Car camping not snowboarding Saturday 14 January 2017 Snow had swept across the country from Thursday and the media was full of all the usual apocalyptic snow stories. The winds that brought the snow had been particularly fierce on the high peaks, so I was already doubtful that there would be any uplift at Glencoe. […]
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Portincaple Video Challenge
I set myself the challenge of shooting a short video this weekend. Looking to take my new laptop on the road for a trial run as well as passing the time while I await the snow, I decided to visit the small Lochside village of Portincaple. I’ve often marvelled at the peninsula across the Fjord like […]
Glencoe – Open
Day 1 of the Scottish season 16/17. Not much in the way of snow, but what was there had survived warm wind and rain of storms Barbara and Conor over the festive period. Glencoe Mountain Resort announced on their Facebook Page, that they would give it a go. Kicking of the season on 28th December […]
Western Isles 2016
OK, it was July when I visited the Hebrides, and its now December and almost the next year, but what can I say. It took me a while to retype my handwritten scrawl from my notebook and of course I had too many photos to choose from. But here they are and I hope you […]
The Brodick Bunkhouse & a bike ride
Way back in spring, I was fortunate to win a Facebook competition for a nights stay in the all new Brodick Bunkhouse. This modern take on the traditional bunkhouse adjoins the Douglas Hotel on the Isle of Arran, just across the road from the ferry terminal. Repurposing an existing building, it offers bright, comfortable and […]
Hebrides 2016 Video
Not a comprehensive documentation on my summer trip back in July. I didn’t shoot a great amount of video, so I used what I had to experiment a bit more with Apple’s GarageBand application. I still have some ways to go and I’m not musically inclined in any way but splicing together loops and samples […]