Going Westward (ho!)
Saturday 27 October, 2018 Strange things on the way to Exeter: English cows seem to have an innate desire to participate in a landscape painting, preferably late-18th Century. Lifeboat used as a canal boat....
Author: Chris Bounds
Windsor… no photographs please
Monday 22 October, 2018 They weren’t changing guard at Buckingham Palace today, because the Queen was at Windsor. We know this not just because of the flag above the castle, but because we saw...
A bug in every system
18-21 October, 2018 I could say that nothing has been happening for the past four days, but that’s not true. I’m recovering from a stomach bug, the first illness I’ve had in all these...
The wild life!
Wednesday 17 October, 2018 After the washout of yesterday, we were looking out the window at dawn to see what the weather would be like and, thank the Lord, it was fine. We knew...
Everest would have been easier…
Tuesday 16 October, 2018 Confidence is a wonderful thing, but the idea we could fight the gale – and the rain and the cold – was pure wishful thinking. We certainly gave it a...
Over the sea to Skye
Monday 15 October 2018 We safely ensconced in the Uig Hotel, surrounded by hordes of Americans who have descended on this quite remote part of Skye for a wedding. There’s a gale tomorrow and...
Who needs a map? Walking around Berneray.
Sunday 14 October 2018 Berneray is the small island at the top of the southern group of islands in the Hebrides. The ferry wends its way among the small islands and banks south of...
Uist and Benbecula
Saturday 13 October 2018 Storm Callum did its worst, rattling and shaking Ceol na Mara. We had a very pleasant room on the top floor, with skylights, and the rain and wind rattled even...
Blown away… by the scenery
Friday 12 October We were sad to leave Stornaway, particularly as the night had been filled with the sounds of the storm. It transpired that the Isles got off rather lightly compared with some...
Calm before the storm
Thursday 11 October This was the day for exploring, because the predicted winds with Storm Callum were going to make much activity out of the car pretty much impossible. So, armed with suggestions from...