Arnisdale and 2 Walks…

As I mentioned in my post yesterday, Jude, Tomos and I are on holiday in Scotland. To be precise, we’re in a place called Arnisdale, which sits almost at the end of a 20 mile, mostly single track, road. To give you a feel for its remoteness, I’ve included a few maps at the beginning of the first gallery to show you where it is.

It had been raining as we drove up from Inveraray and, although it didn’t seem that cold, many of the mountain tops were covered with snow. Thankfully our first full day there (last Sunday) was dry, though quite overcast, so we set off in the morning to do a short walk along the coast to Camas na Cailinn bay. (See first gallery below). I’m not sure how or why Tomos doesn’t appear in any of the images, but he is a hard dog to pin down to pose for a photo!

After lunch I decided to explore the track which runs up the Arnisdale valley to a couple of connected lochs, called Dubh Lochain. (See second gallery further below). I would return up this same valley the following day, to walk to the nearest pub, which is 10 miles away (by road), in Glenelg… (I told you it was remote!)

Camas na Cailinn Bay Walk

Dubh Lochain Walk from Arnisdale

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  1. Jim Earlam Avatar

    It’s a nice part of Scotland Mike, and snow on the tops already!

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      Yes, it’s very picturesque, but a little too remote for me! But the snow has now all but gone, as you’ll see in my post on Monday! 👍👍😉

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  2. restlessjo Avatar

    These are lovely. Away for the evening but I’ll link to my walks when I get home tomorrow xx

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      Thanks Jo. I hope you had a good evening! 😊

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  3. blhphotoblog Avatar

    Hope the pint was worth it!

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      Definitely! I should have taken a picture of the beer pumps as they were shaped like bicycle drop handlebars! They had 2 or 3 of the local Dun Brewery ales and the one I chose was an IPA (at 5.6%) called Dun and Dusted! 😊👍👍

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      1. blhphotoblog Avatar

        Times have changed. When we first went to Scotland (Aviemore) mid ’90s you couldn’t get a pint of local ale anywhere. We were told there was no demand outside of the cities and it would just go off, so we had to sup Greene King one of local breweries!

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        1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

          When I saw your comment yesterday Brian, I thought it was relating to my post today (which I scheduled the other day!) You will see why I thought that after reading it! And, yes, Scotland was a no go area for me, apart from Edinburgh! They had to see the light eventually and the rise of these micro breweries and saving the planet (by not ferrying huge weights of beer around) has obviously tipped the scales in favour of the more discerning customer! 😊👍👍

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  4. Bay Photos By Donna Avatar

    Beautiful!

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      Thanks Donna!

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  5. M. Oniker Avatar

    That is the BEST photo of a red muckle coo! I want to see one! We might see some this weekend, fingers crossed.

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    1. Alittlebitoutoffocus Avatar

      Yes, they’re very cute (like the Valaisan sheep!) Good luck with your coo spotting, I’m sure there will be loads around.

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  6. […] I blame this in part on our fellow blogger, Mike, over at A Little Bit Out of Focus. He’s from Wales, and he and his wife recently visited Scotland. He’s posted some marvelous shots, but I think he’s taken the best damn photo of a Highland muckle coo. He’s given me permission (back aways in a blog comment), to share. I mean, c’mon. Lookit! What a face on that coo! What a photo! (From Mike’s post “Arnisdale and 2 Walks…“) […]

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