Corrour House Aviemore

... there... it looks a pretty small place for a city, some nice streets though and the river was nice at night.<br><br>Saturday I worked at the Aquadome - there was so much frost when I woke up it was ridiculous, and caught me completely unaware... and then it was ...

... worthwhile (and hopefully worth the money, i'll see when I work out how much I've spent). I obviously won't be uploading the 4000 photo's I took but anyone is welcome to see them, they need only ask; and set aside around 5 hrs to go through them. This is Mike's log.......signing out.

... a visit to the battlefield of Culloden 5 miles east of Inverness. This is where the differences between the Scots and the English were sorted out by war for the last time in 1746. The history of the relationship between the Scots and the English is a very troubled one which I will try to cover later in the blog <br><br>The tensions building to the battle had been brewing for a long time. It was the Scottish Stuart King James VI who ...

... go at 6.15pm to bag one of the last tables at the bar but the food doesn't disappoint and I treat myself to Cullen Skink and pan-fried pheasant. That'll keep me going!<br><br>What makes me smile today:<br><br>Gary's pack - it was so heavy I couldn't lift it off the floor. Apparently that was the light version as they'd eaten all their food! No wonder he had blister problems<br><br>My delicious dinner<br>

Today sees the start of the Great Glen Way that leads from Inverness to Fort William along the Great Glen Fault.  I've not read great things about today's section to Drumnadrochit - boring seems to be the verdict!<br><br>Oh, and I have a confession.  The tent, the stove and other related items have stayed in Inverness with a friend.  I could manage with them but the weight was really pressing on my feet and I'm not getting on brilliantly with camping.  I'm ...

Spent yesterday walking through Scottish terrain. Unfortunately the weather wasn't sunny but it wasn't raining so since coming to the UK I have come to know that as 'a good day'. I have to admit it, but any day that doesn't rain I consider a good day of weather too. How quickly standards change..<br><br>Time has flown by here in Scotland. Back down to London tomorrow and off to India Wednesday. This is quite possibly the most boring blog entry ever, but the photos should at least be ok

... was delayed, but Ike pt my composure &#8211; I had many hours at my disposal and barring getting stuck on the underground for 10 hours (a possibility in London), I was going to have plenty of time. I made it home, albeit 5 minutes later than expected, but still cool and calm. I was determined to be happy, because I was technically already on holiday, and there are few better feelings I know of. OK, I&#8217;m sure intimate relations with a pair of 18 y.o. Czech twins is up there, but ...

... by side for the whole roadworks. They must have Millions of witches hats, someone is making a lot of money. Oh yeah and these aren't just normal witches hats these things are on steroids. They are huge! They are taller than your waist easily. Anyway Katherine found one and we then started to try to make Nessy calls to see if we could entice her to show her face but to no avail. Dave got his obligatory photo standing in Loch Ness in his boxers, we got blinded by ...

... time at an indoor climbing wall. It had a large freezer compartment to simulate the the 'full Scottish' mountain conditions. We had a chance to try ice climbs that we would never attempt in the wilds and being men there was a healthy competitive edge in racing to the top. The next day, near Aviemore, we set out into the Cairngorms. The day wasn't as long as the Ben Nevis day but there was more technical climbing. Simon ...

... her sehen und ich wollte auch unterwegs Fotos machen, als ich dachte "ach komm, du kannst doch nicht von jedem scheiss schneebedeckten Berg ein Foto machen" und keins gemacht habe. Dann habe ich herausgefunden, dass es eben der Mt Cook war - und dann habe ich Fotos machen duerfen :-) XXXXX In Dunedin, the San Francisco of New Zealand, I only stayed one day where I visit and drove sights like the steepest street of the world (only a dead end road!). In fact, a ...