The Balmoral pyramid
Today is the first day we’ve been allowed to leave Aberdeen after almost 4 months of lockdown. It was Boxing Day 2020 when all of Scotland was put into lockdown. … Continue reading The Balmoral pyramid
Category: Cairngorms
An Lochan Uaine and the BMW i3
I managed to tick swimming in An Lochan Uaine (green loch) off my bucket list today. It’s an emerald-coloured lochan with a sandy beach about 5 miles from Aviemore. It’s … Continue reading An Lochan Uaine and the BMW i3
Cairngorm Mountain, Aviemore
We awoke today to the loveliest day I’ve ever seen. It snowed overnight, so there was a fresh coating of the powdery stuff everywhere, and then the sun came out … Continue reading Cairngorm Mountain, Aviemore
Aviemore, Scotland
Snows transforms the outside into one giant playground. Every hill becomes a slippery slide, every twig a potential arm for a snowman, and every flake of snow a potential snowball … Continue reading Aviemore, Scotland
The train to Aviemore
We’re spending the weekend in Aviemore in the Cairngorms and I’m writing this from the train. Oh, how I love trains, even all the bad things like when the people … Continue reading The train to Aviemore
Ballater in the snow
It snowed this morning in Ballater. I was ecstatic. An Australian in the snow is a bit like a puppy with a smelly leather shoe to chew. Ben was less … Continue reading Ballater in the snow
Christmas in the Cairngorms
Christmas Day in the Scottish Cairngorms looks like this: Lots of people said to me before we moved here that we’d be shocked by the number of people and the … Continue reading Christmas in the Cairngorms
