Blog Entries from Glencoe Independent Hostel
Blogs (web logs) and blogspots provide a unique insight into Highland life and nature in Lochaber and The West Highlands.
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Last Update: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 15:30
I've had 2 good days off in a row,in tremendous weather, and it's not often I can say that. I took Samuel up to Glencoe Mountain on Sunday to watch the Scottish Downhill Association mountain bike...
I mentioned in another blog that I'm doing my summer mountain leader training and I've now booked my assessment in early June. I decided to do a refresher training course at Glenmore Lodge in...
Cheviot from Windy GyleI've decided to concentrate on walking and my love of the hills again and to carry on with my Summer Mountain Leader Training. I hadn't done much serious navigation...
I had a tremendous day walking on this lesser visited peak in Glen Etive a few weeks back. I hadn't been able to make much time for walking for a while, mostly getting a few hours squeezed in...
One of the good things about being self employed, in theory at least, is that you can choose when to take time off. With up to 70 guests on site at any time, phones ringing, things needing...
We're lucky to live in such a scenic area with so much to do, and we decided to get out on the water for a change. It was odd getting wet without blaming the rain for a change!Davina had a...
We had a great day out on the island of Lismore a few weeks back. It's only half an hours drive from here down to Port Appin where you can take the hourly ferry across for the huge sum of £1....
We had a great time at the mountain biking world cup at Nevis Range a few months back. The organisation was great as usual, parking at Lochaber High School at the 'far' side of Fort William and...
There can't be many excuses for not updating the blog for so long, but this is mine:Samuel was born on the 21st of December last year amidst some of the worst weather for years. At one point we...
One of the great things about being self employed is that when things go a little quiet you can take off and we recently managed to squeeze in a trip to Davina's cousins in Orkney. A quick 4...
