parked up and we decided to walk down to the beach and explore. We were glad the other spot was full up as this place was beautiful!

We walked along the beach looking in rock pools and enjoying the evening sun before heading back to the campervan for burgers, hot dogs and gin! As we ate we watched as various campers turned up and hauled their tents and camping gear onto the beach. This was obviously a popular spot for wild camping and when we went for one last walk on the beach before bed we could see why with the sun just gone over the horizon and the cosy campfires it looked amazing.