hill walking
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Do you take your swimming goggles for a walk?
This is a question you won’t often ask yourself. Although stranger things do happen I suppose. My mum used to take her cats for a walk (yes, all 4 of them) and it was always a thought that made me smile, the somehow odd idea that felines needed a lead to leave their home. One…
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Grid Square Journeys no. 1 – NO 1114 (West Dron Hill and Pitkeathly Loch)
The coronavirus lockdown of the last 10 weeks has finally started to ease a little. On Thursday, 67 long days after it started, Nicola Sturgeon signalled the start of phase one of the lockdown relaxation. I can go to a garden centre (not unheard of, they usually do awesome cakes), play croquet (unlikely but if…
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Shall I have Summit to Eat?
Cairngorm summit, early yesterday. I’d have stopped for lunch if it wasn’t for the following reasons: The wind was gusting at about 50mph. The temperature/windchill was around -5C. The views were non existent. It was only 10am…
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Berwickshire Coastal Path: Berwick to Eyemouth
A few pictures from a recent walking trip with our new van. Sunday morning rear view at St Abb’s harbour. Berwick Coast Watch building. A sea cave near Berwick. Needles Eye formation. Old Smugglers cottage at Lamberton Skerrs. Partanhall at Burnmouth. Bernie getting tucked in by the sea on Saturday night. And the Sunday morning…
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Carron Bothy
Last weekend, Neil, Gordon, James and I were supposed to be heading to Sandwood Bay. But the weeks worth of torrential rain had put that plan on (pretty wet) ice. We scoured the weather forecast for even a glimpse of sun, anywhere that the chance of rain was low-ish. We settled for a trip to…
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Tunnel Vision
One of the old Glenfarg railway tunnels this week. A family outing to explore these tunnels that we’ve known about for years. Sam loved his head torch and was the best leader we could have asked for.
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Ambling the Annandale Way
Two days walking and camping the fantastic Annandale Way from Moffat to Hoddom Castle with Adventure Man and Gav. The weather was glorious and the scenery was even better. People forget the south of Scotland, assuming the North is where the WOW moments occur. But the south has the x factor if you know where…
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Lochnagar and Gelder Shiel Bothy
A trip to Lochnagar this week from Crathie rather than Loch Muick. And a night in Gelder Shiel Bothy. Brilliant. And the film below:
Challenge Kev Outdoors 