[Norrs2]

I know this area well. I lived in Thurso for 6 years until 2006. So, I've driven there using all the routes.

The route you suggest is indeed a really good one, however, Durness to Tongue is has a lot of very narrow single track for an A8. Not impossible, just very very slow.

I saw the signs in Tongue which said Durness 33 miles (I think), so I thought, 'that will be a nice 45 min jaunt on a Sunday afternoon'. 2 hours, 45 mins later, I came crawling into Durness, covering this single track road in an Audi S2 Avant, I was mostly in 2nd gear the whole time.

Don't get me wrong (not trying to put anyone off), it's a stunning route, just beware of that section though, it will be a very slow part of the route and you'll have to have your wits about you in the A8 because of it's width.

Depending on timing, I could be up for this too.