[This walk was completed on the 30th August 2022]
The road makes a sharp, almost right-angled bend, around the tip of a marshy estuary where the Oldany River empties into a sea loch. When I cycled past this morning, the tide was high and the estuary looked delightful. It’s still very prettty. I stop to take photographs.
[This walk was completed on the 30th August 2022]
Back at the turn-off to the Stoer lighthouse, I stash my Scooty bike behind the village hall, chain it up and return to the road. No lighthouse today, instead I’m sticking to the main road and heading northwards. Time to get going.
[This walk was completed on 29th August 2022]
It’s just gone 1pm when I reach Clachtoll. I walk down a lane to the beach, climb high onto a grassy knoll, and eat my picnic lunch. What a view.
[This walk was completed on 29th August 2022]
I walk across the pale sands of Achmelvich Beach, and stop on the far slope to take a photograph looking back across the little bay. What a beautiful beach. And, there’s my campsite on the other side.
[This walk was completed 16th July 2022]
I cycle to Lochinver, and chain my Scooty bike up in the car park, then walk along the main road towards the bridge over the River Inver. What a lovely old bridge.
[This walk was completed on the 15th July 2022]
I study the little map. Culag wood is a community wood, managed by local people and the paths look quite straightforward. I will head towards the sea, and pick up the path called “Billy’s Path”, which should take me up and into the harbour area.
[This walk was completed on the 15th July 2022]
I cycle along the “wee mad road” from Lochinver to the parking spot overlooking Loch Buine Moire. Leave my bike chained up behind a gorse bush…
… pull on my hi-vis vest, and manage to snap a selfie. (I’m getting good at these!)
Continue reading[This walk was completed on the 14th July 2022]
This morning, I first drive and then cycle along a terribly beautiful but treacherous road – full of steep hills, blind bends, unexpected twists and turns. Finally, I arrive back at yesterday’s unofficial parking place. Throw my Scooty bike in the ditch, adjust my high-vis vest, and sling my rucksack over my shoulders.
[This walk was completed on the 13th July 2022]
I was planning to drive round to Culnacraig and finish the Postie’s walk today, by walking from there to the cairn where I ended my previous attempt. BUT… of course there was going to be a BUT… the weather is even worse today, with driving rain and a swirling wind.
So, here I am, back at the Drumrunie turn-off. I stow my bike behind a green shed, and snap a photo. That’s the road I will walk down today – a narrow, single-track road that threads its way along the side of a long valley.
[This walk was completed on the 12th July 2022]
I’m back at the turn-off to Blughasary. But I’m not attempting the Postie’s walk today.
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Incident number 1305Date: 30.08.26Site: Public footpath alongside of Egglestone Abbey near Barnard Castle. County Durham.Bull with cows and calves (Comment: very large brown cattle with small horns.)2 walkers with dog on a lead. Miley’s Report: “We were walking from woods towards grasslands alongside Egglestone Abbey. This was the only route back to the gate onto […]
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