tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post3350149606725334397..comments2024-03-28T08:14:48.882-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: The Road to DurnessCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-39344112403300626202013-10-09T00:46:04.115-07:002013-10-09T00:46:04.115-07:00I don't want it to become a tourist mecca eith...I don't want it to become a tourist mecca either. I have plans to stay in Balnakiel Bothy, with a view of the bay from my window and just a short walk to the sea. Bliss!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-73778468464545651662013-10-08T06:07:48.902-07:002013-10-08T06:07:48.902-07:00I've been upto and stayed in Durness now 4 tim...I've been upto and stayed in Durness now 4 times. <br />It's my favorite place in the world, especially Balnakiel bay. I can sit and walk in the Dunes for hours watching the colours and weather change so many times in such a short space of time. Breathtaking. I'm so pleased you found the magic of the place, but shush, don't tell everyone! :-DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01661455697291011659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-78381855326723221722013-09-11T18:51:53.584-07:002013-09-11T18:51:53.584-07:00If we win the lottery, Kathy, that's one thing...If we win the lottery, Kathy, that's one thing I would most definitely think about-- and thanks for the book recommendation!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-49037435925757857902013-09-11T18:50:46.593-07:002013-09-11T18:50:46.593-07:00I have a habit of picking up stones, too. I have d...I have a habit of picking up stones, too. I have decorative rock piles here from various explorations out in the desert. <br /><br />I'm so glad you enjoyed my post! :-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-15634867546255904512013-09-11T16:04:16.274-07:002013-09-11T16:04:16.274-07:00What absolutely beautiful photos of breathtaking s...What absolutely beautiful photos of breathtaking scenes! Thanks for poating them.<br /><br />I'm surprised you and Denis haven't already commissioned a cottage to be built just to you in the Highlands! It sounds like a real vacation of a few weeks is needed just to absorb and enjoy the sea and air and space. <br /><br />It's so beautiful it must bring inner peace and contentment.<br /><br />And you might want to read The Sea Detective, by Mark Douglas-Home, if you haven't done so. There are two plot lines, one takes place in the islands off Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-60271324690758318012013-09-11T15:15:12.486-07:002013-09-11T15:15:12.486-07:00You've made me wonder why we haven't been ...You've made me wonder why we haven't been back to Ullapool in about 35 years, it's about time we had another holiday there. It's stones which I can't stop myself from picking up. Thanks for the lovely photos.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-14502025059986261412013-09-11T13:05:58.944-07:002013-09-11T13:05:58.944-07:00Sounds like an excellent idea, Kay!!Sounds like an excellent idea, Kay!!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-76036186078516243322013-09-11T13:05:22.295-07:002013-09-11T13:05:22.295-07:00We tend to enjoy ourselves, and so do those who jo...We tend to enjoy ourselves, and so do those who join us. I would love to rent a large cottage in the Highlands and have a group of friends with us to explore.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-5042528603765489822013-09-11T13:03:31.725-07:002013-09-11T13:03:31.725-07:00Calda House and Ardvreck Castle drew us in, too. W...Calda House and Ardvreck Castle drew us in, too. We could no more have driven past them than fly to the moon!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-16561152228686876912013-09-11T13:02:28.822-07:002013-09-11T13:02:28.822-07:00Definitely sounds like an interesting book, Cath. ...Definitely sounds like an interesting book, Cath. Thanks for the recommendation!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-63269049710557439372013-09-11T07:07:54.301-07:002013-09-11T07:07:54.301-07:00The photos are so beautiful, Cathy! I'd love ...The photos are so beautiful, Cathy! I'd love for my hubby and I to go to Scotland one day. He'd play golf at St. Andrew's and I'd just enjoy soaking up the atmosphere. Here's hoping. They are about to add a nonstop flight from Austin to Heathrow. We may have to skip a trip to AZ and go east across the pond instead.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-10353056123130917732013-09-11T05:06:28.763-07:002013-09-11T05:06:28.763-07:00I bet traveling with y'all would be a blast! ...I bet traveling with y'all would be a blast! By the way, I ALWAYS wonder what it's like to live in remote houses I spy.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-42681120957570089262013-09-11T04:36:16.735-07:002013-09-11T04:36:16.735-07:00Cathy - What a truly lovely place, and a wonderful...Cathy - What a truly lovely place, and a wonderful post. You really do take some stunning 'photos. Calda House is fascinating and so is the castle. I just felt drawn to them. I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-53034437529769103572013-09-11T02:47:21.651-07:002013-09-11T02:47:21.651-07:00Oh what a wonderful post. I'm longing to go up...Oh what a wonderful post. I'm longing to go up to Scotland, we're hoping to go next year and maybe see some of these places for ourselves. Beautiful photos, Cathy, just beautiful.<br /><br />Can I recommend a book to you? I think you read the occasional travel book? I finished One Man and His Bike by Mike Carter a few days ago. In it he cycles around the coast of the UK... from London, up the east coast to Scotland and so on. The Scottish bit is just gorgeous, especially the bit where he went to the Outer Hebrides. I'm also fairly certain he visited Durness as that John Lennon story rings a huge bell. It really is a very enjoyable book and made me yearn to go to Scotland. (My grandfather was born there so I have Scottish blood.)<br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com