Posted in Hikes, geocaching on Feb 6th, 2010 1 Comment »
We headed south today to find a cache hidden about 4 miles off the road, near a waterfall. It was a lovely low-level walk, good for winter. The fog never quite lifted, but it hardly rained at all. The hike took us past Queens Well and along the Water of Mark.
After finding the cache we [...]
Posted in Activities, Hikes on Aug 8th, 2009 No Comments »
Double munro bagging hike, Buachaille Etive Mor and Stob na Broige. Dinner at Clachaig Inn, where we always eat when we’re in Glencoe. Glencoe is still my favourite part of Scotland. We just learned this trip that Glencoe itself is actually the crater of an extinct volcano, and the mountains surrounding are the edges of [...]
Posted in Activities, Hikes on Aug 8th, 2009 2 Comments »
The birthday hike up Scafell Pike was Saturday 25th. We stayed at a lovely farm B&B at Seatoller, just south of Keswick, where I woke on my birthday to a bunch of cards and gifts, lucky me!
We walked the hike from the B&B. It was a warm and sunny day (rare in the Lake District), [...]
Posted in Activities, Hikes on May 4th, 2009 3 Comments »
Wes and I had an amazing time away this weekend. Admittedly, the weather wasn’t great, so we didn’t get to top the munro we planned. Friday night we headed up to Thurso to check out the surf. We spent our coldest night ever in the tent, it felt like the chilly wind was blowing straight [...]
Posted in Activities, Food, Hikes on Apr 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Although the weather forecast was not great (rain, 3-9 degrees), Wes and I decided to brave it camping in the Cairngorms. And we’re so glad we did! We had hardly a spec of rain and instead three days of blue skies! Yes it was cold, but bearable when the sun is out. We set up [...]
