Just outside of the town of Fort William, lying majestically amongst shingle and sand is the Corpach shipwreck. This great fishing vessel rests on Caol Beach, overlooked by Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the whole of the United Kingdom. When you see photographs of the wreck online it is easy to see why this… Read More
A Recap of 2021: The Year My Priorities Shifted
It’s probably fair to say that 2021 was not quite the year that many of us had envisioned. The pandemic had already taken one year away from us, forcing us to live lives in isolation and in fear for the future. I know I was stupidly hopeful that 2021 would be different – would be… Read More
Sunday, 6 February 2022
The Best of Loch Tay: 6 Activities You Won’t Want To Miss!
Nestled in Scotland’s central highlands – between forest-coated hills – is the sixth largest loch in the country: Loch Tay. Nearly 15 miles long, and around 1.5 miles wide, Loch Tay is in fact the largest body of water in Perth and Kinross. At its deepest point the loch is 150 metres deep. On one… Read More
Thursday, 3 February 2022
300 Mile Scottish Highlands Road Trip in an Electric Car
Everyone told me that I was crazy. That I’d never make it to such a remote part of Scotland. That I’d spend hours at charging stations. That I could potentially run out of electricity and be stranded. But their words of discouragement did anything but deter me from the task that I had set out… Read More
Thursday, 27 January 2022
Kayaking Down the Rivers of Killin Village
Loch Tay was a place that I had become well acquainted with. I'd spent ample time sauntering through Kenmore village on the eastern side of Loch Tay. However, I was keen to see what lay at the other side of the loch, surrounded by cloud-tipped hills which were dressed head to toe in thick forests.… Read More
Saturday, 21 January 2017
The Time Our Boat Engine Failed in the Middle of Loch Tay
It was mid-July in the Scottish Highlands, in a small village called Kenmore. Kenmore is perched on the eastern end of a loch known as Loch Tay. Loch Tay is in fact the sixth-largest loch in the whole of Scotland and at its deepest part is over 150 metres deep. There is a whole host of… Read More
Wednesday, 4 January 2017