I love camping. I particularly loved our first experience of wild camping last summer beside the sea. But I also love glamping – all the joys of camping life but with a real bed! We first went glamping when my daughter was two months old (at Big Sands in Gairloch) and over the years we’ve […]
Scotland
30 Days Wild Ideas
We’re pretty much half way through The Wildlife Trust’s #30DaysWild for June (30 random acts of wildness for 30 days). I did intend on writing this at the beginning of the month but, as ever, life got in the way (and my blog broke for a while…thankfully we’re back up and running!). So, here’s what […]
Crovie
They huddle, gathered in a line, with hunched hills stooped behind. What hardy souls to have placed roots here, almost in the sea itself; a place so subject to the whim of waves, unrelenting on the days when whipped into a rage. Arm in arm this little row of houses perch on the very edge of […]
Some of My Favourite #ScotBeaches
Having grown up on the Moray Coast, I have always felt the strong pull of the sea – an anchor on my heart that constantly tugs at me. I love nothing more than to immerse myself in seascapes and so I had to put this blog post together for the Welcome to Scotland #ScotBeaches week – any excuse to highlight our […]
Ellenabeich, Isle of Seil
I recently wrote a guest post for Airdeny Chalets on being whisked to the Corryvreckan Whirlpool with Seafari Adventures. Despite the afternoon’s insistence on a cloak of grey, I revelled in the beautiful coastal views – and was completely enchanted by the Isle of Seil, and the pretty-as-a-picture village of Ellenabeich (from where the boat […]
The Old Deeside Line: Peterculter
It was one of the first things I discovered when we moved to Peterculter. I had lived in Aberdeen years ago but never knew it existed; stretching all the way from Duthie Park in Aberdeen out to Banchory in Royal Deeside, meandering alongside the River Dee. The Old Deeside Line, or Deeside Way, is an old railway […]
What Findhorn Means to Me
It is carefree childhood days. It is my husband’s proposal. It is my wedding day. It is my son’s Christening. It is retracing footsteps; searching; thinking; resting. It is long walks and sunsets. It is a place to lose my worries. It is the hush of the waves and the shriek of gulls. It is […]
Our First Family Holiday: Self-Catering in Southern Scotland
One of the occupational hazards of writing about Scotland is incredibly itchy feet. I am forever mentally planning trips and short breaks; dreaming of Scottish beaches and lochs and empty winding roads. The balancing act of work and motherhood (plus my husband’s new 4 day on, 4 day off rotation) doesn’t make it easy to […]