Ruthless Tumbles

[This walk was completed on Wednesday, 14th May, 2025] After my picnic lunch, I heave my rucksack back on my shoulders, and set off through the woodland, following the little path. Continue reading 544b Taindore to North Kessock

[This walk was completed on Wednesday, 14th May, 2025] What a difference a day makes! Yesterday was dull, cold and wet. Today is bright and sunny. Yippee! I drive back to North Kessock, and park my van in almost the exact same place as yesterday. But, today, I’m going to walk. Continue reading 544a Munlochy to Taindore

[Tuesday 13th May, 2025] I pack up the van and leave Fortrose behind. Drive to the end-point of today’s planned walk, North Kessock, where I sit in my van looking at the miserable view of Inverness across the water. Perhaps the rain will stop soon, and the mist will clear up? Continue reading Rainy day

[This walk was completed on Monday, 12th May 2025] Ormond Castle turns out to be a disappointment. I climb a grassy hill, and find a few stones and a flag pole. That’s all. Even the views are disappointing, as the sea mist has thickened and is drifting in a chilly cloud around the place. Continue reading 543b Ormond Castle through Avoch to Fortrose

[This walk was completed on Monday 12th May 2025] Nobody else gets off the bus at Munlochy. It’s a small place with houses among trees and a handful of shops. I set off along the road, heading back towards the main A832. Continue reading 543a Munlochy to Ormond Castle

[This walk was completed on Sunday 11th May 2025] Such a treat to have lunch in a cafe! There have been so few places open on the north coast of Scotland – closed pubs, and cafes that have erratic opening hours. I feel I must be approaching civilisation again. Leaving the cafe behind, I head along the shore. Rosemarkie is a pretty place, and popular with visitors. Continue reading 542pm…

[This walk was completed on Sunday 11th May 2025] I’m staying in a beautiful campsite in Fortrose, right on the coast of the Black Isle. (Strange name for the area, as it is neither black nor an island!) And this morning I can enjoy a leisurely morning – no bed to put away, and no van to pack up – because this morning I’m going to catch a bus. In fact, I’m so relaxed, that I nearly miss the bus…

I’ve met very few people all morning but now, as I’m eating my lunch, the traffic begins to hot up. This father and child toil past me, going up hill. Continue reading 541pm Cromarty to Rosemarkie

A cold and crisp November day, with blue skies and a scattering of snow. Black ice on the roads. Grass stiff with frost. Toes and noses cold, but a heart warmed with fabulous views and great company.

[This walk was completed on Saturday, 10th May, 2025] I leave my bike in the same spot as yesterday. But today I’m heading south, along the minor road that leads down towards Rosemarkie. It’s another beautiful day, and the fields are bright with gorse and rape seed crops. Continue reading 541am Cromarty to Rosemarkie

[This walk was completed on Friday, 9th May 2025] A fit person would walk from the Cromarty ferry straight down to Rosemarkie, in one day. But, I am no longer a fit person, so I decided to divide the walk up into a number of stages. Each stage is determined by car-parking possibilities, and the first stage will need to be walked backwards! So, this is how I end up cycling along a minor road to…

[This walk was completed on the 8th May 2025] The Nigg ferry is not supposed to start running until the 1st June, but the lady at the campsite told me it had started running early this year. Wonderful! So, I drive to Cromarty, park the van, and wait for the little ferry to arrive. I LOVE ferries. Continue reading 539 Chapelhill to Nigg Ferry

[This walk was completed on Wednesday, 7th May, 2025] I cycle to Hilton of Cadboll, and chain my bike up to a sign that reads, “Balintore, 1 km”. Look back at the shore where I walked yesterday and… Continue reading 538 Hilton to Chapelhill

[This walk was completed on Tuesday, 6th May, 2025] Not wanting to risk the steep road down to Rockfield on my Scooty bike, I leave him chained up in a field at the top of the hill. Start the descent down the road… … much easier coming down today than going up yesterday! And a lovely view over the village. Continue reading 537 Rockfield to Hilton

[This walk was completed on Monday, 5th May, 2025] I give up my fruitless attempt to spot whales, or dolphins, at the tip of Tarbat ness. Walk down the path hugging the coast, then pick up the access road that runs past the lighthouse. Continue reading 536b Tarbat Ness to Rockfield

[This walk was completed on Monday, 5th May, 2025] I’m back in Portmahomack, and it is looking beautiful in the sunshine. Today, I have planned a circular walk around the Tarbat Ness peninsula, so no cycling required! Continue reading 536a Portmahomack to Tarbat Ness

[This walk was completed on Sunday, 4th May, 2025] The forecast was showers in the morning, and sun in late afternoon. So, I decided to have an easy morning lazing around in my little apartment, and go for a short walk later. Inver to Portmahomack is only 4 miles. An easy amble. It is 4:30pm by the time the showers clear and I arrive in Inver on my Scooty bike, ready to resume my…