Cantick Head Lighthouse Cottages
Travel Blogs from Hoy
To the top of mainland Scotland
Left our campsite at Inverness this morning and headed towards John O' Groats the most northern part of the mainland. Last year we made it to the most southern part of England , traveling with Carol and Graham , so this trip was a must. From Lands End to John O' Groats, it may have taken more than 12 months , but we made it, unfortunately Carol and Graham could not be with us this time. It was a very scenic ...
Busy week roaming
... York, Castle Howard, Scarborough in the rain, Durham, Hadrians wall, Edinburgh , military tattoo was awesome, into highlands and Aviemore, up mountains in the Cairngorms. Joc has managed to fit in lots of shopping. May not have wifi access for 2-3 nights I ...
Good morning day 1
Weather is looking good so far but can change quickly when we hit the big climbs of the day. We aim to have breakfast at 7. Gordon our host for the night is cooking a big fry up. And aim to be on the road for 8. Traveling west to tongue then south to binary bridge 106 miles. From jogle ...
Scotland Day 11
... s harsh winter climate. On average, the houses measured 430 sq ft in size with a large square room containing a hearth which would have been used for heating and cooking. Given the number of homes, it seems likely that no more than fifty people lived in Skara Brae at any given time. Nobody knows who they were, where they came and where they went.
We then had a short time in Kirkwall ...
The gathering discovers caithness
... by the damaged bus). Once the replacement arrived we all climbed aboard and travelled to Halkirk where a number of the members attended the Clan AGM, some pf us spent time watching the pipe band practising in the street or having morning tea in the Ross institute which has very strong links to Dunedin and the Rosslyn wollen mills in Kaikori Valley.
Once the AGM was complete we formed up behind the pipe band and marched to the ...