Unfortunately my web host is failing miserably at doing the only job they are paid to do. That means I’m unable to upload any media since Friday 26th. If you can advise any hosting alternatives to Easily.co.uk I’d be more than happy to consider. They need to host WordPress and include some kind of easy […]
Category: Stories
Any accounts I have of travel , holidays or day trips.
Discovering & Documenting our Natural Heritage
Christine who runs the Outer Hebrides Biological Recording website contacted Ruanaich.com for details of the wildlife I had recorded on my Hebridean holidays. She had been made aware of a post I had placed on iSpot of some buoy barnacles I had photographed on South Uist. I also sent her details of the compass jellyfish from […]
Hebrides 2014
Here is an account of my Hebridean holiday. I usually write up the diary when I stop at the end of the day. The date heading are indicative and show when I wrote the piece. Monday 4th August 2014 16:57 I’ve fed on the now expected macaroni cheese, wandered the deck of the boat, tried […]
Power (flush) to the people
This summer while cycling/camping on Vatersay, the first stop on my travels I found this message in the little haven that is the Vatersay Hall Toilet facility. They were putting out an appeal as they had lost their funding for the upkeep of the toilet. I just received a response from a representative thanking us […]
Pretty Muddy
Some of the girls at work and their friends entered the Glasgow leg of the Pretty Muddy challenge. A fundraiser for Cancer Research. A worthy Cause, I’m sure you’ll agree. If you want to donate visit the Just Giving page. Visit our GIRLIES GALORE Pretty Muddy page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online OR […]
Arran and the Goatfell Range
Spurred on by an email from Niels stating that he had bought for himself a lovely new jacket, I put out the call to see who was up for a walk. We thought it would be a good opportunity to visit Jon on Arran, since it was unlikely we’d get him off the island. We […]
Western Isles 2014
Camp one on my Western Isles bike trip is at Vatersay. The first full day was a soggy one but the water still glows. Once I get my photos organised I’ll post them up here. Maybe I’ll even get around to editing whatever video I shot. You can read the account of my Hebrides 2014 […]