Dornie to Inverness On this day our road trip would take us from Dornie to Inverness. A perfect country drive winding along rivers and lochs and through forests, eventually spending the majority of the time hugging the bank of the mighty River Ness. Nessie was nowhere to be seen, but there was plenty to tempt our […]
365 Project 2015 – week 36
Sweating and cooking With the trade winds gone we’ve been sweating from the minute we get up in the morning. I’m not complaining, after freezing most of last winter, I’d much rather be sweating. We’ve also been cooking a lot, experimenting with jackfruit and and other fruit and vegetables growing on the property and barbecuing […]
365 Project 2015 – week 35
Honey, nature and tuna Week 35 meant more honey, more nature and Tim made some tasty tuna katsu tataki. The weather has been perfect except for the occasional tropical storm. Five weeks and five days to go, leaving here will not be easy. How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.
365 Project 2015 – week 34
Good weather, bad weather, honeybees During week 34 we had a few nice days followed by 5 inches of rain within 24 hours. There were a lot of landslides and both roads out of town were closed for a few days but all that was washed away when I spent a morning helping a friend check […]
365 Project 2015 – week 33
Nature surrounds us During week 33 of our 365 Project 2015 it rained and rained and rained some more. The waterfalls are rushing down the mountain and the grass is growing what seems like an inch a day! How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.
Scotland Road Trip – part 3
From Uig to the Isle of Harris Arriving first, and with heads full of optimism, we waited for the ticket office to open to take the ferry from Uig to the Isle of Harris. It was a gorgeous, clear sunny morning with a strong but not insane wind. As we lined up to purchase our […]
365 Project 2015 – week 32
Pool time, Hilda and fruit This week we spent plenty of time cooling down in the pool, we’ve been monitoring Hurricane Hilda’s movement towards the islands and have been picking and enjoying fresh fruit. How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.
365 Project 2015 – week 31
Fuzzy, the cottage and Maui During week 31 we said goodbye to a cat named Fuzzy, spent a relaxing night at the cottage playing board games and eating good food and I started the long journey back to Maui, and Tim. How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.