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Backpacking this weekend

I had been planning to walk to Woodhall Spa this weekend, but following the BBC weather forecast yesterday I quickly changed my plans to a trip to the Lake District.

So the plan is to climb the Old Man of Coniston and then find somewhere to camp tonight.

We left Lincoln at about 4.30am and have now stopped in Lancaster. This gives Richard a chance to reset the multiple controls on his G12.

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As with all good walking trips this one features an English Breakfast.

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Cloddymoss and Clubin

Cloddymoss and Clubin is an area of coastal forest just east of Nairn and on the Moray Firth. We spent the afternoon walking some of the tracks there – and having lunch.

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this represents the village of Clubin which was buried by the sand dunes

Our walk took in the “Dragonfly Pool” – where we saw several very colourful Dragonflies darting around.

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…and the dragonflies.

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Sunday’s Photos

The railway runs behind the Dingwall Camping and Caravan site – although the trains are frequent they do not really disturb us.

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The footpath into the town crosses the line and with the sun this morning it made for a good photo – with a little help from Pro HDR, to balance out the light and add a bit to the saturation.

We headed north today and out to the coast near Nigg.

Ballintore

These fish are part of a number of public art exhibits along the coast.

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A close up.

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The Mermaid of the North

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The rocks on the beach had interesting patterns in them.

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Tarbat Ness

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We walked along the cliff tops and were able to easily get down to the sea – and we somewhere suitable for lunch. Here is a shot of Jeremy preparing the lunch on the Crusader stove – meatballs and crackers, followed by bananas and peach tea.

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This is where we were having lunch.

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We then walked up and around the point near the lighthouse.

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With it starting to get cloudy we decided to head back to the tent – Jeremy to read a book and me to work on a quote for a prospective new client.

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Walking to Glenmore

The weather was fine today so Jeremy and I set off to the “Squirrel Cafe”, following the Old Logging Trail.

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When we got to the Squirrel Cafe – it would have been rude not to have gone in.

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Squirrel Cafe = Glenmore Shop and Cafe.

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The shop is built on a steep slope so the cafe, at the back of the shop overlooks the forest. The owners put out bird and squirrel food so there are always lots off birds to see and most times red squirrels, but not today.

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Loch Morlich

We found somewhere right by the Loch for lunch.

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