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Continue reading →: Day 30 – To ScrabsterDay 30 – To Scrabster The weather cleared this morning just about the same time as I took a right turn and headed out of the bog, along the Strath river. This is a superb road, and would be wonderful to cycle on. The river brings vegetation to the valley,…
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Continue reading →: Day 29 – To CraskDay 29 – To Crask Monday 24th May Today was the first real rain day I’ve had since being away, consistent heavy rain, a cool north westerly wind, and a temperature around 5C. Where better to be perhaps, than the Cnoc an Alaskie, the blanket bog that covers much of…
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Continue reading →: Day 28 – To Laxford BridgeDay 28 – To Laxford Bridge Sunday 23rd May Cloudless first thing this morning and not surprisingly the temperature had dropped to just above zero in the early hours. Certainly a spectacular place to stay. On the two miles to Kylesku and the A road we passed several vans, and…
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Continue reading →: Day 27 – To Cnoc Diamh – above DrumbegDay 27 – To Cnoc Diamh – above Drumbeg Saturday 22nd May Another chance for the beach this morning, good news in particular for Roja, as there are rabbits galore in the sand dunes. From Achnahaird the road meanders around rocky bays into Lochinver. It’s a slow and narrow single…
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Continue reading →: Day 26 – To AchnahairdDay 26 – To Achnahaird Friday 21st May Just before I left this morning Sam and Gabriella pulled over in their self-converted Crafter. I had originally met them at Braveheart in Glen Nevis, and then by coincidence, the following night in Glenbrittle on Skye. We were the only two vans…
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Continue reading →: Day 25 – To DundonnellDay 25 – To Dundonnell Thursday 20th May Just a few miles and into Gairloch. Parked at the golf club on the far side of town and headed down to the sandy beach, which as ever, was hugely appreciated by the dog. Several seals provided entertainment at the pier, performing…
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Continue reading →: Day 24 – To BadachroDay 24 – To Badachro Wednesday 19th May Until 1996 there was a Youth Hostel on the wild Diabaig coast. It is now run by the Mountain Bothies Association. Though it’s door is open, it is currently forbidden to stay there due to the virus. It’s situation is impressive, and…
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Continue reading →: Lean Fall Stand by Jon McGregor
Book Review – Lean Fall Stand by Jon McGregor The book is divided into three sections, each bearing a word from the book’s title. The sections aren’t an even spread. The first, which is by far the most compelling, occupies about a quarter of the whole. Robert “Doc” Wright is…
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Continue reading →: Day 23 – To Loch Diabaig, TorridonDay 23 – To Loch Diabaig, Torridon Tuesday 18th May A large motorhome pulled into the site next to me at about 7 pm last night. Though they are marked out pitches, it’s too close for me. No one got out all night. The first I saw was this morning…
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Continue reading →: Day 22 – To ShieldaigDay 22 – To Shieldaig Monday 17th May I was the last to leave the beach car park at Londain, and spoke to a park ranger who was checking the place over. He asked how many had stayed, and made a call about the overflowing bin. There had been 14…
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Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
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