I HAVE LONG been of the mind that the harder a place is to reach, the better it must be.
That bit of folk wisdom hasn’t always worked to my advantage, but a trip to the west coast of Scotland left me more convinced than ever.
The odyssey began at the former fishing village of Badachro, a 70-mile drive west from the city of Inverness.
Those driving the scenic North Coast 500 route detour here for elevated pub grub at the Badachro Inn, with its views of Loch Gairloch.
He issues each visitor a passport; mine was number 14,933.