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the grassy banks of some of the streams, and also 

 by the deep blue of the lochs. The eye never 

 wearies of being kept constantly occupied in ad- 

 miring the surrounding objects. I shall not forget, 

 however, one part of our drive between Rhiconnich 

 and Durness, where the road passes over a wild 

 and dreary hill-side, at a considerable height above 

 the valley below us. Here for some miles we were 

 exposed to the coldest and most driving and wettest 

 mist that ever disgraced a May day. Nothing could 

 be seen twenty yards from the road excepting the 

 drifting clouds. Luckily the wind was behind us, as 

 it would have been almost impossible to have faced it. 

 It cleared off again, however ; and before we reached 

 Durness the night was as calm and bright as the 

 morning had been. We did not arrive at Durness 

 till eleven at night, and then we found no one 

 up ; indeed we had great difficulty in finding the 

 inn, as there was nothing to distinguish it from any 

 other house in the scattered village, excepting that 

 it was considerably larger than its neighbours. 

 After some time, however, we did find one person 

 awake, and got comfortably housed in this very 

 excellent inn. 



Nothing can exceed the sea view from Durness, 

 as you look along the varied line of abrupt rocks to 

 the cliff called " Far-out Head," which is very 



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