Eriba Man

This is night No. 55/2019 living in my caravan. It's my second night at Achnairn Caravan Site, in Shinness near Lairg. Woke around 0630 to a drizzly morning. The walk pre-breakfast with the dogs and I have had my first encounter this years with midges. Not too bad, but definitely the itch and burn associated with them on a still morning like this. The first big walk was at Rosehall, around 10 miles from here. I've walked here before, it's definitely one of my favourite forests. A strong whiff of honeysuckle in the morning air, it grows well here. The incredibly impressive log cabin in the small carpark. Has furniture, books, posters etc. It is completely untouched by damage of any type and it's been here since 2003. Headed around the 'Pine Marten' trail. This forest was at one time a walled deer park for Rosehall estate. Rosehall estate was where Coco Chanel and the Duke of Westminster used to visit for dirty weekends. A great forest. ...

This is night No.54/2019 living in my caravan. We are now pitched at a campsite in Shinness, a place called Achnairn. It's in Sutherland around 40 mins from Brora, 4 miles north of Lairg. After breakfast, before leaving Brora, I took the dogs on another long walk along the river to Loch Brora, starting from the suspension bridge at Doll. The forest has some really old and very large trees. The path emerges from the wood with views across the loch. The prominent hill, centre left, is Carrol Rock which is an important landmark as it was above the township of Carrol which was completely cleared during the clearances in Sutherland and carries some historical significance. Packed up and left Brora around 1100, stopping at the co-op for some supplies. Headed south on the A9, then east to Rogart, north to Lairg, then a few miles north to Achnairn. A great really old fashioned campsite. Run by a lovely old woman, a real highlander, she insisted that I only pay £12 per...