23 - 24 March 2013
Journey up and visit to The Black Isle
Rob, Brock and I are just back from a week's holiday staying at The Bothy, Croy, near Inverness.
On the day that we were leaving for our trip, our area was hit by a heavy snowfall, with drifting of up to 4' deep in places. Our nearest neighbours were completely snowed in, we were luckily able to get away as our house is on a hill with two directions to travel in.
We stopped off at Dunkeld for lunch and to give Brock his third walk of the day, along by the river. We found a cafe that allowed dogs, albeit in a tiny annex area. We stocked up on some nice wine and food at the deli before heading to Croy.
We arrived at 5pm and got the wood burning stove fired up.
On Sunday, we started with a walk along the River Ness, from the South Kessock area towards Inverness. We saw lots of interesting buildings along the way, but this graffiti caught our eye. (Click on any photo to see a larger version.)
Rob and Brock with Rocpool restaurant in the background. Rated the #1 restaurant in Inverness on TripAdvisor - but only has one vegetarian option on the menu!
Next, we headed to the Black Isle. The weather was cold, with an icy wind.
We walked Brock at Chanonry Point, then headed back to Rosemarkie for lunch at the community-run cafe on the beach.
The lighthouse at Chanonry Point
The beach looking towards Rosemarkie
Master Brock on the beach
Cromarty was our next stopping point, where we had a warming, 'luxury' hot chocolate in a cafe and bought some cheese, second hand books and handmade soap in some of the lovely, little independent shops there.
A view from Cromarty harbour.
We drove round a little more, before heading back for a glass of red wine next to the log fire at the cottage!
Journey up and visit to The Black Isle
Rob, Brock and I are just back from a week's holiday staying at The Bothy, Croy, near Inverness.
On the day that we were leaving for our trip, our area was hit by a heavy snowfall, with drifting of up to 4' deep in places. Our nearest neighbours were completely snowed in, we were luckily able to get away as our house is on a hill with two directions to travel in.
We stopped off at Dunkeld for lunch and to give Brock his third walk of the day, along by the river. We found a cafe that allowed dogs, albeit in a tiny annex area. We stocked up on some nice wine and food at the deli before heading to Croy.
We arrived at 5pm and got the wood burning stove fired up.
On Sunday, we started with a walk along the River Ness, from the South Kessock area towards Inverness. We saw lots of interesting buildings along the way, but this graffiti caught our eye. (Click on any photo to see a larger version.)
Next, we headed to the Black Isle. The weather was cold, with an icy wind.
We walked Brock at Chanonry Point, then headed back to Rosemarkie for lunch at the community-run cafe on the beach.
Cromarty was our next stopping point, where we had a warming, 'luxury' hot chocolate in a cafe and bought some cheese, second hand books and handmade soap in some of the lovely, little independent shops there.
A view from Cromarty harbour.
We drove round a little more, before heading back for a glass of red wine next to the log fire at the cottage!
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