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Tag: my new british summer

  • Along the NC500

    Driving along the NC500 in the North of Scotland, from Balnakeil to Assynt Viewpoint.

    I decided to make another stop at the Balnakeil Craft Village just a mile or so from Durness and Sangomore Beach. Today Balnakeil Craft Village is a collection of workshops and studios and one chocolate coffee house, the Cocoa Mountain, famous for their hot chocolate.

    The village started after World War II as a military encampment and some time after that people converted the military buildings into colourful workshops.

    The Balnakeil Craft Village in Scotland was officially established in 1964 and is now used to provide local artists and craftsmen with an outlet for sale. If, by now, you are imagining one or two rustic military buildings with a few lonely inhabitants you couldn’t be further off the mark! (Scotland.com)

    Driving along the NC500 in the North of Scotland, from Balnakeil to Assynt Viewpoint.

    From here I made my way down the NC500 along the Westcoast in direction of the Assynt Viewpoint.

    Driving along the NC500 in the North of Scotland, from Balnakeil to Assynt Viewpoint.Driving along the NC500 in the North of Scotland, from Balnakeil to Assynt Viewpoint.Driving along the NC500 in the North of Scotland, from Balnakeil to Assynt Viewpoint.Driving along the NC500 in the North of Scotland, from Balnakeil to Assynt Viewpoint.Driving along the NC500 in the North of Scotland, from Balnakeil to Assynt Viewpoint.Driving along the NC500 in the North of Scotland, from Balnakeil to Assynt Viewpoint.Driving along the NC500 in the North of Scotland, from Balnakeil to Assynt Viewpoint.

    Assynt Viewpoint – to be continued!

  • Sangomore Beach

    Sangomore Beach, also called Sango Sands, awaits you right around the corner of Smoo Cave – a bit of Caribbean feeling in Scotland. The perfect spot for a little walk and to watch the waves crashing on the beach.

    Sangomore Beach near Durness gives you a Caribbean feeling in Scotland!

    The sandy beach of Sango Bay is one of the most northerly beaches in mainland Scotland. It consists of a wide stretch of golden sand divided into three smaller coves by a series of rocky outcrops. Scattered along the beach are various rocks, stacks and skerries. (The Beach Guide)

    Sangomore Beach near Durness gives you a Caribbean feeling in Scotland!

    If you´re lucky you might spot a dolphin or even a whale. And Northern Lights in Autumn and winter.

    Sangomore Beach near Durness gives you a Caribbean feeling in Scotland!Sangomore Beach near Durness gives you a Caribbean feeling in Scotland!Sangomore Beach near Durness gives you a Caribbean feeling in Scotland!Sangomore Beach near Durness gives you a Caribbean feeling in Scotland!Sangomore Beach near Durness gives you a Caribbean feeling in Scotland!Sangomore Beach near Durness gives you a Caribbean feeling in Scotland!Sangomore Beach near Durness gives you a Caribbean feeling in Scotland!Sangomore Beach near Durness gives you a Caribbean feeling in Scotland!

     

     

     

  • Smoo Cave

    Smoo Cave, a large seawater and freshwater cave on the North Coast of Scotland.

    Next stop: Smoo Cave, large seawater and also a freshwater cave near Durness. Normally it is possible to walk into the cave and I think even take some kind of boat trips, but it was closed this day after the heavy rainfalls during the night.

    The name “Smoo” comes from the Old Norse Smuga which means “hiding place” and it is not only the cave that´s hiding but also part of the village, the Allt Smoo, which disappears into a sinkhole on the inland side.

    Smoo Cave, a large seawater and freshwater cave on the North Coast of Scotland.

    Traces have been found of a fishing and shipbuilding community living and working here during the Viking era, and it is easy to imagine that this was an ideal place for a community that wanted to stay undetected by anyone sailing by, in an age when far more travellers journeyed by sea than overland. The earliest evidence of occupation of the cave goes back much further, to around 5,000 years ago. (Undiscovered Scotland)

    Smoo Cave became more known after Sir Walter Scott featured it in his cruise around northern Scotland in 1814.

    Smoo Cave, a large seawater and freshwater cave on the North Coast of Scotland.

    Inside the first cavern which was made by the sea. The following caverns, which were closed, were made by freshwater, the river Allt Smoo.

    Smoo Cave, a large seawater and freshwater cave on the North Coast of Scotland.

    Smoo Cave, a large seawater and freshwater cave on the North Coast of Scotland.