The managers of the Cape Wrath minibus service promise their customers an "epic experience" - and that's exactly what they got during one recent excursion.
The minibus with 16 passengers on board became well and truly stuck in the ditch after the verge gave way on the rough, 11-mile track that connects the 523ft high Cape Wrath lighthouse to the landing point for the ferry across the Kyle of Durness.
Attempts to budge it using stones, a lever and a trolley jack were unsuccessful.
Eventually, a quad bike, Ministry of Defence pick-up and truck all converged on the scene but the U70 track was still completely blocked for around two-and-a-half hours.
One of the passengers was David Maclennan, who is retired and has a home in Melness.
A veteran of the Cape Wrath journey, it was his fifth visit to the lighthouse - he has even cycled there on one previous occasion.
He said: "Every other time I have gone by bus, it has been very straightforward but not on this occasion!"
But Mr Maclennan said fellow passengers, who included a couple of European visitors, did not appear to be to be phased.
The incident happened on a return journey last week for the party who had crossed on the 11am ferry.
Mr Maclennan says: "About two-and-a-half miles from the lighthouse, the verge of the road gave way and the minibus gently embedded itself in the peat ditch which had been made even softer by the overnight rain."
Unfortunately, the area was out of mobile range and the ferryman was not answering his radio.
So there was nothing for it but for everyone to pitch in and fill the ditch with stones - a hard task as there were few to be found on the surrounding moorland.
An old, disused telephone pole was also uprooted to use as a lever.
Continued Mr Maclennan: "Alan, the driver, resplendent in kilt and shirt-sleeves and brogues, was not ideally dressed for rescuing a ditched minibus nor crawling underneath it!"
But when efforts proved unsuccessful two of the party walked back to the lighthouse to summon assistance.
Meanwhile, the ferryman had been phoning the lighthouse to try and discover what had become of the minibus.
Once the penny dropped, a truck was sent out from the lighthouse containing planks, a rope and a trolley jack.
Extra help came in the form of the MOD pick-up and quad bike, sent out from the jetty.
"Eventually the combined brawn and skill of the rescue party got the minibus back on the road and the return journey was completed late. It was quite an adventure," says Mr Maclennan.
Running a minibus service in such a remote spot certainly represents an enormous logistical challenge, as operators the Mackay family well know.
Iris Mather Mackay started the service in 1982 and developed it into a very popular and successful summer excursion. Following Iris's death last November, her nephew James Mather has taken over the reins.
The vehicles have to be floated across the Kyle of Durness at the start and end of the season on a specially-built pontoon barge.
A calm, wind-free day is usually needed and the operation has to take place during the slack water period at either side of high tide.
And the fragility of the track also presents its own particular challenges.
However the journey is well worth it with plenty for visitors to see.
The Clo Mor cliffs at the lighthouse are the highest on the British mainland and home to important breeding populations of kittiwakes and guillemots as well as razorbills. Seals swim in the waters below.
On a clear day, the isles of Lewis and Orkney can be seen to the west and north east.
