had to resort to some amusing devices.

We ought to have begun our journey much earlier in the year. One thing
after another, however, prevented us making a start, and it was not
until the close of some festivities on the evening of September 6th,
1871, that we were able to bid farewell to "Home, sweet home" and to
journey through what was to us an unknown country, and without any
definite idea of the distance we were about to travel or the length of
time we should be away.

HOW WE GOT TO JOHN O' GROAT'S

Sept. 7. Warrington to Glasgow by train--Arrived too late to catch
the boat on the Caledonian Canal for Iverness--Trained to Aberdeen.

Sept. 8. A day in the "Granite City"--Boarded the s.s. _St. Magnus_
intending to land at Wick--Decided to remain on board.

Sept. 9. Landed for a short time at Kirkwall in the Orkney
Islands--During the night encountered a storm in the North Sea.

Sept. 10. _(Sunday)_. Arrived at Lerwick in the Shetland Islands at 2
a.m.

Sept. 11. Visited Bressay Island and the Holm of Noss--Returned to
_St. Magnus_ at night.

Sept. 12. Landed again at Kirkwall--Explored Cathedral--Walked across
the Mainland of the Orkneys to Stromness, visiting the underground
house at Maeshowe and the Standing Stones at Stenness on our way.

Sept. 13. Visited the Quarries where Hugh Miller made his wonderful
geological researches--Explored coast scenery, including the Black
Craig.

Sept. 14. Crossed the Pentland Firth in a sloop--Unfavourable wind
prevented us sailing past the Old Man of Hoy, so went by way of Lang
Hope and Scrabster Roads, passing Dunnet Head on our way to Thurso,
where we landed and stopped for the night.

Sept. 15. Travelled six miles by the Wick coach and walked the
remaining fifteen miles to John o' Groat's--Lodged at the "Huna Inn."

Sept. 16. Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored
coast scenery at Duncansbay.

Sept. 17. _(Sunday)_. Visited a distant kirk with the landlord and
his wife and listened to a wonderful sermon.

OUR ROUTE FROM JOHN O' GROAT'S TO LAND'S END