Off we go again!
17. Oktober 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
3 months non-stop hard graft to get the house ready for rental. I'm SO ready for a break and a new life
Johnshaven
17.–18. Okt. 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Surprise post letting me know I'm at the top of waiting list for static at Johnshaven. To accept or not, this is the question.
Ballater
18. Oktober 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Fleeing inland to avoid storm. Booked campsite right by River Dee but they phoned to say they had to cancel as flooding forecast. So, usual spot in square - nice n sheltered n cosy
Kingussie
19.–20. Okt. 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Couldn't go over Tomintoul Road because of Storm Babet so ended up going Glenshee road at 4am to get ahead of worst of storm. It was like playing a car video game following the snow markers in theWeiterlesen
Tain
20.–21. Okt. 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
So wild that took shelter in B&B
Murkle, Near Thurso
21.–22. Okt. 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Wild afternoon's driving up the North East Coast. Lovely and quiet as most folk had done the sensible thing and stayed at home. I was in my element in the elements
South Ronaldsay, Orkney
22.–28. Okt. 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Finally made it after ferry cancellations. Back log in bookings meant I had to go across as foot passenger to get to pet sit in time, with the van following as unaccompanied vehicle at first availableWeiterlesen
The Old Schoolhouse
23. Oktober 2023 in Schottland
Home for the week
The pets, Orkney
24. Oktober 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Freda the staffi/greyhound cross, Suki the cat and some chooks
Oot n aboot, Orkney
25. Oktober 2023 in Schottland
Causeways and standing stones
Stromness, Orkney
27.–28. Okt. 2023 in Schottland
Fleeing another gale. Getting across Churchill Barriers before they closed and would then miss ferry. Shitty b&b. Would have been better in van.
Checked out campsite on headland that we all stayed inWeiterlesen
Hamnavoe back to Scrabster
28. Oktober 2023, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Hamnavoe still sailing same route. It eas brand new back when we crossed in 2003
Helmsdale
29.–30. Okt. 2023 in Schottland
Gales had even lifted tarmac here
Kingussie
30. Okt.–1. Nov. 2023 in Schottland
Jack and Becky
1.–3. Nov. 2023 in Schottland
Into Perth to check out the flat. Visited museum. Spot the feeesh
Kingussie
4.–5. Nov. 2023 in Schottland
Dava Mooooooooor
5. November 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Miles and miles and miles of bog
Nairn
5. November 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
3 elderly springer spaniels, a jackahuahua and an ancient cat. Arrived to learn owners not leaving till tomorrow. They treated me to tour of town and delicious tea but their company was terminallyWeiterlesen
The spaniels, Nairn
6. November 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Angus, Fender, Isla, all old, all well behaved and affectionate, fun outside. But things the pet parent omitted from job description...Angus is deaf and pretty incontinent. Thanks folks.
Reisender
The wee one on the side 🙉 doing double the distance on those hamster legs
Golum, Nairn
7. November 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Real name Flora but snorts, squeaks, breathes noisily. Flips between cute and hideous
The beach, Nairn
8. November 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Great beach looking across Moray Firth
My birthday, Inverness
9. November 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Escaped the mutts for a few hours to get a meal out at The Mustard Seed, Inverness, converted church. Wonderful - vibrant, cosy with huge log burner, delicious food. So much cheerier than formerWeiterlesen
Findhorn day trip
11. November 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Kinross via Kingussie and Kirkmichael
19. November 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Visit Margot. Visit Elaine, Victoria there which was braw as hadn't seen her for years
Juliet's, Bearsden
20.–21. Nov. 2023 in Schottland