• A short stay in Cornwall…
  • The adventures begin…

Adventures with Bessie & Madge

~ a journey round an island

Adventures with Bessie & Madge

Monthly Archives: May 2014

Bentleys rally on Traigh Mhor

31 May, 2014

The sky is not so blue today and there is a fair bit of light cloud.  We decided to make …

Continue reading →

Another glorious day on Barra…

30 May, 2014

The sea is more unnaturally turquoise than ever where it is deep and translucent towards the edge of the beach.  …

Continue reading →

Waiting till the cows come home…

29 May, 2014

It’s rather cloudy today and there was a spatter of raindrops earlier.  We’ve been rather spoilt with blue skies of …

Continue reading →

Birds, birds and more birds…

28 May, 2014

Another warm and sunny day and an early trip to the jetty this morning brought forth a small gathering of …

Continue reading →

Corncrakes and barbeques…

27 May, 2014

Today started slowly in terms of sunshine but it wasn’t long before both sky and sea were a startling blue. …

Continue reading →

Down to the beach…

26 May, 2014

The morning broke with sunshine interspersed with quick showers of rain.  Then, the rain went away and left a day …

Continue reading →

Oban and the Clansman…

25 May, 2014

After our successful day with Vicki yesterday, there was just time to snatch a quick breakfast at the hotel and …

Continue reading →

Dining on board the Royal Yacht Britannia…

24 May, 2014

Today is my birthday and time for the other cupboards to display my cards from friends and family: Driving towards …

Continue reading →

On the road again…

23 May, 2014

Seaview has been a success in every way – lovely pitch with excellent views and that oh-so-difficult-to-find at times, an …

Continue reading →

Back to the mainland…

22 May, 2014

The big advantage of staying in a ferry port is that it’s not as worrying.  You can time your arrival …

Continue reading →

The early bird…

21 May, 2014

Today is Peter’s birthday and what a beautiful view to wake up to on your special day. Family cards and …

Continue reading →

An island paradise…

20 May, 2014

We left Crannich Farm this morning but not before I had taken this photo of two of the ponies.  Our …

Continue reading →

The sun is out – that’s the story in Tobermory today…

19 May, 2014

Sorry, but t’s impossible to be in Tobermory without humming the theme tune from that well-known children’s television programme. The …

Continue reading →

Soggy, wet and fed up with the rain…

18 May, 2014

I must admit that’s how we felt too after a day and night of the heaviest of rain.  This morning …

Continue reading →

Mulling over Tobermory in the rain…

17 May, 2014

Today is as miserable as the forecast suggested.  We were hoping to get the boat over to Mull before the …

Continue reading →

Kicking up our heels…

16 May, 2014

Contrary to all expectations, the morning has dawned fairly bright and sunny.  This is our last day on the Ardnamurchan …

Continue reading →

A yacht sails by past cow(e)s…

15 May, 2014

Today’s forecast is cloud with some partial sun at 7pm – whoohoo!  It comes to something when such a small …

Continue reading →

To the lighthouse…

14 May, 2014

Today, as we feared, is grey.  All that wonderful azure blue of yesterday has disappeared and we are left with… …

Continue reading →

What a difference a day makes…

13 May, 2014

Glencoe is transformed – no longer the gloomy forbidding backdrop to ancient bloody battles -more a benign protective giant.  Even …

Continue reading →

From the Firth of Clyde to Glencoe…

12 May, 2014

We left Iris’s lovely (and extremely reasonable) campsite at Coylton by 11am – unfortunately we weren’t lucky enough to see …

Continue reading →

← Older posts

Recent Posts

  • Last day at Brancaster…
  • A day of two halves…
  • Sean’s favourite – the Avocet…
  • Back in East Anglia…
  • Yorkshire Dales National Park – Part 2
  • Yorkshire Dales National Park – Part 1
  • Testing our eyesight at Barnard Castle…
  • Highlands to Lowlands…
  • Hogwart Express at last!…
  • A good idea ??…

Archives

  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • September 2021
  • March 2020
  • March 2019
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • October 2017
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • October 2015
  • April 2015
  • October 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012

Categories

  • Arran
  • Barra
  • Beach, Cornwall
  • Birds
  • Boats
  • Castlebay
  • Isle of Lewis
  • Lake District
  • Mountains
  • North Uist
  • Photography
  • Sheep
  • Sunsets
  • Travel
  • Wildlife

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com

Blog Stats

  • 37,163 hits

adventureswithbessie

Follow Adventures with Bessie & Madge on WordPress.com

Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • Adventures with Bessie & Madge
    • Join 92 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Adventures with Bessie & Madge
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...