Photographs van Scotland, spring 2007

Photographs van Scotland, spring 2007

We are going to Scotland for 2.5 weeks this spring and this time we are taking the boat from IJmuiden to Newcastle. We start in The Borders, a region that surprises us, it is not so well known by tourists but incredibly beautiful, and then we explore the northern Highlands above Inverness. The journey starts rather wet but at the end we experience a real heat wave; Teije, who has lived in Africa for years, burns on the beach of Ayr for the first time in his life.
Here all all the photographs of this journey that we use on the website.

27 & 28 May, going to Scotland, through the Borders (Travelogue)

Statue of Cornelis Lely, Afsluitdijk (Closure Dike)

Smailholm Tower, at Kelso

Selkirk

House at Yarrowford

Tibbie Shiels Inn

James Hogg monument

St Mary’s loch, Tibbie Shiels Inn

St Mary’s loch, Tibbie Shiels Inn

Lonely sheep

The Grey Mare’s Tail

Moffat

Moffat

Narrowest hotel of the world, Moffat

The Moffat ram

Our car

Talla Reservoir at Tweedsmuir

Victoria Lodge, Talla dam

Victoria Lodge, Talla dam

Neidpath Castle, at Peebles

Landscape near Biggar

Landscape near Biggar

Landscape near Biggar

Lanark

Tuesday 29 May, from Stirling to Beauly (Travelogue)

Statue David Stirling

Doune Castle, at Deanston

House at Invertrossachs

Loch Venachar

Highlander

Callander

Castle gate at Deanston

House at Kinbuck

Cromlix House

Near Langside, B827

Glen Artney

Glen Artney

The Famous Grouse distillery

River at Crieff

Gate lodge between Crieff and Monzie

30 & 31 May, to Helmsdale, a very wet day (Travelogue)

Inverness accepts euro’s

Strath of Kildonan

Helmsdale river

Deer in Strath of Kildonan

Deer in Strath of Kildonan

Strath of Kildonan, a golden river

Baile an Or, gold in Scotland

Helmsdale river

Helmsdale river

Picture of the gold digger

Railway station in Glen Loth

Glen Loth

Rain in Glen Loth

Waterfall in Glen Loth

Deer, Glen Loth

Glen Loth

Excessive rainfall

Drying the chairs

Scottish youth folk at Beauly

Scottish youth folk at Beauly

Scottish youth folk at Beauly

Young piper, Beauly

Friday 01 June, to Thurso in the north of the Highlands (Travelogue)

Duke of Sutherland’s statue

Carn Liath

Carn Liath

Lamb

Glen near Dunbeath

Glen near Dunbeath

Glen near Dunbeath

Coast at Dunbeath

Dunbeath castle

Dunbeath castle

Grey cairns of Camster

Grey cairns of Camster

Grey cairns of Camster

Grey cairns of Camster

Grey cairns of Camster

Building in Halkirk

River at Halkirk

Royal hotel, Thurso

View on the Royal hotel

Stag night

Saturday 02 June, along the north coast of Caithness (Travelogue)

Thurso

Old St Peter’s Church

Old St Peter’s Church

View on Dunnet Head

Cows on the road

The northern coast of Caithness

A strange wall

Slate instead of fences

Dunnet Estate

Mary Ann's cottage

Dunnet Head

The coast at Dunnet Head

Deserted harbour

Dunnet Head from the east

Castle of Mey

Castle of Mey

John O'Groats

John O'Groats

Stacks of Duncansby

Coast at Skirza

Sea at Wick

Keiss Castle

Staxigoe harbour

Lost sheep

Sunday 03 June, Caithness, south of Thurso (Travelogue)

Thurso river at Westerdale

Castle-like house

Loch More

Sandside Bay

Warning: radioactive beach

Former nuclear powerplant Dounreay

Former nuclear powerplant Dounreay

Cnoc Freiceadain

Cairn at Loch Stemster

Cairn at Loch Stemster

Harbour of Lybster

Waterfall at Lybster

Traces of the Clearances

Roof of grass

Church in Thurso

Monday 04 June, along the northwest coast of Scotland, Sutherland (Travelogue)

Sods of turf

Strathy Bay

Aultiphurst

Armadale Bay

Fishing nets, Armadale Bay

Beach at Armadale

Coast at Kirtomy

Coast at Kirtomy

Waterfall along the A836

View at Farr

View on Swordly

House with boat

Farr Bay

Looking for stones, Farr Bay

Farr Bay

Dead foxes

Broom, river Naver

River Naver, B871

Traces of the Clearances

Passing place

Campsite along Loch Naver

Deer

Strath More

Dun Dornaigil, broch

Strath More

Teije at the Hope river

Waterfall in Strath More

Ben Hope

Waterfall

Loch Hope

Loch Hope

More deer

Deer at Loch Hope

Kyle of Tongue, Talmine

Near Strathan

Near Strathan

Small beaches

Living on the edge of the world

Harbour in Torrisdale Bay

Nice small house, Reay

05 & 06 June, going back to Beauly and a tour through Speyside (Travelogue)

Harbour of Lateronwheel

Harbour of Lateronwheel

Church tower

Deserted tower

Deserted tower

Clynelish Distillery Brora

Flooded road, Brora

Flooded road, Brora

Gatelodge at Newton Point

Dornoch Firth

Gate lodge at Stonewells

Ecological pigs farm

Ecological pigs farm

Rocky beach, Spey Bay

Bird

Ruins of castle Findlater

Ouch, plants that sting

Belltower, Dufftown

Glen Rinnes

The old bridge of Livet

Pausing at the water

Gate lodge at Bridge of Avon

Near Advie

Near Advie

Church

Thursday 07 June, driving through the Wester Ross (Travelogue)

Loch Broom, Ardindrean

Loch Broom

Spreading fog

Little Loch Broom

Elisabeth at Little Loch Broom

Durnamuck, Little Loch Broom

Mountain in the clouds

Little Loch Broom

House at Badluachrach

Little Loch Broom

Mellon Udrigle

Loch Ewe

Loch Ewe, Inverasdale

Beach at Cove

Campsite with cows

House at Loch Ewe

Taking a picture

Beaches at Melvaig

Loch Gairloch

Loch Gairloch

Friday 08 June, to the Black Isle but we see no dolphins (Travelogue)

A fox along the road

Lighthouse at Chanonry Point

Memorial stone for Brahan the Seer

Heron at Chanonry Point

Hunting dolphins

Castle-like house, Alcaig

Loch Ussie

Luuk in the pub

Wilma and Teije

Iain behind the bar

Saturday 09 June, it is 30 degress whne we drive south (Travelogue)

Wilma, Iain, Luuk, Cathy, Elisabeth and Teije

Wilma, Luuk, Cathy, Aneta, Iain and Elisabeth

Luuk, Teije, Elisabeth and Wilma

Snow at Fort William

Bridge at Glen Coe

Glen Coe

Glen Coe

Waterfalll in Glen Etive

Glen Etive

Glen Etive

Deer in Glen Etive

Pausing in Glen Luss

Near Largs

Near Largs

Oldtimer in Larg

Sunday 10 June, to Ayrshire and Dumfries (Travelogue)

Burns memorial, Mauchline

Gatelodge at Sorn

Drumlanrig castle

Center of Moniaive, Tower House

Brockloch tower

Loch Doon

A break at Loch Doon

Maybole Castle

Alloway parish church, Ayr

The Auld Kirk, Ayr

Tombstone, Ayr

Brig O’Doon house, Ayr

Brig O’Doon

View from Brig O’Doon

Burns Monument

Nice garden

Burns cottage

Center of Ayr

Teije’s new hobby, studying electricity poles

Teije’s new hobby, studying electricity poles

11 to 13 June, getting sunburned on the beach of Girvan (Travelogue)

Paddling in Girvan

On the beach of Girvan

Alisa Craig from Girvan

Horses on the beach, Girvan

Horses on the beach, Girvan

Dundonald castle

Hotel room Travelodge

Victoria Lodge, Talla Dam

Victoria Lodge, Talla Dam

Talla Dam

Tibetan monastery Samye Ling at Johnstone

Tibetan monastery Samye Ling at Johnstone

Tibetan monastery Samye Ling at Johnstone

Lockerbie

Lockerbie

Naworth castle