Golspie has a slightly cramped but very adequate Co-Op and a couple of smaller convenience stores, so for a larger shop we drive to Tain, a journey of about twenty-five minutes along the A9, where there is a Tesco, an Asda and - what is more important - a Lidl.
I dislike any form of shopping so part of the 'deal' in Felixstowe was that, while the Lidl shopping was done, I went for a walk along the rather characterless seafront. Happily, not far from the Tain Lidl, there is a recreation area on the far side of which....
....is a very fine pedestrian suspension bridge, the Alexandra Bridge. Although relatively recently refurbished, the whole structure sways alarmingly when crossed, so it didn't surprise me when I found a small notice stating that only two people should be on the bridge at any time.
The bridge leads to a rough track which follows the shore of the Dornoch Firth. The tide today was low and large numbers of waders and ducks could be seen out on the mudflats.
Progress along the shore is restricted by the Tain Gunnery and Bombing Range at Whiteness Sands some three kilometres on, but this still allows a very pleasant hour or so's walking to amuse me while the shopping is done.
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