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Travel Blogs from Nairn
A little closer to home - Inverness and Beauly
... Nairn - a lovely township sitting right on the Moray Firth. Pretty seaside park and interesting clock tower in the centre of town. More narrow streets to negotiate in this very old settlement. Saw some interesting animals during our drive this morning. A flock of all black sheep and then a yard of free range chickens caught our eye just outside Beauly. A muddy field full of huge pigs on the way to Nairn and then a yard of lamas near ...
A trek across the Highlands to the Isle of Skye
... Scotland. Again rivers and streams are raging full of recent rainfall. Not far from water anywhere along this route. Crossed the very impressive bridge linking the mainland to the Isle at Kyle Of Lochalsh and pushed on across the Isle Of Skye towards Portree. Road follows coast line winding in and out of bays and through moor land that is also teaming with water in every creek - a number of spectacular waterfalls along the way. Vegetation is suited to ...
The Highlands
... Not a bad mix for 16 people I think,
Our first stop was in a town called Callendar, very cute little town... Just a quick stop here for some coffee/ pies/ loo breaks. As we continued towards Glencoe, we passed through some really amazing scenery. The bodies of water are called Lochs here in Scotland, whereas we might call them lakes or rivers. We drove by a few really beautiful Lochs, where the air just felt so fresh and clean. In a matter of minutes, we could be ...
Jimmy's coastal walk : Day 35
It was a frosty start from Golspie. At the sea front there was evidence of the previous week's storm with seaweed strewn about on the path.
There is a good coastal path leading to Brora. I encountered two people on horseback and three cyclists but no other walkers. The first landmark is Dunrobin Castle. The original building dates from around 1235 but it has been frequently extended and modified since ...
Jimmy's coastal walk : day 34
This is likely to be my final stint of three consecutive days walking for 2012. Soon the clocks will change, bringing dark evenings even earlier. I missed the opportunity to walk during the sunny, settled weather at the beginning of October due to other commitments. I had hoped to walk last week but a very wet forecast which brought flooding to the north made me postpone my plan.
Setting off on a Monday ...