South of Wick, the main A9 tends to stay close to the east coast and passes through a series of attractive settlements and villages.These include Latheron, where the roads north to Wick and Thurso diverge, Lybster, Dunbeath with its attractive harbour and spectacular castle, Berriedale with its very steep descent and ascent on the main road and Helmsdale.Just to the west of Thurso lies Scrabster, the main ferry port for Orkney, whose outline can be seen rising from the sea to the north.A further vehicle ferry is now operated by Pentland Ferries to Orkney from Gills Bay, near John O’ Groats.A seasonal passenger-only ferry makes the short crossing from here to Orkney.

Caf takes a closer look at the life and achievements of Josephine Josephine was born and brought up in Colva, before she shifted to St Cruz, North Goa after marriage She started her career in tiatrs as a singer and her big break as an actress came in 1963, when her father cast her in his tiatr Ti Moji Maim For her dedicated and outstanding services to the tiatr stage, she has been felicitated by various organisations such as Social Welfare Association St Cruz, Segundo Bairro Association, Cortalim Sports and Cultural Club, Kuwait Goans club, Kuwait She was felicitated in London by the Goan Heritage Cultural Club For further details click here 17 Jul: Kuwait Times. First-generation immigrant Goans are by and far Labour voters. I did six shows in the United Kingdom and five shows in Mumbai The audience in the UK was very enthusiastic and positive.

The former has a busy shopping centre and many of its buildings show their Victorian origins, while the latter was the heart of the fishing industry.

Wick John O’Groats Airport is nestled on the outskirts of Wick, and offers visitors and business users a daily flight to Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

Between John O’ Groats and Thurso you can find Dunnet Head, a windy, lonely spot and the most northerly place on mainland Scotland.

Just to the west of Dunnet Head is the planned village of Castletown.