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June 2017

Rum At Last!

Fine Weather over Rum as we head back to the mainland With two planned trips to Rum abandoned for various reasons over the last couple of years we decided that despite the forecast for strong winds, snow and lightening, to throw caution to the wind and head to the Isle of Rum anyway, accepting the fact that our plans to walk the main ridge might have to be modified. So Sunday afternoon we headed off after work to spend a night at the Independent Hostel in Glencoe before continuing to... Read More

Cheviot and Hedgehope

Wim and Peter dodge the bad weather on Chevoit   The Cheviots are a funny place. ​ Amidst the bogs and the long-backed, muscular undulations that the range compromise, Cheviot looms henge-like and wise. Whilst Hedgehope angularity perches to its flanks, seemingly shifty and distrustful. The geographical equivalent of Dumbledore and Snape. ​ Much like their literary counterparts, Cheviot often promises so much, only to have its esteemed reputation needlessly and maliciously cut short, whilst its true significance is posthumously renovated with retrospective grandeur and wisdom. In this scenario, think... Read More