wildlife – Challenge Kev Outdoors

Third Time Lucky

We were going to the back of beyond. Now those are not my words, but the words of a descendent of the last resident of Loch Glencoul bothy. They explain in an info pack to be found at the bothy that “coul” in the bothy name comes from the Gaelic word “cul”, meaning back, and…

24/07/2025

Kevin Johnston

Bothies, Camping, Canoeing, Nature at its Best, Outdoor Swimming

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Early Spring Summertime

The temperature in the high teens was repeating a pattern which had continued for the last couple of weeks. Warm days, heat hazes, t-shirt and shorts, evening beers at the local social spot. Summertime was well and truly here and the sea stretched out in front of us as we wandered along stony beach killing…

13/04/2025

Kevin Johnston

Canoeing, Caves, Microadventures, Nature at its Best, Outdoor Swimming

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Belnahua Bound

When the chance came along to visit the abandoned island of Belnahua, on the west coast, my immediate response was an unambiguous YES as the exploring nerves in my body all went into overdrive. A friend is writing a book partly based on the island and she was chartering a boat to go over and…

27/07/2021

Kevin Johnston

Camping, Caves, Coronavirus, Fatherhood, Microadventures, Old Buildings, Outdoor Swimming, Photos

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Seals of St Abbs

Just an ordinary, cold, sunny day with Neil on the Berwickshire Coastal Path from Dowlaw to St Abbs. With added seals! We got so close to them, the wee white ones are just pups, only a couple of weeks old. Apparently they come here every winter for a couple of months of breeding. We saw…

15/12/2019

Kevin Johnston

Berwickshire Coastal Path, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Nature at its Best

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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…

14/08/2019

Kevin Johnston

Bothies, Camping, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Nature at its Best, Old Buildings, Photos

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Coasting Along

With Brexit and Ecksit dominating the headlines, Neil, Dave, Tony and I headed to St. Andrews for some escapism and a weekend adventure. On the Saturday Neil and I decided to walk some of the Fife Coastal Trail from Lower Largo to Anstruther. That was the escapism from Barnier and May. The adventure came in…

24/03/2019

Kevin Johnston

Caves, Fife Coastal Trail, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Old Buildings, Photos