Our own beach!
7. heinäkuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ 🌬 17 °CFabulous afternoon for sunny walk to the beach, all to ourselves again. Wind still cutting but not cold!
Fabulous afternoon for sunny walk to the beach, all to ourselves again. Wind still cutting but not cold!
After supper the sun was out and it was warmer than anytime so far on the island!
We went up to the local beach we walked on yesterday to watch the sun go down behind the hills.
On our return we had aLue lisää
These little white beaches are gorgeous. On a sunny day the colours of the water seem unreal. The sort of colours that if you painted them you'd be told that you are being fanciful!
Even out here there are "honey spots" this magnificent, huge white beach was chock-a-block with cars and camper vans.
Tiny shack dispensed basic drinks and ice creams. Amazingly even in this busy spotLue lisää
After the crowds at Luskintyre our second beach was almost empty!
It's also clouded over a lot, but the wind still blows.
You have to walk over the fields to get there alongside the Machair, whichLue lisää
Scarista House is an old Georgian house now country house hotel and restaurant.
We are giving ourselves a treat. Dinner is a three/four course event with no choice.
It's very laid back but doneLue lisää
Setting off this morning for John to try and see eagles. Golden Eagles breed here.
It's a stunning classic u shaped glaciated valley with a fast flowing stream fueled by last night's heavy rainLue lisää
There is a tiny viewing hide. With seats!!
We have our lunch here and I read while John scans the hillsides of both sides of the valley.
The drive back was lovely, tide low and the sand banks and jade blue sea. Difficult to understand the sheer scale of the landscape. There are a few figures on the sand, it's really hard to see them.
Setting sun, no wind, an empty beach and the lapping of fiddling little waves!
Magical