The baton relay began in St Mary's at 06:20 BST
It visited St Margaret's Hope, Wick, Brora, Golspie, Tain, Alness and Dingwall
The relay ended in Dingwall with an evening celebration in Jubilee Park
Julie didn't mind the early start this morning. She emailed: "Damp day here in Orkney but this policeman made my lasses day, offering to let my lasses get a picture with him when he stopped by us.
"Two happy lasses that didn't mind the 6am start after all."
Image source, JulieCameron Reid is getting excited about his moment with baton later.
He tweets, external: "Today is the day! Looking forward to running with the baton in Wick. Got the uniform on- all ready! #BatonRelay"
The baton relay will travel through the Highlands during the rest of day.
It will arrive at Gills Bay in a short while and then make a brief stop at John O'Groats.
Baton bearers in Wick start the stints with the baton from about 09:55 BST.
Here is the rough schedule:
13.15 Brora
14.35 Golspie
15.35 Tain
17.05 Alness
18.20 Dingwall
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St Margaret's Hope completed the baton's trip through the Orkney Islands, with Laura Cromarty the first to proudly take part in the relay.
Grace Corsie and Finlay Gordon also carried the baton through the village.
It's time to begin the journey south. Next stop Gills Bay.
Children dressed in traditional ploughmen and horse costumes watched the final leg of the baton relay on the Orkney Islands.
Orkney Council tweeted, external: "Guard of honour. Ploughmen and horses ready for #BatonRelay in St Margaret's Hope."
Image source, OrkneyCouncilNorthern Police have posted a great photo of the baton relay in Orkney on Twitter.
The force tweeted: "Crossing the Churchill Barriers in Orkney this morning. The #BatonRelay, external is now heading to the ferry for #Highlands"
Image source, NorthernPoliceMary Saunders was pleased to see people in St Mary's showing pride in their community.
She emailed: "Good to see the spectators out in Holm despite the rain and the early start."
Keep your email messages of support coming.
Batonrelay2014, external tweet: "The baton visits the Italian church, St Mary's, as the #BatonRelay, external prepares to leave the island. @OrkneyCouncil"
Image source, Glasgow 2014Marty Fleet was the final baton bearer in St Mary's.
Josephine Evans and Annie Fotheringhame completed the line up of local heroes from the Orkney area of Holm who carried the baton.
Watch the video feed at the top of this page to see the relay on a rather drizzly morning in St Mary's.
Laura Grieve, Karen Hume (left) and Claire Irvine (right) have already had the honour of carrying the baton.
Image source, Glasgow 2014Email or tweet #bbcbatonrelay, external with your pictures and stories.
The police escort sang the James Bond theme tune as baton bearer 007, Byron Horne (pictured with Elizabeth McInnes), took part in the relay.
He spent a few minutes studying the baton. Maybe he was using his intelligence skills to try and decipher the Queen's message?
Dave Wakefield is out watching the relay in St Mary's. He tweets, external: "Bit of a damp misty start for the #batonrelay today as it starts the second stage of the Orkney visit."
It was an early start for the baton today, with the relay beginning in St Mary's at about 06.20 BST.
If you're heading out to watch the relay, remember to email or tweet #bbcbatonrelay, external with your pictures and stories.
Here's a rough schedule of today's timings:
07.05 St Margaret's Hope
09.55 Wick
13.15 Brora
14.35 Golspie
15.35 Tain
17.05 Alness
18.20 Dingwall
Image source, Glasgow 2014Nice to see people line the streets of St Mary's this morning to watch early birds Bashir Hasham and Kristian Cooper become the first baton bearers of the day.
Welcome to live coverage of the Queen's Baton Relay in Scotland.
It's day 28 and today the baton relay travels from the Orkney Islands to Dingwall in the Highlands.
We expect some breaks in the video feed throughout the day as mobile phone coverage will probably be a bit patchy.
If it does happen we will keep you right up to date with our usual regular text and picture updates.