Sarah and I were visiting my brother Chris in Bournemouth over Christmas. Boxing Day brought us a cool but fine day to work off the Christmas Day excess. We decided upon a short walk along Hengistbury Head. On arrival, it was clear that many others had eaten far too much too and had the same idea. It was very busy. Hengistbury Head is a headland between Bournemouth and Mudeford that juts out into the English Channel. It is also a…
For my birthday we decided on a walk taking in Cat Bells and High Spy. We like walks. We also like boat trips, especially having just enjoyed our trip to Wray Castle the previous day. So rather than take the car round to the start we took the ‘walkers special’ cruise from Keswick Pier to Hawse End. It was a fine Sunday morning as we arrived at Derwentwater. Cat Bells, of course, is arguably the best known of the Lower…
Sunday was Sarah’s birthday, and there is little that Sarah enjoys more than waterfall landscapes. So, the Porth Yr Ogof walk (also known as the Four Falls Trail) and the chance to see four waterfalls was enthusiastically welcomed. The start is near the village of Ystradfellte. This area is also popular with cavers. However, we were settling for a walk. Leaving the car park we began by walking alongside the River Mellte. The route proved quite challenging as we tiptoed…
Sarah and I finally arrived in Midmar early Friday evening following our time in Fife. Midmar, is not too far from Aberdeen. More specifically it is the location of Clive and Sally’s home Ordiefork. We are always given a warm welcome and look forward to our stay here, as can be seen from our previous posts – Ordiefork & Ordiefork – The Return. Saturday Unfortunately, everything wasn’t going to plan. Sally works in Germany during the week and her flight…
Our visit to Acorn Bank and Ladybank, including this Tentsmuir Point walk were part of our journey to Aberdeen to visit Sarah’s cousin Clive and his wife Sally. We had arrrived in Ladybank the previous evening. Here then enjoyed an evening of catching up on events with Kevin, a former work colleague of Andy’s, and his wife Jules. The following morning we set off for Tentsmuir Point. This is a Scottish Natural Nature reserve which lies on the north-eastern tip of…
