Glentress mountain bike trails
I’ve lived in various places in Scotland but for the last seven years Glentress has been on my doorstep. People travel miles just to ride these trails (as I once did) and yet nowadays I can be climbing Spooky Wood before within twenty minutes of taking the fancy. If you're planning your first trip, here. Are some initial thoughts.
Ospreys in the Tweed Valley
This weekend I had the privilege of seeing a family of ospreys from relatively close proximity. Despite living in Scotland for 30 years there have only been a few occasions where I’ve seen them close up, usually as they swoop into a body of water fishing for food for their young.
The River Tweed
We moved to The Scottish Borders in 2019 having decided that Aberdeenshire was just a bit too far north, leaving the River Dee for the River Tweed. The River Tweed flows from the hills above Moffat to Berwick on Tweed over a course of about 97 miles (156km) and is famous for fishing, for giving its name to the material and in places as the border between Scotland and England.
I can sense my freedom but I must be patient…
A few words about routine and an ambition to be out and about again soon.
Everyone should visit Assynt
Everyone should visit Assynt in the far NW of Scotland at least once in their life.
Everything hurts
A post written whilst I recover from another operation. I will get out and about soon.
A hike up the hill (Lee Pen)
A wee wonder out the door and up to the summit of Lee pen. Sometimes, especially when the snow has fallen, it’s all the adventure I need.
