The Ascent of an Island

With no walking this weekend it was time to dig out some of the photos from last years trips that never quite made it onto the blog.  The gallery below joins the continuing “The Wester Ross Scribbles” – a work giving testament to my inability to produce blog entries anywhere near on time 😀 .

We did this short walk, hauled from the walkhighlands database, just before we returned home from our easter break up north.  Rain was never far away that day so the colours are a bit dull.  However the location is stunning and well worth a visit.

This is the very short “Tail” of how The Fatdog and I ascended an island.  J refused to participate in such nonsense and opted to wait – in what might be considered, on reflection, a rather dodgy spot!

If you click on the first photo it will bring up a bigger version in a gallery – then you can click through the full “Tail” complete with captions. 😀 .  I only discovered this feature yesterday – and I’ve had the blog for 2 years.  😳

A map showing Upper Loch Torridon. The big ugly circle hovers over Eilean a Chaoil, a wonderful wee “island”.

The path ran from Shieldaig past the primary school then down the west side of the headland.

The Fatdog stares over the bleak rocky moorland in the hope of better things.

Seaweed the width of car tyres!

The beach at the old sheilings – what this was for I’ve no idea.

Now this is unexpected! Our monster ascent lies just behind the boats. Boats? Did I say Boats? There are boats between us and that wee “hill”? That means there is also water between us and that wee hill! That can’t be good.

The tide is out so The Fatdog and I scoot up the “hill” or as we now realise “island” for a better view. J opts to stay were the tides meet! She’s the little red dot in the photo.

As J checks the map she realises that where she is standing is normally under water!

The view up Upper Loch Torridon – Liathach (left hand side) and Beinn Damh (right hand side)

This didn’t half feel out of place…but a great facility with the school just over the track.

Heading back into the beautiful setting of Shieldaig.

Great place for coffee and soup!