Blog Entries from Marc Calhoun
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: Sunday, August 18, 2019 - 03:13
The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 4 - Episode 4 - The FlannansExploring the Isles of the West Cruise July 10-19, 2019Tuesday morning (July 16) the forecast looked good...
The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 4 - Episode 3 - Rona, Sula & CarlowayExploring the Isles of the West Cruise July 10-19, 2019Thursday morning saw us bid goodbye to...
The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 4 - Episode 2 - Shiants to RonaExploring the Isles of the West Cruise July 10-19, 2019At 7 am Tuesday the ship's big alarm clock (AKA...
The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 4 - Episode 1 - Oban to the ShiantsExploring the Isles of the West Cruise July 10-19, 2019After a 13 month absence it was good to be...
The fourth annual Exploring the Isles of the West cruise departs July 10, so I will be offline for a while. There are still six berths available for next year's cruise, which departs April 25, 2020....
The wind died around midnight, which would usually mean the midges would be out in force. But fortunately it was cold, too cold for the wee beasts, so I was able to take my time packing up. The...
In the last episode we spent a windy night in a small tent atop Cleit nam Bothan Aird, the rocky eminence of the high bothies (beehive cells). Bothan Aird lies a mile east of the head of Loch...
I have posted before on the Burma Road of Lewis, also known as the Hamnavay Track (see the Feb 17, 2015 post). It is a 10-mile unpaved road, gouged out of the moorland and hills in the interior of...
One of the overnight excursions I made last month on Lewis was to pay a visit to Beinnn a' Bhoth - the mountain of the beehive cell. Although it is only 1000 feet high, it is a challenge to climb as...
In the July 28, 2017 post I described a miserable night I spent sheltered in an old shieling at Uishal on the north end of Lewis. Two weeks ago I spent another night in a shieling, but this time it...
