Ailsa Sheldon

This Black Isle bolt hole might have its own private airfield, but the real draw of Newhall Mains — just north of Inverness — is the astonishing views. And it’s now open year-round

‘You have to take care of your time,” my host Johan Skoldsays as we speed along a single-track road in a modified golf buggy. There’s just a few hours left before my ferry leaves the Koster Islands, and spurred on by Skold’s enthusiasm I’ve skipped…