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 geocaching, Hikes on Sep 4th, 2010 No Comments »
For the last few birthdays I’ve swapped cocktail parties for mountain walks, and this year we decided to hike the easternmost munro in Scotland. Mount Keen is part of the Cairngorms, and the closest munro to our house. We managed to convince Team Kola to join us. Priya and Wes both took me a birthday [...]
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 geocaching, Hikes on Mar 31st, 2010 1 Comment »
Described as an ‘undemanding journey’ in the book, we chose this hike because our friend Gordon said he was out of practice with walking. The reality of the instruction ‘ascend 400m up heathery slopes’ didn’t dawn on us until we were in it. Admittedly, it was more annoying than demanding, as the heather bushes came [...]
