Saturday, 11 October 2014

Malaga Day One - Sabado



Fountain

Now in Malaga for a week of Spanish lessons and cultural experiences. My first of the day was a flight on Jet2.com full of Glaswegians going on holiday. 42nd time to Spain for a woman behind me! In fact they were all fine it was the constant high pitched and high speed sales spiel the cabin crew kept giving that was a bit hard to bear at 7.30am!
Arrived in plenty of time for a walk around the city. Warm with heavy but brief showers during which some umbrellas appear or people just shelter together in doorways or under canopies. A lot of tourists still around - have heard quite a bit of German today.

Port
A brief look at the seafront and then a stop to admire the hilltop fortifications below:
El Acazaba
Didn't go inside but more free time later. Sat next door in the sun at the Roman theatre eating my bocadillo (no roasted lapwing livers or similar fare on offer!). This is the birthplace of Picasso so a museum to possibly visit later. Hotel modern and central - with wi-fi! Meeting the rest of the group tonight.

Saturday, 26 July 2014

A quick update of the summer's adventures so far:
On Connachcraig with Lochnagar behind

On Dun Caan Raasay

Coasteering on Raasay with Colin and Phil

On Inver beach Raasay

Ben Nevis

Priory, Oronsay

Kiloran Bay, Colonsay

Shadow biking to Beinn a Ghlo

Falls of Tarf

On Carn na Gabhar, summit of Beinn a Ghlo, 1121m

Sunday, 4 May 2014

Bynack and An Sgarsoch

Set off on Friday late afternoon from Linn of Dee car park after a 3 hour 'warm up' walk.

Heavily laden

camping at Bynack Lodge

Beinn a' Ghlo to the south

Lairig Gru and Ben Macdui to the north

1004m up on summit of An Sgarsoch

Ella rests at summit cairn

snow

Ruins of Bynack Lodge

View through ruins
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Saturday, 15 March 2014

Some recent photos:

barbed wire

Shadowman at Benaquhallie

Headless shadowman on Bennachie

fence shadow

Bennachie shadow

sheep and rainbow in Glenbuchat

Bennachie shadow

Friday, 25 October 2013

Glen Tanar and Clachan Yell

A lovely late autumn day for a walk in Glen Tanar and up the hill called Clachan Yell:

trees

ruin

more leaves

lunch break

The clachan (stone) on Clachan Yell

view from the top

tree

boat house

Sunday, 29 September 2013

Walks

First up a walk along Glen Ernan near Strathdon.

Lynardoch

Upmarket bothy and loch

Can I come in?

pretty rock

Also a quick jaunt up Ben Newe

evening sky

extra long legs

selfie!

Glenbuchat castle




Then a 14 mile excursion to see the Ailnack Gorge, Scotland's largest glacial meltwater channel formed 20,000 years ago. 600ft wide, 300ft deep and 6 miles long.

At Ca du Ford on the Ailnack Water

Looking down at the gorge

The gorge

another selfie

avenue of trees