Over the Top: Driving the NC500

A Road Trip round the NC500 (North Coast 500) in Scotland. Wild mountains, beautiful lochs, amazing stacks, stunning beaches, wonderful wildlife, wild passes, very few people, the open road - the NC500 has everything and is regarded as the best road trip in the UK by those who have done it and those who dream of doing it. This is the story of a road trip round the route and the adventures that were had. It may not be typical, but it was fun and if it encourages you to get on the road then its job is done. Part travelogue, part tourist guide, part polemic, part stand-up routine, this will whet your appetite or bring memories of when you did it. Ray Dexter is a traveller and educator. "Dexter veers between self-depreciation and self-aggrandisement." - The Budapest Sun. "He seems obsessed with whisky and fried breakfasts." - Richard Saunders.