Panic sets in
11. August 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Just seen this item on BBC News
Irnbru drivers going on strike. There's a rush to the shops to snaffle dwindling supplies. Reminds me of toilet rolls and eggs a couple of years ago. Heading for TescoWeiterlesen
The 11th commandment
11. August 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
There are rules and there are commandments (for staying married whilst cycling together). The 11th commandment was laid down today
It goes something like this:
'Thou shalt not express thine innerWeiterlesen
Get thee behind me, Stephen
12. August 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
It's a funny thing that so many conversations seem to contain almost scriptural sayings. Now for the context....I am the Routemaster....Manda is the Pacemaker. If I forget and forge ahead I amWeiterlesen
A message from Squirrel Nutkin
13. August 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
You will all be happy to hear that Squirrel Nutkin is alive and well and living in Moy. We saw him today and he wanted to set the record straight. Apparently he did not do the nasty things to the owlWeiterlesen
You heard it on the shipping forecast
14. August 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We'd only ever heard of Cromarty from the Met Office shipping forecast but today we found it at the tip of the Black Isle north of Inverness. Pretty little place with a deepwater harbour shelteringWeiterlesen
Every year's a leap year
16. August 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
At the Falls of Shin every year's a leap year if you're a salmon! We stopped there for lunch and were amazed that those fish could leap that waterfall. A breathtaking sight. People literally exclaimedWeiterlesen
The most beautiful road in Scotland
17. August 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
You take the road from Lairg to Altnahara and then turn right to Bettyhill. The first 19 miles with no turns off, over the Flow Country; the next 22 miles alongside the Loch and River Naver. It'sWeiterlesen
The Longest Day
18. August 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
But where was John Wayne when we needed his help and encouragement to win the day?
We left Bettyhill and headed East. A breeze sprang up from the East. A 30mph plus howler thanks to Storm BettyWeiterlesen
I really wanted to stay in bed?
19. August 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
But Manda said NO. So out into the wind and wet we went. Horizontal rain.
Waterproof clothing is as much use as blotting paper in conditions like that but I was very glad of the hood even if the restWeiterlesen
Farewell to all that...
21. August 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
...the Orkneys can give.
We found a ferry, arrived, cycled endless hills, saw endless pre-historic ruins (including a few inhabitants) and now await the ferry to Aberdeen.
What more is there to say?Weiterlesen






















































































