My Sky

I promised last week I would post farther views of our

journey through the cattle pass over

Bealach na ba

(9km road av6.8%) to Applecross

this is a higher view from where we were last week

still looking back towards Torridon

this is the view from the top over to the islands of

Southern Skye, Rum & Eigg

me & the teenagers

Rua Reidh Lighthouse near Melvaig

12 miles north of Gairloch

all taken late August 2007

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Miscellaneous Monday #5

The Pass of the Cattle

was the only road linking Applecross peninsula

with rest of the world until late 20th Century

still one take ones heart in ones mouth whilst climbing

Bealach na ba

a single lane, yet two way, hairpin road

rising 2,054 ft

we passed in awe a lone cyclist just before the summit

Looking back over the winding stream, Loch Carron and Plockton

I took this leaning out of the car window

without zoom

but always with va va voom

G is for Gairloch - ABC WEDNESDAY

ABC WEDNESDAY - round 3

a cove at Gairloch 2007

I was just thinking that this time last year we had just returned from a late summer trip to the North West of Scotland.

Ben Eigh 2007

Of course, it was dull and mostly wet, but we had a great relaxing time.
We stayed in a log cabin for 5 days in Kinlochewe,
under the shadow of Ben Eigh on the shores of Loch Maree

We walked a lot and watched the wildlife, including skuas, G-uillemonts, G-annets, cormorants, porpoises and seals whilst on a boat trip out into Loch G-airloch.

Loch Gairloch

The nearest town was G-airloch, where we visited the fabulous Hillbillies Cafe for morning coffee and afternoon tea and sometimes just for piece of lemon meringue pie. With its adjacent book shop I was in heaven, food and books, what more can a girl ask for....

Bealach na Ba, Skye

We took the car up the world reknowned Cattle Pass and then down to Applecross, something we did when we were younger before we had the children and had regaled them with tales of the steep and winding drive up. At the top, where it is so cold and blustery even in August the view over to Isle of Skye and Bealach na Ba was amazing.

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