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24th January 14, 01:47 PM
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A wee sojourn round the north west highlands
The wife had never been further north than a line between Ullapool in the west and Dornoch in the East. We had a chance for a couple of days away so she wanted to see the north west (i had recently described it to her after visiting a couple of construction sites up there).
i thought you Xmarkers might like to see some pics
1st stop just outside Ullapool at a wee spot called Ardmair. I took a panoramic shot to get it all in
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Heading up to Assynt and a stop to take a pic of Stac Pollaidh and Suilven (I think)
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Another panorama shot - Back down toward Ullapool on the left and up to Assynt on the right [IMG] /IMG]
Looking back down Loch Gleann Dubh
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Torrisdale Bay ( I think) at Bettyhill. Bettyhill was our destination when we set out. It had been dry all day, but as usual, it started to rain when we arrived here. Still a great trip though.
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They breed them tough up there
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24th January 14, 02:00 PM
#2
Marvellous photos, hope you and your wife had a great getaway.
Shoot straight you bastards. Don't make a mess of it. Harry (Breaker) Harbord Morant - Bushveldt Carbineers
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24th January 14, 03:25 PM
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 Originally Posted by Downunder Kilt
Marvellous photos, hope you and your wife had a great getaway.
We thoroughly enjoyed the trip. For me it was nice to be up there and not having to be somewhere for a specific time for a meeting, or something else to do with work. We were really amazed at how empty the roads were, even for mid January. It will be a different story in May, June, July and August.
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24th January 14, 03:47 PM
#4
"Good judgement comes from experience, and experience
well, that comes from poor judgement."
A. A. Milne
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24th January 14, 09:40 PM
#5
Great Photos....nice visual visit......did you get any shots of the surfer actually riding the waves!?
Hawk
Shawnee / Anishinabe and Clan Colquhoun
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25th January 14, 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Hawk
Great Photos....nice visual visit......did you get any shots of the surfer actually riding the waves!?
Hawk
I did, but I was being buffeted by the wind so they were out of focus/blurred. Perhaps next time. As you are from the Pacific NW, are you into surfing?
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25th January 14, 03:39 AM
#7
Great photos - I enjoyed driving round that area a few years back.
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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25th January 14, 05:36 AM
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Mid January and not a flake of snow! Is it being as mild up there this winter as it was down here last winter and spring?
Lovely photos and glad you both had a good trip.
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25th January 14, 05:44 AM
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I too am surprised at how mild it looks there in the deep midwinter. There will be no surfing here for a few months!
Natan Easbaig Mac Dhòmhnaill, FSA Scot
Past High Commissioner, Clan Donald Canada
“Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland, And we, in dreams, behold the Hebrides.” - The Canadian Boat Song.
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25th January 14, 06:23 AM
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Thank you David. I am one day bound for that very area. My ancestors were among the last people to leave the Isle of Handa. So my first trip to Scotland will be to the Western Highlands.
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