Jeremy and I walked down to the coast at Dornoch today. We took the small brew kit and had a brew and noodles with tomato soup for lunch.
There was plenty of RAF action whilst we were there with pairs of Tornados performing “power turns” in front of the beach, displaying their underneaths and weapon loads.
The exposed rock at Knockan Crag is extremely interesting as it distinctly shows two different geological layers.
It is also unusual as the older rock is on top of a younger rock – this arises through tectonic movements over many hundreds of millions of years.
There is a visitor centre and a well illustrated walk up the hillside to what is called the Moine Thrust, where you can see and touch the rock layers,. From there you can continue up to a great viewpoint complete with benches to sit on and admire the view from. For more details on the Moine Thrust Belt go here to Wikipedia.
I tried out the Pano app from this viewpoint.
I have only looked at the results on my small iPhone screen not on a bigger screen yet but the image on the iPhone seemed OK. The app was very easy go use – and fun. One thing to remember is if you manually select an exposure point then remember to set it on each of the mosaic images.
Other images from Knockan Crag
We got to Ullapool and on the walk down from the car park we saw the tops of these masts over the buildings. The Statsraad Lehmkuhl is a really big ship and I could not get it all in the frame – hence the mast detail.
Whilst having coffee I have had a quick a Google and search of the App Store and found a well rated app Pano – for making panoramic shots with the iPhone camera. Below is a quick try out in the cafe. (Not sure what size image to post with the WordPress app so I will use medium as always – and check it later on my PC.)
It has done a reasonable job, in the closeness and clutter of the cafe where there are some parallax errors in making the original images but it looks OK. However it was a disaster on the tall ship – I will try it on some landscape later.
I got far enough back on the harbour to get most of the ship in – and a small detail of the design work on the ship.
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On the recommendation of the owner of the Highflight bookshop in Dingwall we decided to visit this small museum run by enthusiasts.
It is excellent – plenty to see with many planes and cockpits you can get inside. There are a range of exhibits in the buildings including one about early Scottish island aviation.
If you choose to come be prepared; once you get to Inverness Airport there are no signs! We went into the airport and had to 3-point turn out of there, but then we found a sign to the industrial park and then the museum. (The local council had removed the signs as part of their preparations for the Open Golf Championships – this is what the staff told me.). So get details from their site below before setting out.
www.highlandaviationmuseum.org.uk
Nimrod MR2 – XV254
Valiant B (K) Mk. 1 – XD875
English Electric Lightning F.1A – XM169
Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 – XK532
Tornado GR1 – ZA362
Handley Page Herald – G-ASVO
Jet Provost T4 – XS176
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We moved on from the time share in Aviemore this morning and set our tent up at the Camping and Caravan Site in Dingwall.
As a family we like this site and it is a regular place for us to camp. It is located within a short walk of the town of Dingwall with all it’s facilities including a huge Tesco with a cafe only 5 minutes away. In the other direction is a park on the shores of the Cromarty Firth both can be reached using the riverside (canal) path.
The view from the site is good. The sky is dramatically dark in some directions but it is sunny here and I am sitting outside for a change!
The site is adjacent to Ross County Football Ground – there is home game going on there right now as I write this, and judging by the noise Ross County has just scored.
Jeremy making me a coffee.
Part of the kit I have for back packing is a small sheet of heavy duty plastic which I use as a sit mat and as a dry area for when I am cooking. It can be. bit small and I cannot us it to stand rucksack or other gear on whilst packing it is too small. In the pound store I here in Dingwall I have just bought a 1m x 1m tarpaulin which I hope will be more versatile – and it is lighter.
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