Tag Archives: travel

500 (part 2) – Tongue to Skerray

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Ruth Livingstone

I walk across a bleak landscape, and end up in a Scottish pizza restaurant. Continue reading →

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500 (part 1) – Tongue to Skerray

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Ruth Livingstone

I walk under a magnificent mountain, and have a chat with a woman and her two kittens. Continue reading →

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Rest Day: Tongue camp site

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Ruth Livingstone

It’s raining…. a good day to stay in the camp site and do my laundry. Continue reading →

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499b Melness diversion

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Ruth Livingstone

I walk past lovely green fields, enjoy fabulous views, and abandon my plans when the rain comes. Continue reading →

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499a Moine House to Kyle of Tongue

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Ruth Livingstone

I walk an old road and cross a beautiful causeway. Continue reading →

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498 Cape Wrath

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Ruth Livingstone

I get to Cape Wrath! But it turns out to be an anti-climax for a number of reasons… Continue reading →

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497 Loch Eriboll to Moine House

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Ruth Livingstone

I leave a beautiful loch, walk through Hope, and enter a featureless bog. Continue reading →

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496 Laid to Eriboll

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Ruth Livingstone

A beautiful walk around Loch Eriboll, with a Long and Winding Road playing in my head. Continue reading →

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495 Laid to Durness

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Ruth Livingstone

I think I spot an eagle, wander thrugh an abandoned township, arrive penniless at Smoo Cave, and am puzzled by a memorial garden. Continue reading →

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494 Drochaid Mhor to Durness

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Ruth Livingstone

I discover the Cape Wrath ferry terminal, follow a treacherous coastal path, and end up pigging-out on chocolate. Continue reading →

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