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Little blue flowers

Last week’s extra photos

Water of Leith – Edinburgh

Water of Leith - Edinburgh
Water of Leith - Edinburgh
Water of Leith - Edinburgh
Water of Leith - Edinburgh
Water of Leith - Edinburgh

Lunch – on the road

Lunch - on the road BCB British military gel stove

BCB British military gel stove with the water boiled and tea made in an Alpkit 400ml titanium mug with a lid.

Full English Breakfast

At The Schooner Gateshead.

Jeremy’s
Full English Breakfast
Mine
Full English Breakfast

Newcastle

River Tyne
Newcastle indoor market
Newcastle indoor market

Craiglockhart Campus

Craiglockhart Campus

Professor Bill Buchanan closing the conference in style – “When will ChatGPT destroy thinking?”

Craiglockhart Campus
Craiglockhart Campus

Edinburgh

Where I stayed.

Cross Keys

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More photos from my trip to Devon

The drive down

Gate and country walk
Coach bolts on a wooden gate

Woodford Bridge Country Club

Tropical leaf
Peacock at Woodford Bridge Country Club
Woodford Bridge - Peacock photos​

Widemouth Bay

Widemouth Bay​
Widemouth Bay
Widemouth Bay
Coffee stop on the way back to the cat

The Strangles and Little Strand

The Strangles beach
The Strangles beach
The Strangles, Little Strand, Samphire Rock and Northern Door rock ​arch
The Strangles, Little Strand, Samphire Rock and Northern Door rock arch
The Strangles, Little Strand, Samphire Rock and Northern Door rock ​arch
The Strangles
Samphire Rock
Samphire Rock
The Strangles
Little Strand and Northern Door rock ​arch
Little Strand and Northern Door rock arch
Little Strand and Northern Door rock ​arch
Little Strand and Northern Door rock arch
Northern Door rock ​arch
Northern Door rock arch
Little Strand
Little Strand beach
Little Strand and Northern Door rock ​arch
The Strangles
The Strangles beach

On the way back up…

Lunch

Keith titanium bottle and nesting titanium mug, Alpkit MiTiMug 400, Sea to Summit packable rucksack, dragon fuel stove used in a mini wood stove
The Strangles, Little Strand, Samphire Rock and Northern Door rock ​arch
The Strangles, Little Strand, Samphire Rock and Northern Door rock arch
The North Cornish Coast
The North Cornish Coast
The North Cornish Coast
Screen shot from my Memory Map app

Just before coming home

Woodford Bridge Country Club peacocks
Woodford Bridge Country Club peacocks

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The Strangles and Little Strand

On the recommendation of one of the staff at Woodford Bridge I went out to a cliff top and beach walk near Crackington Haven – The Strangles and Little Strand. She recommended as she regularly went there and there were few visitors even in the hight of summer – and I can see why the path was pretty steep ending in a rope assisted scramble.

I had the beach to myself.

North Cornwall - coast path
Looking south from the path on the way down
The Strangles Beach
The Strangles
North Cornwall - coast path
Northern Door Rock Arch with Samphire Rock on the way down
Northern Door Rock Arch with Samphire Rock on the way down
On The Strangles beaxh
Northern Door Rock Arch with Samphire Rock
Northern Door Rock Arch with Samphire Rock
The Strangles Beach
The Strangles Beach
Northern Door Rock Arch
Northern Door Rock Arch
The Strangles Beach
Northern Door Rock Arch
Northern Door Rock Arch
Little Strand Beach​
Little Strand Beach
North Cornwall Coast
Looking South towards Boscastle

Lunch was on the way back up and was pretty simple – same stove as yesterday, using Dragon fuel this time, Indian Tea, Flapjack and Father’s Day Jaffa Cakes. With a great view.

Lunch stop
Samphire Rock
Samphire Rock
North Cornwall Coast
Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter​
Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter

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More photos from my recent trip to Scotland

Ayr

Rozelle Park
Rozelle Park
Ayrshire Coastal Footpath
Ayrshire Coastal Footpath
Bridge of Doon
Brig O’ Doon

Aviemore Orbital Footpath

Aviemore Orbital Footpath

Craigellachie National Nature Reserve

Tree fungus
Craigellachie National Nature Reserve

Sunrise over the Cairngorm

Sunrise over the Cairngorm
Sunrise over the Cairngorm
Sunrise over the Cairngorm
Sunrise over the Cairngorm

Loch Morlich

Loch Morlich​
Loch Morlich​
Loch Morlich​
Loch Morlich​
Loch Morlich​

River Duinain

River Duinain

Carr Plantation Trail

Carr Plantation Trail
Carr Plantation Trail
Carr Plantation Trail
Tea break
Tea break

Abernethy Nature Reserve

Abernethy Nature Reserve
Abernethy Nature Reserve

Loch Mallachie

Loch Mallachie

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Woodland walk today

A short woodland walk today – after yesterday’s coast walk – in Holsworthy Woods just south of Holsworthy

Holsworthy Woods
Fern
Lichen
Holsworthy Woods

It was just a quick mince pie and tea stop today with a flask. As the weather was damp and dull I headed back to the hotel and a movie – so I did not need the rest of the gear and food I packed with me.

Tea from a flask whilst walking and hiking

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Furnace

Furnace is a village named after the industrial plant that is there – disused now but restored. The iron furnace was built in the village on the banks of the river in about 1755 – and processed ore bought there from Cumbria by ship.

The restored Furnace iron works​
The restored iron works

Furnace Falls

Furnace Falls
Furnace Falls

Riverside walk

There weather forecast was poor so I followed a path out of the village along the river for a short walk and lunch.

River walk
Welsh fields
Backpacking lunch titanium gear
Bushcraft gear - leather gloves, titanium canteen with nesting mug - using a mini gas stove

I used the gas stove today as the wind was so strong that the alcohol stove could not deliver enough heat the boil water for Indian spiced Tea.

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