The Weekly Forge #133

Scottish Highlands Wonderland

¨There are few places in my life that I’ve found more ruggedly beautiful than the Highlands of Scotland. The place is magical – it’s so far north, so remote, that sometimes it feels like you’ve left this world and gone to another.”

Julia London, American Writer 

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A different newsletter this week for you.

We have just come back home from a magical time in the Scottish Highlands. No phone reception. Rugged landscapes. Wild animals. And the drive home was through a winter wonderland with at times -9C.

So whilst we are now busy unpacking, here a few images for you.

First up, we were encircled by stags on the night of our arrival:

The next day we explored the woodland which is part of the house we stayed in:

We spent the afternoons exploring the local ‘lake’, Loch Torridon:

Our big boy and our toddler and I went on a 5 hour hike to a local pub, where we met the family for dinner. At times it felt like we were in Canada:

And on our walk we found this gorgeous little beach:

The road to Applecross, which was again littered with stags watching us approach on tired feet:

And every night, we had this as our entertainment:

Now, on to more unpacking.

P.S. If you work for the Scottish Tourist Board, I am happy to take commissions…