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.
The titles and text snippets give a taste of each entry with direct links to the main blog entry on the host website.
We hope you will find time to explore the full articles and further information on the host blog sites.
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Last Update: Monday, October 14, 2019 - 17:35
I am working on a dram of Lagavulin right now - the perfect drink when writing of Islay...The wind was blowing, but the sun was shining, on Wednesday morning (Sept 11), my second full day on Islay....
It was a beautifully clear Tuesday morning (Sept 10), when I stepped out the door of the Port Charlotte Hotel. It had been a five day grind to get there from Seattle, and I was ready to do something...
After the long trans-Atlantic flight I checked into the Glasgow Airport Holiday Inn. Even after sleeping 12 hours I was still knackered the next day as I stumbled back to the airport. I checked in...
Just back from an amazing three weeks in Scotland and Ireland. It started with two journeys to Islay (more on that, later), and ended with a sail down the west coast of Ireland that visited the...
First there were ten, then there were six. Now there's only one...There is one spot left on my 2020 cruise on Hjalmar Bjorge (for a female sharing a cabin). We plan to make a grand loop around the...
Last May I hiked to Beinn a' Bhoth (hill of the beehive cell) in the Morsgail Deer Forest on Lewis. I started by following a boggy quad-bike track to the Beinn na Gile beehives, a must-see for any...
The latest issue of Scottish Islands Explorer marks the end of an era, and the beginning of another. After 10 years as editor and owner, John Humphries has announced his retirement. John was the...
Occasionally I learn something from my blog stats. It's a page that shows how many views each post receives over time. During the past week it indicated that there had been a lot of views of a post I...
The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 4 - Episode 5 of 5 - Gale Riding to Canna and Return to ObanExploring the Isles of the West Cruise July 10-19, 2019After our visit to...
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...
