Getting my boards ready Glencoe Mountain Resort has opened for a preliminery couple of days, promoting their new snow factory machine. The rest of the mountain is still waiting patiently, slowly filling with natural snow from the blustery westerlies. Due to family priorities, I didn’t head north myself. I’m waiting for the real stuff so […]
Tag: Scotland
STAFFIN INSTAMEET
#DRUIMNANLINNTEAN Back in summer, Calum (@Caldamac) contacted me with an invitation to an Instameet. It would be held in conjunction with the Staffin Trust on the Isle of Skye over a weekend in early October. The project would be community focused, with the aim of promoting responsible tourism. This tied in perfectly with the work […]
Western Isles by bike 2018
Vatersay, Barra, Eriskay, South Uist & Benbecula I’ve been in love with this part of Scotland since I first visited on my bike in 2009. The beaches have been my bedroom, my inspiration and the main draw for my visits over the years. Weather can be hit or miss in the Western Isles, but mostly […]
Winter throwback video
A brief reminder of early winter at Glencoe Mountain Resort. After the heat wave of summer, I took to the laptop and uncovered some shaky unstable video footage then used it to try my hand at editing using Da Vinci Resolve. Apologies for the shaky cam, but I wanted to play about with the colour grading. […]
Birds & bass rock
North Berwick So thanks to Stuart and family for inviting me over for a weekend in beautiful North Berwick. The highlight for sure was a fast Rib ride around Craigleith, Bass Rock and under the cliffs at Tantallon Castle. I say that was the highlight, but Stu also does a mean BBQ! We were booked on […]