It's a few miles to the beach, which turns out to be about as stunning as expected. There's a couple of other people on there, but it's so big you hardly notice. I find a fantastic spot for the tent - in among the dunes and hidden from the beach itself. I go for a bit of a walk on the cliff edge, but after that the lack of purposeful and necessary activity makes feel a bit hapless. I go for a paddle. The water isn't that cold and is a pure Asiatic blue - except where the water comes in from the sea loch, where it's bog brown and really very warm. I then end up packing up my tent, deciding that with no alcohol, nothing to burn, or cook I'd be better off going back to Loch Assynt to camp. So I pack up the tent and bolt back to the car. I'm really not sure if this is a smart idea or not, but I know that unless I get a shift on it will be really late by the time I get back. By rushing, I make my feet twice as sore as they were previously.
On the way back the rain starts again so I stop at a little restaurant in Kyelsku (they do fantastic local food - I have scallops). I then leave for Loch Assynt (it's kind of stopped raining now). 3 deer run out in front of me and I have to break to avoid hitting them. As I park up the car I see a stag watching me from on overhanging cliff above me. I plan on drinking a beer at the site and having a small fire, but the midges are so bad, that I need to rush then tent up and jump inside. I can see the 3 deer about 100 yards away, watching me from the edge of the Loch. Overall, I'm quite freaked by now. I can't even watch them to see how near they're getting because the midge are bothering me so much. To top it all I realise as the wind starts that my chosen location is very exposed to the wind. And I start thinking that I'll need to get up early so as not to bother anyone who wants to see the castle first thing. Result of all these concerns is that I hardly sleep a wink.....
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