A long drive North to Abbey St Bathans and our home for the week Moorhouse Cottage. A warm welcome awaited us with wine, a beautiful vase of cottage garden flowers and a yummy victoria sandwich - just what you need to start a holiday!
The cottage is in a lovely rural location - just what you need for a relaxing break.
Sunday 2nd August
A morning dog walk along part of the Southern Uplands Way which runs close to the cottage.
We then ventured out to the coast - a beach walk along Pease sands, a walk out to Fast Castle,
a visit to St Abbs and seal spotting at Eyemouth.
Monday 3rd August
A hill walk up Spartleton this morning - a very windy summit.
Next stop was a spot of shopping at Haddington. On the way to North Berwick we found a fantastic tower that you could climb up.
We did a bit of shopping and visited the beach at North Berwick before climbing Berwick law complete with whale bones on the top. Lovely views to Bass rock from the top. Our final stop of the day was Tantallon castle and the beautiful beach below it.
Tuesday 4th August
A walk to Eddins Hall fort and Brock. A walk across a wobbly suspension bridge on route.
A later trip to Eyemouth and St Abbs to do some crabbing - only caught one tonight.
Finally sandcastle making on Coldingham bay - fantasic beach huts, some of which are a hundred years old.
Wednesday 5th August
A trip to the market town of Duns and we then joined the Southern Uplands Way at Longformacus to walk back to the cottage along the long distance footpath.
Thursday 6th August
A morning walk with Bill behind the cottage joining the Southern Upland Way. In the afternoon we climbed Trapran Law on the way to a beach visit at Musselburgh. Last visit of the day was visiting family in Edinburgh, a chinese take away and a dog walk to Mavis Bank.
Friday 7th August
A morning walk along the geology trail to the lighthouse at Barns Ness. Next stop was Dunbar before walking out to the lighthouse at St Abbs Head. A final visit to Coldinham Bay before an evening in front of the woodburner.
Saturday 8th August
A trip further North to Fort William. A drive through Edinburgh - Ice creams at S. Luca Musselburgh, a stop at Portobello, Leith and then a walk across the Forth Road road bridge.
A stop at Callender and then through Glen Coe to Fort William. A night at the car park at the start of the footpath with people walking up and down all though the night.
Sunday 9th August
An early start for a wet walk up to the summit of Ben Nevis.
Snow in August didn't feel quite right!
After a stop in Fort William we took the scenic route to Lochaline with its beautiful views to the Small Isles. A night on the harbour waiting for the morning ferry to Mull in the morning.
Monday 10th August
We caught the ferry across to Fishnish. First stop was Aros Castle and then Tobermory. After lunch we had a wet walk to the lighthouse. Then it was on to Dervaig, Calgary Bay, Gruline and Scallastle bay before finding a fantastic wooded overnight spot.
Tuesday 11th August.
Weather much nicer today. A stop off at Craignure first, the onto Lochbuie with its fantastic honesty shop.
Next stop was Fionnphort and a walk over to the tidal island of Erraid. A lovely island to explore with lovely views across to Iona.
A drive around to Carsaig ready to walk to the arches in the morning.
Wednesday 12th August
A day walk to nuns cross cave and Carsaig arches. The cave was fantastic with its wall carvings of crosses and ships.
It was a long walk to the arches, but worth visiting to see the columnar basalt arches. We even saw a snake on the way back to the camper.
We drove around the middle part of the Island before setting up camp just along the loch from the Ben More footpath.
Thursday 13th August
A walk up Ben More in the morning - cloudy on top today but nice views on the way down. Then it was off the Island and a trip across the Corran Ferry before driving through Glen Coe, along Loch Lomand before stopping at Arrochar for some yummy chips and battered mars bars. A good night stop on he nature reserve of Ardmore.
Friday 14th August
A visit to Glasgow and the Kelvingrove museum to see the haggis - a strange creature! Then it was onto the lakes for a Chinese and an overnight at Penrith.
Saturday 15th August
After a visit to Kendal and a drive over Hard Knots Pass we scaled Scarfell Pike - our last mountain of the holiday. It was foggy again!
Next stop Rochdale and visiting family on the way home south.
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