The first submission for this month's blue theme is from Anne Hoodless from Perth in Scotland. Thanks Anne for sharing these beautiful photos and stories......
At Easter Dennis and I headed to
Portnadorran which is a working croft village of Arisaig in the West Highlands
of Scotland. They keep Shorthorn cattle, Highland Ponies, Suffolk Sheep and
Border Collies.
It is situated on the coast, with
direct access to white sandy beaches and some of the best views of the Inner
Hebridean Islands of Eigg, Rhum, Muck and Skye. Portnadorran - translated from
Gaelic to mean Bay of Otters - it is a pebble bay and is a great place for bird
watching.
Lovely part of the world wild and baron but with all the beauty that
Scotland holds!
Picture one was taken on Saturday 7th April at Portnadorran around 5 pm, the hills in the background are Creag Mhor. We were heading up to the top of the hill to Cnoc-na-Faire Restaurant where we had lovely fresh mussels and the freshest of fish and homemade chips!
Picture two and three were taken as the sun was going down on the same night, heading back from the restaurant along the beach to our caravan around 8 pm at night.
Picture four. This picture was taken at Glenfinnan Viaduct – look closely and you will see the viaduct to the left of the picture. Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Lochaber. It was built between 1897 and 1901. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel.
Picture five was taken at Invercaimbe Camping at Sandy Beach, Arisaig, Scotland, which is next door to Portnadorran campsite. The woman on the rock had decided she wanted “to be left alone” but unfortunately the locals were concerned for her safety as the tide was coming in and she would have been stranded for more than 6 hours before it went back out again! The police and Sea Rescue had to be called and she was taken off the rock on a canoe and taken to shore safely. As to what happened to her or why she stood there for over an hour we don’t know, she was German and on her own!
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