We found a very good spot a short walk from the summit of the Old Man of Coniston.
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Before setting out we visited the grave of Malcolm Campbell.
We finally picked up our rucksacks from the car and set off for the summit at about 1.30pm. The weather was mostly fine with just the occasional dark cloud.
Richard on the summit
We had lunch on the way up and plenty of photo stops (rests!) and got to the top of The Old Man of Coniston at about 5pm.
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We made it to Coniston – and before setting off we thought we had better try the Bluebird Bitter, brewed here at The Black Bull Inn.
I had been planning to walk to Woodhall Spa this weekend, but following the BBC weather forecast yesterday I quickly changed my plans to a trip to the Lake District.
So the plan is to climb the Old Man of Coniston and then find somewhere to camp tonight.
We left Lincoln at about 4.30am and have now stopped in Lancaster. This gives Richard a chance to reset the multiple controls on his G12.
As with all good walking trips this one features an English Breakfast.
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Cloddymoss and Clubin is an area of coastal forest just east of Nairn and on the Moray Firth. We spent the afternoon walking some of the tracks there – and having lunch.
this represents the village of Clubin which was buried by the sand dunes
Our walk took in the “Dragonfly Pool” – where we saw several very colourful Dragonflies darting around.
…and the dragonflies.
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The railway runs behind the Dingwall Camping and Caravan site – although the trains are frequent they do not really disturb us.
The footpath into the town crosses the line and with the sun this morning it made for a good photo – with a little help from Pro HDR, to balance out the light and add a bit to the saturation.
We headed north today and out to the coast near Nigg.
Ballintore
These fish are part of a number of public art exhibits along the coast.
A close up.
The Mermaid of the North
The rocks on the beach had interesting patterns in them.
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Tarbat Ness
We walked along the cliff tops and were able to easily get down to the sea – and we somewhere suitable for lunch. Here is a shot of Jeremy preparing the lunch on the Crusader stove – meatballs and crackers, followed by bananas and peach tea.
This is where we were having lunch.
We then walked up and around the point near the lighthouse.
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With it starting to get cloudy we decided to head back to the tent – Jeremy to read a book and me to work on a quote for a prospective new client.
