Posted in Activities, Food, geocaching, Hikes on Jan 30th, 2011 2 Comments »
After we left the Orkney Islands we ferried back to Scrabster and took the drive west along the north coast of mainland Scotland. It’s a shame the nights had already started to draw in, as we could tell even in the diminishing light that we were passing some amazing coastal scenery. After a rather luxurious [...]
Posted in Activities, Food, geocaching, Hikes on Sep 11th, 2010 1 Comment »
Wes and I woke up super-early last Saturday morning to drive five hours and take the ferry from Scrabster to Stromness, Orkney. We drove the whole way sans caffeine as there wasn’t a coffee stop to be found the whole journey. Arriving at Thurso, home to the world class surf break we visited last year, [...]
Posted in Activities, geocaching on Aug 7th, 2010 1 Comment »
Ok eating out is very expensive, but there is cheaper food at the market square as well as the old market, where a piece of cooked salmon is €5 or a bowl of salmon soup is €6 (yes there’s a lot of salmon!). But the harbour reminds me of Hobart, and the cafes and buildings [...]
Posted in Activities, Food, geocaching on Mar 13th, 2010 3 Comments »
We thought it was about time we took Missy the mini out of her winter hibernation. It’s been three weeks since the last snowfall, and tiny buds are just starting to appear on the stick trees. After two jumpstarts (thanks random kind man near the servo!), we were off! We headed west on the south [...]
Posted in Activities on Mar 8th, 2010 5 Comments »
A year ago Wes promised he’d give me a foot rub whenever I want – and he does! Saturday 6 March 2010 marked the one year anniversary of our wedding day. We had an amazing time relaxing at Turnberry for 3 nights. It was romantic and lovely, but of course it was also a time [...]
