Saturday, 24 March 2012

24th March 2012 - A Recovering Walk by Arisaig


On the way to Arisaig
Entering the Bay
Anna on the beach
Turqoise waters!
Feet up!
Anna scrambling about
Leaving :(
So my original plans for this weekend just passed were dashed by a mysterious illness that struck late on Thursday night. Bed-ridden from the nose down on Friday left me feeling pretty depressed, especially with Scotlands micro-Summer conditions we are experiencing just now! Feeling a tad better on Saturday, Anna and I headed for the coast to soak in the rays by Arisaig, and go for a gentle but lengthy walk. A few years back while I was working at Castle Toward a group of instructors and managers had sea kayaked from Glen Uig out to the Arisaig peninsula, setting up camp at a trully picturesque little bay with excellent camping areas, rock for scrambling on and a true sense of isolation and solitude. Since moving up to Fort William I have been keen to take anna out there but weather and other commitments have always stood in the way, but we thought it would be an ideal venture while I was feeling a little out of sorts! It was a pleasant 15km round trip, along a road mostly (sadly) but it ends maybe a mile or so before the coast and luckily no one in a car seems to venture out that far, so we had the area to ourselves and had a right good explore, with me pointing out memorable spots and incidents, while reflecting on days gone by and memories shared with others now spread far across the UK.

We enjoyed a spot of lunch and took some photos, before heading back to Arisaig and on to Mallaig for some Fish and Chips from the Tea Garden (delicious and worth every penny!). It was a delightful day and just what I needed to perk me up a bit :)

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