tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56604427473377173072024-03-19T11:05:06.246+08:00Shells in the BushShells in the Bush. Creating an artistic life in the Australian bush.Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.comBlogger580125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-64950588948549555462023-12-31T07:00:00.001+08:002023-12-31T07:00:00.137+08:00Reflections on 2023<p> In 2023 we went on two long road trips - to the Northern Territory and the Barossa Valley and the east coast. My Multiple Myeloma remains in dormancy and I've been crocheting legacy gifts for friends and family.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0vyZ2Ieh0_udrGqwHajR9bHcbjm5dh7wZriL6sS2vlW7pBmiSc3W4ys7VayKvk7gWSNBFab29NIW8dAssG3Thxja14RPwpr8O85vm6ThnrmWfScQo6_bm1pDP_BYBKZmf9VsHePu0kkDW45RToeaCnjYZSy6GGAlcY5a3fCNddiG2VqSvlOxkGw0XOU/s3055/UluruGP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="3055" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0vyZ2Ieh0_udrGqwHajR9bHcbjm5dh7wZriL6sS2vlW7pBmiSc3W4ys7VayKvk7gWSNBFab29NIW8dAssG3Thxja14RPwpr8O85vm6ThnrmWfScQo6_bm1pDP_BYBKZmf9VsHePu0kkDW45RToeaCnjYZSy6GGAlcY5a3fCNddiG2VqSvlOxkGw0XOU/w640-h418/UluruGP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>In April - May we traveled north east along the Great Central Road to Yulara and counted over 250 abandoned vehicles along the way. We then went to Alice Springs and the Macdonnell Ranges, into Queensland and Birdsville. In Alice Springs I woke up with a pinched nerve in my neck and pain in my neck, shoulder and arm which lasted weeks. By Ceduna I had a cold and tummy troubles. Well, the cold turned out to be Covid and the tummy troubles were lactose intolerance.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9LxHRFUjjnZhV-gIq71pNgeFywcwPvCPosN593nzkABAz7E4dDYQZjfIMc8ohYn8TQ-cjYf9qpJaaDjJFR7dRNx0f2cHAN6r5FAiqhpSBnziOLJGWSdCCGxGAqvtCoX0cUOCIVmnzfSdME1l9H7v1_s17egAgFxoUbxC8lKl_Dg8nX2LzgKrvNHEq9M/s3264/IMG_4941.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9LxHRFUjjnZhV-gIq71pNgeFywcwPvCPosN593nzkABAz7E4dDYQZjfIMc8ohYn8TQ-cjYf9qpJaaDjJFR7dRNx0f2cHAN6r5FAiqhpSBnziOLJGWSdCCGxGAqvtCoX0cUOCIVmnzfSdME1l9H7v1_s17egAgFxoUbxC8lKl_Dg8nX2LzgKrvNHEq9M/w640-h640/IMG_4941.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8bWXKJcZtNqjYezW2kXShTOnA_CJbtuCeXpVl2aAeiI9Cvdo0Yf4LaUuB7B36LTA0Hn73apJwSG-7wTd3-bZO2SKtLpWHZORfsEhLPkNTDljOvOaVo4kI9TJIGuDi_E7kcYDI0XMYa-seK1WjuLnHpZr1-yPon7IGco8hGJf0nkNg9_iIwm0lpof_y0/s3264/IMG_4942.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8bWXKJcZtNqjYezW2kXShTOnA_CJbtuCeXpVl2aAeiI9Cvdo0Yf4LaUuB7B36LTA0Hn73apJwSG-7wTd3-bZO2SKtLpWHZORfsEhLPkNTDljOvOaVo4kI9TJIGuDi_E7kcYDI0XMYa-seK1WjuLnHpZr1-yPon7IGco8hGJf0nkNg9_iIwm0lpof_y0/w640-h640/IMG_4942.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>In September we traveled to South Australia, then through Victoria onto Nowra on the east coast of New South Wales. Then south along the coast into Victoria then we headed home. Kevin planned the trip so we went past silo and water tank art. Kevin had fun competing in the Observed Trials motorcycle riding events and I caught up with friends. I also enjoyed the sunrises over the water and the sunsets too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH879RJ8LLKyZI6oIhY_NNLc9aDgzJVwt9Th19oEIScpEq9ENhWUN_8kofWF7R-WZaphApQ9zPy9P3l1oXxbdweM2KzXCKeE8RrhZR2fTzxdQQVWHxM9yUMi65SKBNc5Xyn3NR69v01cELWQyPLPNZjGReUahbxbhGH0CUnOaChFw2DSDuwAEUG-884Y/s3264/IMG_4943.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH879RJ8LLKyZI6oIhY_NNLc9aDgzJVwt9Th19oEIScpEq9ENhWUN_8kofWF7R-WZaphApQ9zPy9P3l1oXxbdweM2KzXCKeE8RrhZR2fTzxdQQVWHxM9yUMi65SKBNc5Xyn3NR69v01cELWQyPLPNZjGReUahbxbhGH0CUnOaChFw2DSDuwAEUG-884Y/s320/IMG_4943.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNwpeAlcHbnDkk7EK3wxPOpXMY1bW_tkJ0Yn7Z3G6ytYu47I2DZQNzOvOC-Z3O0t9umde4zSevAv34f5uvTxmzVkjrVldvvwAWpbw6WIn19Evg3gUXANmZio6GP05roySaSDIw4QR7P_WqOYmh7mirGx5GckE585Tr-g96ZGnEzu6I9MuErsBKXhC21U/s3264/IMG_4944.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNwpeAlcHbnDkk7EK3wxPOpXMY1bW_tkJ0Yn7Z3G6ytYu47I2DZQNzOvOC-Z3O0t9umde4zSevAv34f5uvTxmzVkjrVldvvwAWpbw6WIn19Evg3gUXANmZio6GP05roySaSDIw4QR7P_WqOYmh7mirGx5GckE585Tr-g96ZGnEzu6I9MuErsBKXhC21U/s320/IMG_4944.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqj7ScokKWLhmpO7UDvDvlPpRDrRJUUKUfKaJVPK5xm5meckG6VqrWRXORVEYZsyvgA1hlqSt0rV0RRJZZ3WWplnaZPdRNIoM0cOWitfkNHDCBVZfvLkCBWRXDsDhxGcGwvTv8_ZGxeivcTty3dM0hxkDbkBISpyIM961ZF-mwjrfzDnOj-xEpP1HmiVU/s3264/IMG_4945.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqj7ScokKWLhmpO7UDvDvlPpRDrRJUUKUfKaJVPK5xm5meckG6VqrWRXORVEYZsyvgA1hlqSt0rV0RRJZZ3WWplnaZPdRNIoM0cOWitfkNHDCBVZfvLkCBWRXDsDhxGcGwvTv8_ZGxeivcTty3dM0hxkDbkBISpyIM961ZF-mwjrfzDnOj-xEpP1HmiVU/s320/IMG_4945.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjOhFcn1AMFzE1qyg3qg7O5k8YKyJj2fSX6CVlBFyqjmZ4w7kvzvxFsOWZq1ZpcXm4anDuoWPRI1x50a-KJx4JGiGWjocxfapP4prsgwMJ_40uyPkKf_5Ne6Ekbuk8QZCXl-SC6J_4CQlnyZlVOOgHSz8TjJxNEymAMVDMrzjA5AGsXzuKZXHlj7eXH0/s3264/IMG_4946.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjOhFcn1AMFzE1qyg3qg7O5k8YKyJj2fSX6CVlBFyqjmZ4w7kvzvxFsOWZq1ZpcXm4anDuoWPRI1x50a-KJx4JGiGWjocxfapP4prsgwMJ_40uyPkKf_5Ne6Ekbuk8QZCXl-SC6J_4CQlnyZlVOOgHSz8TjJxNEymAMVDMrzjA5AGsXzuKZXHlj7eXH0/s320/IMG_4946.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NUtgu1iPrvVhvMIDdTTKgheRN2bdwSjfsCbk5OWVGkYa8L5IwSFptQC-y52LyThpY9fo7iHEziJbARMrl-N1T7QtkJLNm8rgJzAVsbgSFkhaapw6d4Smlze9KuA0Z5kl3LXTdI9xTR6rsLBDpf1hG0k_HFcc-Q57RctoOxj7F3FaqY4_RszfmNRD9z0/s3264/IMG_4947.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NUtgu1iPrvVhvMIDdTTKgheRN2bdwSjfsCbk5OWVGkYa8L5IwSFptQC-y52LyThpY9fo7iHEziJbARMrl-N1T7QtkJLNm8rgJzAVsbgSFkhaapw6d4Smlze9KuA0Z5kl3LXTdI9xTR6rsLBDpf1hG0k_HFcc-Q57RctoOxj7F3FaqY4_RszfmNRD9z0/w320-h320/IMG_4947.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Kevin and I celebrated our 36th Wedding Anniversary this month too. Here are some selfies from our trips.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbOJv3aXkvc4cfoDby7kXw8rj-z3LnI8_xtVEEfsycgcxP0dhkDjRbR9jTp1ancA7aTCGm5Lp2hj89yD1qqdtsZb30PUvIgARoE7a0ze9xfkmjkPu2gNp9Z3Lo4T6jrICp8nASmslaVrCt0hIvmzNCmaXncFAT-IQPop6Hwd5lpA7EA67ZYC6uZW0gK8/s3264/IMG_4934.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbOJv3aXkvc4cfoDby7kXw8rj-z3LnI8_xtVEEfsycgcxP0dhkDjRbR9jTp1ancA7aTCGm5Lp2hj89yD1qqdtsZb30PUvIgARoE7a0ze9xfkmjkPu2gNp9Z3Lo4T6jrICp8nASmslaVrCt0hIvmzNCmaXncFAT-IQPop6Hwd5lpA7EA67ZYC6uZW0gK8/w400-h400/IMG_4934.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Here are some of the items I crocheted this year....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2zE_U4hFz88phEcyRagJramJ8-6newKvsBMF9RbFbE_lpE6zv3XiaEEfFRAoyjBboc3g_Ps-uESevc78RYzpeLji8TQ9sTZMN6fVaZq_v0M77tat5fB2jpYHeyLFphEinCJACoK7EAiFF8xTZc4R3W3Kse-xm4frFXbPBxrEk7wt0HBRGfCMT2lubqY/s3264/IMG_4949.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2zE_U4hFz88phEcyRagJramJ8-6newKvsBMF9RbFbE_lpE6zv3XiaEEfFRAoyjBboc3g_Ps-uESevc78RYzpeLji8TQ9sTZMN6fVaZq_v0M77tat5fB2jpYHeyLFphEinCJACoK7EAiFF8xTZc4R3W3Kse-xm4frFXbPBxrEk7wt0HBRGfCMT2lubqY/w640-h640/IMG_4949.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof_TrE1tZVSEq3df1xWYFS16Q5-PrgFZu481O5E5RCpJbE7VMFZz1FctsmnXYY6jWG1lxK1Ran4RPpf-1mHaOimE24t2hHgQP44pfKUrgX9bqHeC5D2DkzSw73cTyrIIzDbCsflNuVR7OncVkzYbhuH0_UzW1ECUWaVvHeWlTWo-jAE7Q93AL8sA1DIE/s3264/2023Blogcrochet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="3264" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof_TrE1tZVSEq3df1xWYFS16Q5-PrgFZu481O5E5RCpJbE7VMFZz1FctsmnXYY6jWG1lxK1Ran4RPpf-1mHaOimE24t2hHgQP44pfKUrgX9bqHeC5D2DkzSw73cTyrIIzDbCsflNuVR7OncVkzYbhuH0_UzW1ECUWaVvHeWlTWo-jAE7Q93AL8sA1DIE/w640-h298/2023Blogcrochet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>All the best for 2024, stay safe, strong, healthy and happy.</p>Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-29220999241195114162023-01-11T14:50:00.000+08:002023-01-11T14:50:16.732+08:00Crochet Temperature Blanket 2022<p> At the beginning of 2022 I decided to crochet a temperature blanket. I love it as I can look at this blanket and read the squares - this is the week it was hot or when we were interstate and the temperature was -3 celsius, and births and deaths too....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOWAxWgARoKYQNhGli0vcaxz-8w9caTfIRo53b6Aoe4bEvxXWispmMqbNHDUteakhume8Z3N75i9OYjg9sB5C_QwBtGwwk_oQUXQ_czbeJY-PAhjlwdpvsl2jmlpOZRKoS9oFlQVIODRuH-IF--IbfMvEnWF20F0XqNvTfgNs4RP5421dzz3NKFi6/s4032/IMG_6402.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOWAxWgARoKYQNhGli0vcaxz-8w9caTfIRo53b6Aoe4bEvxXWispmMqbNHDUteakhume8Z3N75i9OYjg9sB5C_QwBtGwwk_oQUXQ_czbeJY-PAhjlwdpvsl2jmlpOZRKoS9oFlQVIODRuH-IF--IbfMvEnWF20F0XqNvTfgNs4RP5421dzz3NKFi6/w400-h300/IMG_6402.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The temperature decides which colour yarn you use.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VqvzNzcYF6LFE2NnIECQ5sziXuDICK4Azevn6N66kOgkPHRJD9B6rs2_p3Hl_gN3O5UNaOSzeCpz2PoUIHmUMVSwhcKsej2Tsihq8MnGBKTVIMtQRdQ6BQTlAffVLMy2o1KtiZ3QdMSIjOXPQKRpAneqDXbls2kDEsBOHrMAxcWkWyanoDKlqqa6/s4032/IMG_6262.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VqvzNzcYF6LFE2NnIECQ5sziXuDICK4Azevn6N66kOgkPHRJD9B6rs2_p3Hl_gN3O5UNaOSzeCpz2PoUIHmUMVSwhcKsej2Tsihq8MnGBKTVIMtQRdQ6BQTlAffVLMy2o1KtiZ3QdMSIjOXPQKRpAneqDXbls2kDEsBOHrMAxcWkWyanoDKlqqa6/s320/IMG_6262.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPeSCKwroh-MARqJfrlv9WDx6K6jY2ZYOOgQGExCo_DJ--wbW_L8-2Y_dyD_U62f7YBg1JYeTZuSPKtZlmLougfe0warUUI33iw3cfMsbIuBqGcdMc7mzfrYvHzI9iwcsadzn-OpNWyEwrRec3IIsnb6xSoWRfsJM_gsYjAEVyh5YfZmwJL97U4kL/s3264/IMG_4169.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPeSCKwroh-MARqJfrlv9WDx6K6jY2ZYOOgQGExCo_DJ--wbW_L8-2Y_dyD_U62f7YBg1JYeTZuSPKtZlmLougfe0warUUI33iw3cfMsbIuBqGcdMc7mzfrYvHzI9iwcsadzn-OpNWyEwrRec3IIsnb6xSoWRfsJM_gsYjAEVyh5YfZmwJL97U4kL/w400-h300/IMG_4169.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p> I chose granny squares - one row per day, one week in each square plus a border colour of cream or multi coloured for when we traveled. I used the daily maximum temperature for Perth, Western Australia and added 4 ply grey wool on days that it rained. I decided on 8 rows of 7 squares and had to include 4 extra squares - 8 x7 = 56, so the first square I started on 25th December, 2021 as we had 4 very hot days.... the other extra squares are those with circle centres. I used <a href="https://www.spotlightstores.com/art-craft/yarn-needle-art/yarn/acrylic-yarn/4-seasons-marvel-8-ply-yarn-100-g/BP80256541-1001-white" target="_blank">4 Seasons Marvel 8 ply acrylic yarn from Spotlight stores</a> as this had a wide range of colours to choose from. The blanket isn't too heavy and fits nicely on a queen size bed.</p><p>I also made one for my grandson based on his first year of life, basically 2021. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXg41tqmvZtdcL-gYtdsNPEl9vu51IagstCtmR_LQXDgoixyya8no35sE1R1uC-DKONnR7UY6v4o41hDeDTwfsYQA8G-wNXeVcZiL3QokFUiBC-BIAV2nM6-ZrLTHoPEw6K34SZlR8YU5MtDoZ8W7O5_qEzrWlI2vQjJ_kwIItj1gMYvOAqltMyMj/s3264/IMG_9889.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXg41tqmvZtdcL-gYtdsNPEl9vu51IagstCtmR_LQXDgoixyya8no35sE1R1uC-DKONnR7UY6v4o41hDeDTwfsYQA8G-wNXeVcZiL3QokFUiBC-BIAV2nM6-ZrLTHoPEw6K34SZlR8YU5MtDoZ8W7O5_qEzrWlI2vQjJ_kwIItj1gMYvOAqltMyMj/w400-h300/IMG_9889.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>There are many different ways to crochet a temperature blanket, very individual with colour choices and many people add extra colours or rows for special events.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnJjgMexInU4MURw6GbuD1fQBGLtlDypiLOaOA_T2x8yKRjSxjelFBWFikXkXIUc9f8t_L_G7J59gVEtE_BK3rY3PIFBySv3UtScejp3g99iaO12yhwfQ-wbOLcF2HHToWZiui-S8g7DQKaOq8ylSyFgEv86TQfzTn8ibRQVey7_a-LgQApLitveu/s3264/tempblank.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3223" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnJjgMexInU4MURw6GbuD1fQBGLtlDypiLOaOA_T2x8yKRjSxjelFBWFikXkXIUc9f8t_L_G7J59gVEtE_BK3rY3PIFBySv3UtScejp3g99iaO12yhwfQ-wbOLcF2HHToWZiui-S8g7DQKaOq8ylSyFgEv86TQfzTn8ibRQVey7_a-LgQApLitveu/w395-h400/tempblank.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Tips if you are planning to make one:</p><p>- Do lots of research using google, Pinterest or Facebook groups</p><p>- use a yarn in a range with lots of colours and is readily available</p><p>- you may want to do a sample row or square to work out how large it is going to be. </p><p><br /></p><p>I crocheted a border of half double/treble crochet using the colours in temperature order so it has an in-built colour gauge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioig0j_BdvNFv0XtUTWV2fqKNCIx665lbtePNgQC7DdYFOXZF95skDtQwOwMBdp_S5wPttxJyBdWBC-TpEEF0PwgLM28p3K4yrT9bBJ8gPg30QD6LclFcl3qtRhETB1M8Hu5MhqR1bHua_sHlS3O951B35e8Mh7N8TcHiVQX-oOgvObgTI8TOmF4RK/s4032/IMG_6401.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioig0j_BdvNFv0XtUTWV2fqKNCIx665lbtePNgQC7DdYFOXZF95skDtQwOwMBdp_S5wPttxJyBdWBC-TpEEF0PwgLM28p3K4yrT9bBJ8gPg30QD6LclFcl3qtRhETB1M8Hu5MhqR1bHua_sHlS3O951B35e8Mh7N8TcHiVQX-oOgvObgTI8TOmF4RK/w300-h400/IMG_6401.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Well, I'm off to choose my colours for 2023 and have found a flower square which I may use as a weekly square or I may do a monthly square using linen stitch. I still haven't made a firm decision 11 days in to the year.....</p>Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-74650679375810729942022-12-31T07:00:00.002+08:002022-12-31T07:00:00.182+08:00Reflections on 2022<p> In 2022 we did three road trips, my Multiple Myeloma remains in dormancy and I did so much crocheting my arm started to hurt.....</p><p><br /></p><p>In April - May we took our caravan across the Nullarbor, to the Victoria High Country, Snowy Mountains and Blue Mountains, along the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales, visiting friends, bakeries and breweries along the way.</p><p>On the way home we went to the Flinders Ranges and Arkaroola in South Australia:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcOn-zQ1qWGH6KA-o4KFKe4CskyqfUmtcOXEmxvs7TTlLOXQj0nYbEcFji27sDUFa6X_aUwOY1-QyPNejWhmCji4nmtgWdbLPxUf9oHkw2DDZxnMjA9aVS6qDI2U4n6wGu-7OCzESg3lJCDC9EE6sE3jDEqwIg9t8VWan4Ay6ElMxYHug23TkScFt/s4000/IMG_4447.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcOn-zQ1qWGH6KA-o4KFKe4CskyqfUmtcOXEmxvs7TTlLOXQj0nYbEcFji27sDUFa6X_aUwOY1-QyPNejWhmCji4nmtgWdbLPxUf9oHkw2DDZxnMjA9aVS6qDI2U4n6wGu-7OCzESg3lJCDC9EE6sE3jDEqwIg9t8VWan4Ay6ElMxYHug23TkScFt/w400-h300/IMG_4447.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arkaroola, Flinders Ranges, South Australia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh4BvrKvpue6LxWMVsXEoxAJc4Sju_6QDuB6yKLEzuAQOudxl7ZEG5B29U5stYBjfbS3548p6QXEXc0Nto99yzVrJuHh6siQ4ili71utvkdlMGknl1QKQY10rdk2BFa-fvH2zL7q6Vj99YMMzYl_-0O94wtbzS4YXuCnMytBiEJXVPb5SISYBo5ea/s5950/IMG_4150.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2417" data-original-width="5950" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh4BvrKvpue6LxWMVsXEoxAJc4Sju_6QDuB6yKLEzuAQOudxl7ZEG5B29U5stYBjfbS3548p6QXEXc0Nto99yzVrJuHh6siQ4ili71utvkdlMGknl1QKQY10rdk2BFa-fvH2zL7q6Vj99YMMzYl_-0O94wtbzS4YXuCnMytBiEJXVPb5SISYBo5ea/w400-h163/IMG_4150.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Sunset over Lake Menindee, New South Wales</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKcjRxfwJdTF5aWaHvKQmi_k4QeLMvVni86-fGccVEpxnwkPYKT_VB9WObWuVfJrSxOe4vcVN4lzki-O3K4W5SHnJOpx5Lfue4uUY58rtgXYZAFnOoo4gcasSAwCmQYuQDYaCjGN_Z8TiiEy5TEEOnJaPwJ1HG-wE9YWFcqDV-17kYXdSmHEPPhlW/s1440/E9715743-3FAA-480A-8182-C646B2C82F87.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKcjRxfwJdTF5aWaHvKQmi_k4QeLMvVni86-fGccVEpxnwkPYKT_VB9WObWuVfJrSxOe4vcVN4lzki-O3K4W5SHnJOpx5Lfue4uUY58rtgXYZAFnOoo4gcasSAwCmQYuQDYaCjGN_Z8TiiEy5TEEOnJaPwJ1HG-wE9YWFcqDV-17kYXdSmHEPPhlW/w400-h300/E9715743-3FAA-480A-8182-C646B2C82F87.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Our second road trip was to Francios Peron National Park, near Monkey Mia, 800km north of Perth. </p><p>We stopped at Kalbarri for a couple of nights and here we are at Nature's Window.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSV6FJkuKDx2LqYTVSJ1jLD6PxPjJiLbDzH1gmCgbqgI98xFLBvT4mV0RQBHi73geZdgHEfHCyBYdfpnRBKuNCY3SbtAykBeiNaTUr28ZMGr0EehiekZBLWn99MjVOxIcZeaLCutrWSXrpngubd7v8_bNnWkK2_ZiK6iGyDM9Y21MB51z3j6nFPf2/s4032/IMG_5358.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSV6FJkuKDx2LqYTVSJ1jLD6PxPjJiLbDzH1gmCgbqgI98xFLBvT4mV0RQBHi73geZdgHEfHCyBYdfpnRBKuNCY3SbtAykBeiNaTUr28ZMGr0EehiekZBLWn99MjVOxIcZeaLCutrWSXrpngubd7v8_bNnWkK2_ZiK6iGyDM9Y21MB51z3j6nFPf2/w400-h300/IMG_5358.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Our third trip was down south and we went to Elephant Rock at Denmark</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqM5VX3L3h4f6n6QC-Q_imUxYNcOClm6IA10oLeikNh1gi_F1DSajEnvmNygvsT537Kb5ut8olMRyLEgdiKW3r7puL1-wmdK9DNHbhM30YILMETZs-hfX0rT3Ruzif89KvTHCsFOvIxuJpH6MNeL3KTV5AZJ9tySIu9OdsrsmdFB1IWROVsfLruMJ_/s4032/IMG_5919.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqM5VX3L3h4f6n6QC-Q_imUxYNcOClm6IA10oLeikNh1gi_F1DSajEnvmNygvsT537Kb5ut8olMRyLEgdiKW3r7puL1-wmdK9DNHbhM30YILMETZs-hfX0rT3Ruzif89KvTHCsFOvIxuJpH6MNeL3KTV5AZJ9tySIu9OdsrsmdFB1IWROVsfLruMJ_/w400-h300/IMG_5919.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephant rock, Denmark, Western Australia.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here are some of the pieces I crocheted:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORTWfBXeLT6wc6StnIQjgsgtNM9yoAHcuK_FqH0ly8dN1O6gAgjZBrDEzec4iEx_ZfEhZo1_T8KU_uxNuhSBZT8L-A-12XoSSp1DO4R64ONk5fbZP_jylN1rdJ_T6sGhnvRSivZz9mbX3QktGqf82xLZG1ivv-RB5c3J2GyIq1MP677KylOoRCplE/s1533/C3E2407E-B567-4A0F-87DD-A1FC658B696A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORTWfBXeLT6wc6StnIQjgsgtNM9yoAHcuK_FqH0ly8dN1O6gAgjZBrDEzec4iEx_ZfEhZo1_T8KU_uxNuhSBZT8L-A-12XoSSp1DO4R64ONk5fbZP_jylN1rdJ_T6sGhnvRSivZz9mbX3QktGqf82xLZG1ivv-RB5c3J2GyIq1MP677KylOoRCplE/w376-h400/C3E2407E-B567-4A0F-87DD-A1FC658B696A.jpeg" width="376" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shawl I crocheted for my daughter in law with Scheepjes wool.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9reClFGO0PZQPjOXIVBGZvemUF_pFgOMbd6VKtrolisT_UYIed_SNiCK2AGwvS5wraDlI4OK3QXgOvmPI35J5-uV04F62hQJmEygHl2gSW2282qORFm1NPCGl84vV6boJXchutAKQxJBbA_s8xkqdReimS_5wd4hLZWsOXZWUX6TWxgZnFfx-Y-i0/s1440/00BEF483-B244-4C24-8A3F-0B1ECD63A809.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9reClFGO0PZQPjOXIVBGZvemUF_pFgOMbd6VKtrolisT_UYIed_SNiCK2AGwvS5wraDlI4OK3QXgOvmPI35J5-uV04F62hQJmEygHl2gSW2282qORFm1NPCGl84vV6boJXchutAKQxJBbA_s8xkqdReimS_5wd4hLZWsOXZWUX6TWxgZnFfx-Y-i0/w400-h300/00BEF483-B244-4C24-8A3F-0B1ECD63A809.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crocheted bag with Northern Diamond Squares - pattern design by Torun Johansson.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiF6rSQV40QLS5Oug5pZJ5P52KyvUwQxP3Fh8q2MOWpF_mgg_AeIEL6_9lQ28TQDuj-gq7l11qTL3HocQt29o25ptTKJedKIVcI47wX3DRAn2c3DQqT8-feJ_lJ_QvQaw9LbpEtcWswXKofH2tOOMkewYS46nrf534amJPvgkdajwNyAItTxUWm34/s4032/IMG_5441.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiF6rSQV40QLS5Oug5pZJ5P52KyvUwQxP3Fh8q2MOWpF_mgg_AeIEL6_9lQ28TQDuj-gq7l11qTL3HocQt29o25ptTKJedKIVcI47wX3DRAn2c3DQqT8-feJ_lJ_QvQaw9LbpEtcWswXKofH2tOOMkewYS46nrf534amJPvgkdajwNyAItTxUWm34/w300-h400/IMG_5441.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hexagonal Cardigan</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiph5A8tCenLZQQ91BVqJo5QIREvSyRoLbWc1RyYhc-En22n2DeG2AkYiW6bSnN64txNQ6VR-KCfLJiE__sx1XinYz9cxiuCwjedRIOYedejfzz21I6oJ1_3G04QnXaLiPuem4k34je-nxz39tShMZFwNdpt1vTc8JRVe_AjTfjmXkj0D155i0O8ZYE/s3264/IMG_9889.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiph5A8tCenLZQQ91BVqJo5QIREvSyRoLbWc1RyYhc-En22n2DeG2AkYiW6bSnN64txNQ6VR-KCfLJiE__sx1XinYz9cxiuCwjedRIOYedejfzz21I6oJ1_3G04QnXaLiPuem4k34je-nxz39tShMZFwNdpt1vTc8JRVe_AjTfjmXkj0D155i0O8ZYE/w400-h300/IMG_9889.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Temperature Blanket for my Grandson's first year....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I took my 38 Mate Myeloma Australia cap with me on my travels;</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3wdSCPMMttTkXZhbXd0hLP-z8lo_xhlTlF94LJx6aAnOPtKdfs5cMl4_usQ9kDpa4Q1d7wQ3-Dj_gLwndYRaKZKRhFKVXw866rWYxt-NQAeTgN_OkwK0WEwcQekbD1pIujcBGtXktumZrX3FVa1kTQ3JNYoO8qdWjS24WN2iDDTjI4erVRxCo4dw/s3264/38MateCap1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3wdSCPMMttTkXZhbXd0hLP-z8lo_xhlTlF94LJx6aAnOPtKdfs5cMl4_usQ9kDpa4Q1d7wQ3-Dj_gLwndYRaKZKRhFKVXw866rWYxt-NQAeTgN_OkwK0WEwcQekbD1pIujcBGtXktumZrX3FVa1kTQ3JNYoO8qdWjS24WN2iDDTjI4erVRxCo4dw/w400-h400/38MateCap1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">38 Mate cap traveled over East...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFATcVZcBwNm2fP-FR9cOsclD9NY4sQdg6XQtf_jjwFC8rM1UxYcorDsmfT37O1Mie4v8qeTbg-ZvyAy2oTxZZTSbDe-xFoG5IQBoQNfOV0-O_XEcH_SGmWJYU5QoUuja0YlCDlv-2Uass70ulE2Z4j5M4SycqBHA8KPqtJ4CX2aaG5fut11zTy7cv/s3264/38MateCap2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFATcVZcBwNm2fP-FR9cOsclD9NY4sQdg6XQtf_jjwFC8rM1UxYcorDsmfT37O1Mie4v8qeTbg-ZvyAy2oTxZZTSbDe-xFoG5IQBoQNfOV0-O_XEcH_SGmWJYU5QoUuja0YlCDlv-2Uass70ulE2Z4j5M4SycqBHA8KPqtJ4CX2aaG5fut11zTy7cv/w400-h400/38MateCap2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">38 Mate cap travelling in the South West of Western Australia.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>All the best for 2023, stay safe, stay strong and stay happy and healthy.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-62321448014856538062021-12-31T06:00:00.004+08:002021-12-31T06:00:00.186+08:00Reflections on 2021<p> In January 2021 our grandson Sebastian was born. My multiple myeloma is still in remission though I'm on maintenance medication, I'm immunocompromised due to my stem cell transplant and am triple vaxxed but still worried about how Covid would affect me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgp-OcZGM7hGgFSSoZGckN4EPxifEB8_Tqdhz1p3IaUcMP7nz2jRw1Tlj9P3KfdMLZVf7bB2v-7z0X1FQdU9nbAmQNZ6aTnZ0EN4MyXsM_5nmkeMJfD_XS0hFnIZlZKxj6urXiVY-zCoZnLh-2j6gwXSeR7DHdyBu5MY-Iy6599PvxbXqotugm2R9Xj=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgp-OcZGM7hGgFSSoZGckN4EPxifEB8_Tqdhz1p3IaUcMP7nz2jRw1Tlj9P3KfdMLZVf7bB2v-7z0X1FQdU9nbAmQNZ6aTnZ0EN4MyXsM_5nmkeMJfD_XS0hFnIZlZKxj6urXiVY-zCoZnLh-2j6gwXSeR7DHdyBu5MY-Iy6599PvxbXqotugm2R9Xj=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here is some of the art I created this year:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>And I had fun creating gel print collage landscapes....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoc71bs432YvODh2JGz3Zlv9if8ltL66QfGdPMJTYNxxB3c8u7B_45H7zD0vx6orrqy4er6U0Cs5atBtimh21ykAsW_QLD-bLezCO0o8pzZbNVtU6HO__ykrqyWwp5ThwX_1xmGtpnxcw/s2048/2Artcollage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoc71bs432YvODh2JGz3Zlv9if8ltL66QfGdPMJTYNxxB3c8u7B_45H7zD0vx6orrqy4er6U0Cs5atBtimh21ykAsW_QLD-bLezCO0o8pzZbNVtU6HO__ykrqyWwp5ThwX_1xmGtpnxcw/w400-h400/2Artcollage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Holidays - we went up north for a week to see the wildflowers...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLXFa_Emf7zx7-236-MnQH4ri6l2DGV9YGfkvbezD5BNu092URdujfWBGnrdKRtpDnWWYC45DmncX67VeIlb_wYX0eeoAUJGb4UZiCLG_a05j_XWATyG9_z14wHTJKlNuSer9m-jD1o8/s2048/holidaycollage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLXFa_Emf7zx7-236-MnQH4ri6l2DGV9YGfkvbezD5BNu092URdujfWBGnrdKRtpDnWWYC45DmncX67VeIlb_wYX0eeoAUJGb4UZiCLG_a05j_XWATyG9_z14wHTJKlNuSer9m-jD1o8/w400-h300/holidaycollage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Health - my multiple myeloma returned to the point where I needed treatment and have been taking chemo tablets for 6 months and am in remission and will continue on the maintenance dose until it returns.</div><div><br /></div><div>All the best for 2021 - my One Little Word will be Family as we are celebrating the birth of our grandson in January ..... so excited.</div>Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-59733494629637599622019-12-26T12:48:00.001+08:002020-12-31T18:45:07.140+08:00Reflections on 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Reflections on 2019<br />
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The best day this year was in March - my son's wedding day.<br />
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Here are some of the landscape gel print collages I have created this year as well as my Index Card A Day 2019....<br />
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My multiple myeloma is returning. My paraprotein levels were at zero from July 2015 until May 2019 then they increased to two and are now at three which is so very low but it means it's coming back but I will have no treatment until the level is much higher.<br />
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In July I was diagnosed with Papillary thyroid cancer and had a total Thyroidectomy and neck dissection to remove my thyroid and 45 lymph nodes on the right hand side of my neck of which 10 were cancerous so it had begun to spread. My scar is looking much better my neck is still swollen - lymphodema - as the fluid doesn't know where to go. It has been difficult to cope with physically and mentally too.<br />
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In September we took our new camper trailer up north to the Pilbara. We went to Australia's largest rock, Mt Augustus then to Karajini National Park, Millstream and across to the coast to Coral Bay.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circular Pool, Dales Gorge, Karajini</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Millstream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coral Bay, Western Australia</td></tr>
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In October we headed over to Tasmania with the camper trailer so my husband could compete in the national event of his moto sport. Tasmania was beautiful, three seasons in one day - autumn, winter and springing very much like the UK with mountains and green grass.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the Nullabor from Western Australia to Victoria we stopped at the Old Telegraph Station at Eucla, the great Australian bight, the Penola windmills, Kymba grain silo art and Smoky Bay.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Otway Ranges inVictoria.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Great Lakes, Tasmania</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add caption</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friendly Beach, East coast, Tasmania</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coles Bay and Wineglass Bay, Tasmania</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tessalated Pavement, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coal mine residential buildings near Port Arthur, Tasmania</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port Arthur, Tasmania</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hobart, Cascade Brewery, Salamanca Markets, Tasmania</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russell Falls and a photobombing husband, Tasmania</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strahan - West Coast Wilderness Railway and Heritage cruises on Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cradle mountain and a wombat, Tasmania</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheffield - the mural town, Tasmania</td></tr>
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In 2020 we have plans to do more travelling in our camper trailer and hopefully no more health scares. Hope it's a good year for you. Take care, love and hugs, Shells.</div>
Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-50222230178403785062019-01-01T11:59:00.002+08:002019-11-24T11:28:11.136+08:00Joy OLW 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I have chosen the word JOY</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> to be my One Little Word/theme/mantra for 2019. I decided on this word after reflecting on 2018 and what I needed for 2019.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "coming soon";"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">In <a href="https://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/search/label/OLW" target="_blank">previous years</a> I have made little books to write my intentions in. Today I searched for those books and found the book for 2015 - I hadn't used it to it's fullest as I had become ill so I decided to reuse some of the pages and add a new front cover for 2019.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "coming soon";"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Here's my OLW 2019 book:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "coming soon";">Here is the 2015 book for comparison:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "coming soon";">What is you One Little Word for 2019? Hope you have a great year.</span></div>
Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-83548389860592395332018-12-31T14:16:00.003+08:002020-12-31T18:45:42.789+08:00Reflections on 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reflections on 2018....</b></span><br />
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<b>Here is some of the art I created....</b><br />
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<a href="https://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/search/label/gelli%20art" target="_blank">Mini collage landscapes...</a><br />
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Altered large playing cards...<br />
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<a href="https://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/search/label/GPE%20Challenge%2FInspiration" target="_blank">Each month during the year I provided the Gelatin Printing Enthusiasts FaceBook Group with a challenge/Inspiration...</a><br />
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<b><a href="https://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/search/label/Europe2018" target="_blank">We traveled to Europe for 3 months...</a></b><br />
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<b>Health Update</b> - it's been 4 years since my back started hurting due to Multiple Myeloma and then the degenerative discs but this year has been good as I am still in remission and have had minimal back pain though it still occurs when I've overdone things - standing or sitting too long especially when creating art...<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">I hope you all had a good 2018 and have a great 2019, I'll be back tomorrow with my One Little Word for 2019.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Love and hugs, Shells....</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><br />
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-66916538827016311262018-12-01T07:00:00.000+08:002018-12-01T07:00:09.030+08:00Creating Calendars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">I have created a challenge per month for my </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/gelatinprintingenthusiasts/" style="color: #005b99; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Gelatin Printing Enthusiasts Facebook group</a><span style="background-color: white;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="background-color: white;">December 2018 GPE Challenge/Inspiration is to create a 2019 Calendar using </span>gel prints.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have made them for several years now so I have several different techniques:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">1. Use</span><span style="background-color: white;"> a blank calendar and glue on some of gelli prints. Easy squeasy!</span></span><br style="font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold;" /><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">2. This is another type that I made. I used this </span><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/create.html" style="color: #005b99; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">site</a><span style="background-color: white;"> to print out the months and I glued them onto A3 cardstock along with the gelli print and then created heaps of </span><a href="http://cre8iveklatch.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/little-books-part-2-diy-washi-tape-by.html" style="color: #005b99; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">DIY washi tape</a><span style="background-color: white;"> and taped down the edges;</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">I used a hole punch to put a hole in the top and then added a hinged ring on this one and ribbon on the second one I made;</span></span><br />
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-69929489125495030862018-11-19T07:00:00.000+08:002018-11-19T07:00:08.156+08:00Viaducts and Aqueducts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here are the photos of all the viaducts and aqueducts we visited on our trip to Europe.<br />
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<a href="http://Culloden Viaduct, Culloden, Scotland." target="_blank">Culloden Viaduct, Culloden, Scotland.</a><br />
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<a href="https://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/2018/10/glenfinnan-to-eileen-donan-scotland.html" target="_blank">Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glenfinnan, Scotland.</a><br />
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<a href="https://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/2018/10/pontcysllte-aqueduct-wales.html" target="_blank">Cern Mawr, Wales.</a><br />
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<a href="https://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/2018/10/usk-to-new-quay-wales.html" target="_blank">Cynghordy Viaduct, Wales</a><br />
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<a href="http://Millau Viaduct, France" target="_blank">Millau Viaduct, France</a><br />
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<a href="https://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/2018/07/portugal.html" target="_blank">Amoreira Aqueduct, Elvas, Portugal</a><br />
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<a href="https://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/2018/07/portugal.html" target="_blank">Tomar Aqueduct, Portugal</a><br />
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<a href="https://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/2018/07/merida-and-badajoz-spain.html" target="_blank">Merida Aqueduct, Spain</a><br />
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-62249326157807172882018-11-17T07:00:00.000+08:002018-11-18T08:48:42.894+08:00Westgate, Kent, England<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">8TH SEPTEMBER 2018 WESTGATE, KENT, ENGLAND</span></b><br />
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We visited family in Westgate on the east coast.<br />
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<b>9TH - 11TH SEPTEMBER 2018</b><br />
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I was very sick for a couple of days but well enough to fly home and very glad to be home after such an amazing trip.</div>
Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-29490307403424726312018-11-15T07:00:00.000+08:002018-11-15T07:00:02.862+08:00Chatsworth House, England<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>6TH SEPTEMBER 2018 CHATSWORTH HOUSE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND</b></span><br />
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We headed south to England and visited Chatsworh House. I took this photo of the Falkirk Kelpies from the main highway - they have caused accidents...<br />
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<b>CHATSWORTH HOUSE</b> aka Pemberley from Pride and Prejudice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had to stop and see on of the most spectacular houses in England and it is t<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">he seat of the </span>Duke of Devonshire and <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">it has been home to the </span>Cavendish<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> family since 1549. Why is it spectacular? Every </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px;">room is huge - twice the normal height, every ceiling is painted, the rooms are furnished, the sculpture hall is amazing, the artwork is beautiful and the gardens are stunning. It wasn't cheap to enter as it is not part of the National Trust but is now part of a family trust and it's a business with a great gift shop, cafes and restaurant. I loved it.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px;">The House has been used in many films and television shows but my favourite is the 2005 version of </span></span></span>Pride and Prejudice with Matthew McFadyen and Keira Knightly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sculptures at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England</td></tr>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">7TH SEPTEMBER 2018 </b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We drove to cousin Anne's house in Bromley south of London.</span></div>
Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-51157214297414374332018-11-13T07:00:00.000+08:002018-11-13T08:01:37.799+08:00Bo'ness and Falkirk, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">5TH SEPTEMBER 2018 BO'NESS AND FALKIRK, SCOTLAND</span></b><br />
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Bo'ness is short for Borrowstounness and is a village on the Firth of Forth between Edinburgh and Falkirk.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Midhope Castle</span></b> is a 16th century tower house and today is a derelict chateau which is famous for being on the television series Outlander.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bo'ness Motor Museum</b> </span>- has a great collection of television and film cars, memorabilia and props, as well as a large collection with a James Bond theme. I saw the car from Back To The Future and Harry Potter, knocked on the Tardis but the Doctor was not home, I met Sully from Monster's Inc and a creature from Stars Wars.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bo'ness Motor Museum, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making friends at Bo'ness Motor Museum, Scotland</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway Station</span> </b>- no steam trains running on this day. This heritage railway has featured in several movies including The Railway Children and The Railway Man as well the Outlander television series.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Falkirk Wheel</span></b> - is an amazing feat of engineering and it was great to see the rotating boat lift in action. Photos don't do it justice so I'll go look for a youtube link if your interested then have a watch... Fifty seconds long so take a look... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX6kJKjg4y0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX6kJKjg4y0</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From Wiki <i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The </span><b style="color: #222222;">Falkirk Wheel</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> is a rotating </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_lift" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Boat lift">boat lift</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> in central Scotland, connecting the </span>Forth and Clyde Canal<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> with the </span>Union Canal<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">. The lift is named after </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Falkirk">Falkirk</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, the town in which it is located. It reconnects the two canals for the first time since the 1930s. It opened in 2002 as part of the </span>Millennium Link<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> project. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The wheel raises boats by 24 metres (79 ft), but the Union Canal is still 11 metres (36 ft) higher than the aqueduct which meets the wheel. Boats must also pass through a pair of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(water_transport)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Lock (water transport)">locks</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> between the top of the wheel and the Union Canal. The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world, and one of two working boat lifts in the United Kingdom, the other being the </span>Anderton Boat Lift<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">."</span></i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Falkirk Kelpies</span></b> - are a 30 metre high horse-head structure built with structural steel and a stainless steel covering and are named after the mythological water horses. They were awesome!<br />
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And for dessert that night I had a Knickerbocker Glory - yum!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4TH SEPTEMBER 2018 BLACKNESS CASTLE AND EDINBURGH</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">BLACKNESS CASTLE</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our first stop of the day was Blackness Castle - which we loved. Built on the rocky shores of the Firth of Forth in the 1440's this fortress is shaped like a ship. Over the centuries it has been used as a prison and minor garrison and was briefly used in WWI. Blackness Castle like Braemer Castle has an iron yett or gate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The castle has been used as a filming location - </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Hamlet,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> t</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">he Bruce</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Doomsday,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">television miniseries of </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Ivanhoe</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> and </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Outlander.</span></span><br />
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EDINBURGH<br />
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We then traveled by train into Edinburgh to go to the castle, walk down the Royal Mile, through the cemetery to see the views of Arthur's Seat and towards the castle.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many Closes along the Royal Mile, used as a film location for Outlander,<br />Edinburgh, Scotland</td></tr>
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-37966229317714628872018-11-09T07:00:00.000+08:002018-11-09T07:00:05.110+08:00Stirling, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
3RD SEPTEMBER 2018 PERTH TO STIRLING, SCOTLAND<br />
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<b>FALKLAND SCOTLAND</b><br />
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We drove south to from Perth and stopped at Scotland's First Conservation village of Falkland, which has a 16th century castle (top and bottom right)but it was not open. The Victorian Gothic Bruce Fountain stands in the middle of the street. The village was used in the television series Outlander as Inverness in the 1940's. It was a dark, rainy morning so the photos are not the best.<br />
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<b>DOUNE CASTLE</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Doune Castle was originally built in the thirteenth century, then probably damaged in the </span>Scottish Wars of Independence<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> before being rebuilt in its present form in the late 14th century. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We really loved Doune Castle as it was used in Monty Python movies, the Outlander television series as Castle Leoch, in The Game of Thrones and also the movie Ivanhoe. Monty Python's Terry Jones provides a very funny narration on the audio guide which also includes Outlander's Sam Heughan providing the Outlander narration. </span><br />
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<b>STIRLING CASTLE</b><br />
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Stirling Castle is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland. From the first photo you can see that it sits atop a rocky hill with steep slopes on three sides.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From Wiki: </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">"<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Most of the principal buildings of the castle date from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A few structures of the fourteenth century remain, while the outer defences fronting the town date from the early eighteenth century. The castle </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">was besieged in 1299 by forces including </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_I_of_Scotland" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Robert I of Scotland">Robert Bruce</a>. <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">On 23–24 June, King Robert's forces met the English at the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Battle of Bannockburn">Battle of Bannockburn</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">, within sight of the castle walls. The resulting English defeat was decisive. King Edward attempted to take refuge in the castle, but Mowbray was determined to keep to his word, and the English were forced to flee. Mowbray handed over the castle, changing sides himself in the process.</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> King Robert ordered the castle to be </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slighting" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Slighting">slighted</a></i><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><i>; its defences destroyed to prevent reoccupation by the English."</i> T</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">his is why there is a statue of </span>Robert<span style="font-family: inherit;"> the Bruce out front - second photo in the top collage.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views from Stirling Castle, Wallace Monument, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stirling Castle, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stirling Castle interior, Scotland</td></tr>
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<b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn" target="_blank">BATTLE OF BANNOCKBURN</a></b><br />
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Then we went to the <a href="https://battleofbannockburn.com/" target="_blank">Battle of Bannockburn Experience/Visitor Centre</a> uses 3D technology and an interactive experience to teach about how Robert the Bruce, King of the Scots defeated the English King Edward II on June 1314.<br />
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-77077369614779988532018-11-07T07:00:00.000+08:002018-11-07T07:00:05.754+08:00Day 4 Aberdeenshire, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2ND SEPTEMBER 2018 INVERURIE TO PERTH, SCOTLAND via THE CAIRNGORMS and a few castles...</b></span><br />
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We are headed south to Perth via Castle Fraser, Craigievar Castle, waved to the Queen at Balmoral and then toured Braemar Castle.<br />
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<b>CASTLE FRASER</b><br />
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From Wiki: <span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Originally known as </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Muchall-in-Mar</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, construction of the elaborate, five-storey </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-plan_castle" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Z-plan castle">Z-plan castle</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">was begun in 1575 by the 6th Laird of Fraser, Michael Fraser, on the basis of an earlier tower, and was completed in 1636. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The castle was modernised in a classical style in the late 18th century, with a new entrance inserted in the south side and sash windows throughout. This work was supervised by </span>Elyza Fraser<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, the lady laird, assisted by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bristow" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Mary Bristow">Mary Bristow</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">. Elyza was also responsible for the landscaping of the grounds, sweeping away the remains of the original formal gardens and orchards, and for the construction of the impressive octagonal stable block."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We were too early for the tour so we went for a walk along Miss Bristow's Trail. </span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Elyza Fraser and Mary Bristow were close friends and the highly cultured ladies traveled through Europe together. </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">They spent over 500,000 pounds on landscaping in three years. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Along the trail Elyza built a monument in the memory of her companion Mary. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Bristow's Trail, Castle Fraser, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside Castle Fraser, Aberdeenshire, Scotland </td></tr>
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<b>CRAIGIEVAR CASTLE</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Craigievar Castle is a pink harled castle and was completed in 1626. We prefer a castle with a stone exterior, harling is used to protect the stonework. From Wiki: <i>"<b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">harling</b><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> describes an exterior building-surfacing technique which results in a long-lasting weatherproof shield for a stone building. A pigment can be embedded in the harled material, thus eliminating the need for repainting. Harling as a technique provides the surface of many Scottish castles, but it is also used for a variety of common everyday building types. Long-lasting and practical, it well suits structures in the Scottish climate."</span></i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Criagievar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views from the top of Criagievar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<b>BRAEMAR CASTLE</b><br />
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Then we travelled west to Braemar Castle which was constructed in 1682 and was an important garrison after the Jacobite rising in 1745. The main entrance still has the original iron yett or gate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Braemar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside Braemar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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We then travelled south through the Cairngorms National Park...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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We stopped in Perth at the same bed and breakfast we stayed in in 2013.<br />
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-34736104101458138482018-11-05T07:00:00.000+08:002018-11-05T07:00:05.823+08:00Day 3 Aberdeenshire, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1ST SEPTEMBER 2018 DUNNOTTAR, CRATHES AND DRUM CASTLES</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dunnottar Castle, Crathes Castle and Drum Castle, Scotland</td></tr>
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<b>DUNNOTTAR CASTLE</b> (pronounced dun/NOT/tar, and said quickly not in the Aussie way of dun/no/tar with the no said slowly). Hahaha<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We traveled south through Aberdeen to Stonehaven and Dunnottar Castle which comes from the Scottish Gaelic <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">"fort on the shelving slope"</span>. The medieval fortress ruins are from the 15th and 16th century.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland</td></tr>
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From Dunnottar Castle we could see the Stonehaven War Memorial.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>CRATHES CASTLE</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We then visited Crathes Castle. From Wiki: <i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Crathes sits on land given as a gift to the Burnett of Leys family by King </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Robert the Bruce">Robert the Bruce</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> in 1323. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Construction of the current tower house of Crathes Castle was begun in 1553, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">but delayed several times during its construction due to political problems. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">It was completed in 1596 by </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Burnett_of_Leys_(d._1619)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Alexander Burnett of Leys (d. 1619)">Alexander Burnett of Leys</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, and an additional wing added in the 18th century."</span></i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crashes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<b>DRUM CASTLE</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And then headed on to Drum Castle. From Wiki: <i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The place-name Drum is derived from </span>Gaelic<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">druim</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, 'ridge'. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The castle and its grounds were granted to </span>William de Irwyn<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> in 1325 by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Robert the Bruce">Robert the Bruce</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, and remained in the possession of </span>Clan Irvine<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> until 1975. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The original 13th-century tower of Drum Castle...</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">is believed to be one of the three oldest </span>tower houses<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> in Scotland (and notably unaltered). A large wing was added in 1619 by the 9th </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laird" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Laird">laird</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, and further alterations were made during the </span>Victorian era<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">."</span></i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views from the tower of Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views from the tower at Drum Castle, Scotland</td></tr>
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Drum Castle has a beautiful Garden of Historic Roses. The garden was divided into four areas and each area was an authentic design from the past four centuries.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Garden of Historic Roses at Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland </td></tr>
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-59834467881404440762018-11-03T07:00:00.000+08:002018-11-03T10:09:34.257+08:00Day 2 Aberdeenshire, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>31ST AUGUST 2018 MEETING LUCY BRYDON AT FYVIE CASTLE AND HADDO HOUSE</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fyvie Castle and Haddo House, Scotland</td></tr>
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<b>FYVIE CASTLE</b><br />
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We met my arty friend <a href="https://lucybrydonart.com/" target="_blank">Lucy Brydon</a> at <a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/fyvie-castle" target="_blank">Fyvie Castle</a>. We were half an hour late!! We were caught out with distances and time and I was so afraid Lucy might have left. I am so sorry we were so late. But when we met it was like catching up with an old friend which wasn't good during the tour of the castle as we couldn't stop whispering to each other - usually about the art - they had some great paintings, even some by Scottish portrait artist Sir Henry Raeburn (<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823). They had some very old books and there was mention of a ghost!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meeting Lucy Brydon at Fyvie Castle</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From Wiki: </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">"<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">The earliest parts of Fyvie Castle date from the 13th century – some sources claim it was built in 1211 by</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Lion" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="William the Lion">William the Lion</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">. Fyvie was the site of an open-air court held by</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Robert the Bruce">Robert the Bruce</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">, and</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Charles I of England">Charles I</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">lived there as a child. Following the</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Otterburn" style="background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Battle of Otterburn">Battle of Otterburn</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">in 1390, it ceased to be a royal stronghold and instead fell into the possession of five successive families –</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Preston</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">,</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Meldrum</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">,</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Seton</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">,</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Gordon</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">and</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Leith</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">– each of whom added a new tower to the castle. The oldest of these, the Preston tower (located on the far right as one faces the main facade of Fyvie), dates to between 1390 and 1433. The impressive Seton tower forms the entrance, and was erected in 1599 by Alexander Seton; Seton also commissioned the great processional staircase several years later. The Gordon tower followed in 1778 , and the Leith in 1890.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Inside, the castle stronghold features a <a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_wheel_stair&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" title="Great wheel stair (page does not exist)">great wheel stair</a>, a display of original arms and armour, and a collection of portraits."</i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artwork in Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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The gardens were stunning...Fyvie castle was one of my favourite castles we visited.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers from Fyvie Castle gardens, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<b>HADDO HOUSE</b><br />
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After reluctantly saying goodbye to Lucy we went to Haddo House. Unfortunately there were no more tours that day, which was a shame because the House contains an extensive art collection so we looked around the gardens.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haddo House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haddo House Gardens, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Haddo House was an emergency maternity hospital during World War Two and these boards contained information about the history of the House. I love the painting of the Hon Ishbel Marjoribanks in the centre photo. From Wiki: <i>"</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><i>It seems that their marriage was a love match as they were long time friends and Ishbel developed a crush on Hamilton-Gordon at just 14."</i> Aww, so sweet.</span></span><br />
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-83756800646356503292018-11-01T07:00:00.000+08:002018-11-01T07:00:02.542+08:00Day 1 Aberdeenshire, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>30TH AUGUST 2018 CULLODEN TO INVERURIE VIA THE CAIRNGORMS</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lecht Mine, Corgarff Castle, Glenbuchat Castle, Kildrummy Castle and Leith Hall, Scotland</td></tr>
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We drove though the Cairngorms and I saw this building and we had to stop for a good photograph and to have a look. It was the Lecht Mine ruins - it was an iron ore (1730-1737) and manganese mine (1840-1846) and today only the crushing plant building survives. Photo top left is house nearby.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lecht Mine, Lecht Road, Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Lecht Road, Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Corgarff Castle was built and burned down in the 16th century. From Wiki: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">After the </span>Jacobite risings<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> of the 18th century, it was rebuilt as a barracks and a detachment of government troops were stationed there, on the </span>military road<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> from </span>Braemar Castle<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> to </span>Fort George<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, Inverness. Military use continued as late as 1831, after which the tower served as a distillery and housed local workers."</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corgarff Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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Continuing along our drive we came upon Glenbuchat Castle ruins. It was built in 1590.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glenbuchat Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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Next was Kildrummy Castle ruins...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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Leith Hall<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leith Hall, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gardens of Leith Hall, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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Driving to Inverurie we saw the Picardy Symbol Stone which is a burial marker (top left photo) and stopped to see the Maidenstone in Inverurie which is a Pictish standing stone made of red granite standing 3m tall.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maiden Stone, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland</td></tr>
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As it was getting late we then headed to our accommodation in Udny Green.<br />
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-16147794948202265102018-10-30T07:00:00.000+08:002018-10-30T07:26:53.318+08:00Culloden, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>29TH AUGUST 2018 CULLODEN, SCOTLAND</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elgin Cathedral, Brodie Castle and Culloden Battlefield, Scotland</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before we left on our trip we bought </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">The Scottish Heritage Pass which includes both the Historic Scotland locations and the National Trust for Scotland locations but as </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit;">the pass can only be redeemed from a Historic Scotland location we headed east to </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Elgin Cathedral...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Elgin Cathedral was dedicated in 1224 and was </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">enlarged and renovated following the fires of 1270 and 1390. T</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">he cathedral grounds became the burial ground for Elgin </span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">several centuries ago. We climbed the tower to see the great views.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elgin Cathedral, Scotland</td></tr>
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Next we stopped at Brodie Castle which was <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">built in 1567 by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Brodie" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;" title="Clan Brodie">Clan Brodie</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> but destroyed by fire in 1645 by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Gordon,_3rd_Marquess_of_Huntly" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;" title="Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly">Lewis Gordon</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> of </span>Clan Gordon<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, and i</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">t was greatly expanded in 1824 by the architect </span>William Burn<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> who turned it into a large mansion house in the </span>Scots Baronial<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> style.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Culloden Battlefield....From Wiki "On the 16th April, 1746 <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobitism" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Jacobitism">Jacobite</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> forces of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Charles Edward Stuart">Charles Edward Stuart</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> were decisively defeated by Hanoverian forces commanded by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William,_Duke_of_Cumberland" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Prince William, Duke of Cumberland">William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, near </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Inverness">Inverness</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> in the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Highlands" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Scottish Highlands">Scottish Highlands</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The visitor centre is excellent with information portrayed in a variety of ways. We learnt that the Jacobites had no chance of defeating the English - they were exhausted, their plan was wrong. Both armies contained English and Scotsman. The terrain made the Highland Charge difficult but suited the English and the battle lasted only an hour. Two thousand soldiers were killed nd the aftermath was devastating to the highlanders as it's purpose was to destroy the Scottish Clan system.</span></span><br />
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-10492912680900851952018-10-28T07:00:00.000+08:002018-10-28T07:00:09.480+08:00North Coast Route to Culloden, Inverness, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">28TH AUGUST 2018 JOHN O'GROATS TO CULLODEN, INVERNESS, SCOTLAND</span><br />
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From John O'Groats we drove south to the Whaligoe Steps - I discovered the Steps on Pinterest so thought we should go see them and I made it to bottom and back up again - all 330 steps - I counted them.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Info from Wiki "<i><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Whaligoe</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, (whale geo or inlet of whales) is a small port which was prospected by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Telford" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Thomas Telford">Thomas Telford</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> in 1786 during his tour of northern fishing harbours for the </span><a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Fishing_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" title="British Fishing Society (page does not exist)">British Fishing Society</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">. His judgement of the place was that it was a "terrible spot". However, undaunted, </span><a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Captain_David_Brodie&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-image: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration: none;" title="Captain David Brodie (page does not exist)">Captain David Brodie</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> spent £8 to cut the famous 330 steps. His confidence was rewarded in 1814 with the harbour supporting 14 herring boats."</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We stopped at Dunrobin Castle which is <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">the family seat of the </span>Earl of Sutherland<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> and the </span>Clan Sutherland and had a great falconry display, a museum with taxidermy animals which were trophy heads of animals shot on safari and artefacts.</span><br />
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We stopped at the Black Isle Brewery in Munlochy which does tours before heading to our bed and breakfast in Culloden which had views of the viaduct...<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">The Culloden Viaduct was opened in 1898 and has </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">29 arches, is </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">549 m (1880ft) in length, and it is the longest masonry viaduct in Scotland.</span></span><br />
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On the way to dinner we went to the standing stones and clava cairns in Culloden. Clava Cairns are circular stone burial tombs. The three Balnuaran of Clava cairns were built in the bronze age and have a ring of standing stones surrounding them.<br />
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-88032089325155831262018-10-26T07:00:00.000+08:002018-10-26T07:00:03.113+08:00North Coast Route to John O'Groats, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>27TH AUGUST 2018 SCOURIE TO JOHN O'GROATS</b></span><br />
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We stopped at this loch just passed Scourie called Loch a' Bhadaidh Daraich.<br />
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Photographed a little house on an inlet of Loch Laxford....This is one of my most favourite photographs I took on this trip - we were driving in the car and I didn't expect to see this house so grabbed my phone and took a couple of quick shots. Kevin says it's blurry and I like that it's blurry but the house is so in focus that it doesn't even look like it's real.<br />
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We stopped to take some pics of the view in the rain and met a guy on a motorbike who had stopped to take some photos too and then the rain came in. I've looked this place up on the map and cannot find a name...we were on the A894 to Durness...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views along the A894 to Durness</td></tr>
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We stopped at Balnakeil to see the beach, church which is a scheduled monument and cemetery which has a few famous people in it, the <a href="https://balnakeilcraftvillage.weebly.com/" target="_blank">arts and crafts village</a> which was built in 1950's as an early warning station in case of nuclear attack but never finished and stopped for hot chocolate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balnakeil, North West coast of Scotland</td></tr>
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We kept on travelling along the coast road to Smoo Cave... The cave is near the coastline and the Smoo River travels from Loch Meadaidh to the coast which is made of limestone. An underground stream and sea erosion formed the cave and the Smoo River flows into the cave via a sink hole and waterfall. The cave has been used by people since before the Vikings. The cave name is thought to have originated from the Norse 'smuga' meaning a hole or hiding place.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smoo Cave, North Coast of Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smoo Cave, North Coast of Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from above Smoo Cave, North Coast of Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the North Coast of Scotland from Smoo</td></tr>
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House along the coast:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Driving further along the North Coast 500 Route we came to and old town site near Rispond Beach. <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Ceannabeinne</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> in gaelic means the end of the mountains. According to Wiki "</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Ceannabeinne is said to have been a thriving "township" until the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Clearances" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Highland Clearances">Highland Clearances</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> of 1842, which resulted in rioting. </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">There were once fourteen houses in the village of Ceannabeinne, all of which are now ruined." There is a walk trail which we followed and took some photos of the beach.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ceannabeinne Township Ruins, North Coast of Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coastal views to Rispond Beach at right, North Coast of Scotland</td></tr>
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Stunning views as we went around Loch Eriboll...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Driving south along the west side of Loch Eriboll</td></tr>
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We even saw lime kilns from the 19th century whilst driving north on the east side of Loch Eriboll.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Driving north along the east side of Loch Eriboll. Bottom middle photo - lime kiln buildings.</td></tr>
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Then we crossed the Kyle of Tongue...<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I found this interesting information on Wiki "<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">In 1746, a naval engagement occurred at the Kyle involving </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Charles Edward Stuart">Bonnie Prince Charlie</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">'s </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1745" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Jacobite rising of 1745">Jacobite rebellion</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ReidHumphreys2011_7-0" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_of_Tongue#cite_note-ReidHumphreys2011-7" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;">[7]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> The </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobitism" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Jacobitism">Jacobite</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> ship </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Le Prince Charles</i><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">, commanded by Captain Richard Talbot, was bringing a large amount of French gold to aid the Jacobite cause. It was chased by a British squadron and one of the Royal Navy frigates eventually caught up with it in the Kyle of Tongue, on 25 February 1746. A fierce five-hour battle took place: the Jacobite ship fought bravely, but in the end was defeated. The failure of the gold to reach the Prince's army was one of the main factors which led to the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culloden" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Battle of Culloden">Battle of Culloden</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">." I wonder what happened to all the gold....</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Photo 1Views on the drive between Loch Eriboll and Kyle of Tongue, Photo 2 driving over the Kyle of Tongue causeway view to the north/sea, Photo 3 - View to the south and mountains, Photo 4 Kyle of Tongue view from the east side climbing up the hill.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyle of Tongue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyle of Tongue, Scotland, view to the south.</td></tr>
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The view of Ben Loyal...<br />
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We travelled along the coast to Thurso<br />
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And finally we reached John O'Groats, the north east point of Scotland and celebrated with a local cider and beer. Woohoo!!!<br />
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-61926638336646885242018-10-24T07:00:00.000+08:002018-10-24T07:06:45.427+08:00North Coast Route to Scourie, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>26th AUGUST 2018 LOCH MAREE TO SCOURIE, SCOTLAND</b></span><br />
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Woke up to sunshine and took some photos from the hotel overlooking Loch Maree.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Loch Maree from our Hotel</td></tr>
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Then continued on the North Coast 500 Route to Loch Ewe...<br />
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Gruinard Bay and beaches...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gruinard Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beach at Gruinard Bay</td></tr>
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Badcaul<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Badcaul, Scotland</td></tr>
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View to Ullapool<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View to Ullapool</td></tr>
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Ardmair Bay<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ardmair Bay</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then we are driving along and we come upon these castle ruins - Ardvreck Castle - from Wiki: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The castle is thought to have been constructed around 1590 by the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_MacLeod" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Clan MacLeod">Clan MacLeod</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> family who owned </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assynt" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Assynt">Assynt</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">and the surrounding area from the 13th century onwards. </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_MacKenzie" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="">Clan MacKenzie</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> attacked and captured Ardvreck Castle in 1672, and then took control of the Assynt lands. In 1726 they constructed a more modern manor house nearby, Calda House, which takes its name from the Calda </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_(landform)" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Burn (landform)">burn</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> beside which it stands. A fire destroyed the house under mysterious circumstances one night in 1737 and both Calda House and Ardvreck Castle stand as ruins today."</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ardvreck Castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calda House, near Ardvreck Castle</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">We then headed west to Clatchtoll Beach...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clatchtoll Beach</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Clashnessie Beach....who would have thought Scotland would have this many nice beaches but it was raining and too cold to dip our toes in....</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We saw a pheasant on the road...well by the time I took the photo he was no longer on the road...</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">And stopped at Drumbeg lookout to take a photo in the rain...</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Great views to Eddrachilles Bay...</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">And to Loch A Chairn Bain...</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Then we crossed the modern Kylesku Bridge and stopped to admire the views...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Then we arrived at Eddrachilles Hotel at Badcall Bay near Scourie....the views were great, phone coverage was nil and internet not the best, but they have afternoon tea available free every afternoon with scones and cakes and tea. Dinner was yummy and the following morning I just had to photograph the crockery which we loved. </span></span></span><br />
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-5249337010751103022018-10-22T07:00:00.000+08:002018-10-22T07:00:10.991+08:00North Coast Route to Loch Maree, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>25TH AUGUST 2018 APPLECROSS PENINSULA TO LOCH MAREE, SCOTLAND</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">From Wiki: </span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">"The </span></i></span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">North Coast 500</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> is a 516-mile (830 km) </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenic_route" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Scenic route">scenic route</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> around the north coast of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Scotland">Scotland</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, starting and ending at </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness_Castle" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Inverness Castle">Inverness Castle</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Coast_500#cite_note-1" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;">[1]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> The route is also known as the </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">NC500</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> and was launched in 2015, linking many features in the north </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Highlands" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Scottish Highlands">Highlands of Scotland</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> in one iconic touring route.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The route runs through the traditional counties of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness-shire" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Inverness-shire">Inverness-shire</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_and_Cromarty" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Ross and Cromarty">Ross and Cromarty</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutherland" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Sutherland">Sutherland</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caithness" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Caithness">Caithness</a>. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Working clockwise, the route starts at Inverness and runs via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muir_of_Ord" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Muir of Ord">Muir of Ord</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applecross" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Applecross">Applecross</a> (including the notorious <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bealach_na_B%C3%A0" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Bealach na Bà">Bealach na Bà</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gairloch" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Gairloch">Gairloch</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ullapool" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Ullapool">Ullapool</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scourie" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Scourie">Scourie</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durness" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Durness">Durness</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurso" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Thurso">Thurso</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_o%27Groats" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="John o'Groats">John o'Groats</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wick,_Scotland" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Wick, Scotland">Wick</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunrobin_Castle" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Dunrobin Castle">Dunrobin Castle</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingwall" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Dingwall">Dingwall</a> then back to Muir of Ord and Inverness.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Coast_500#cite_note-2" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;">[2]</a></sup> The route of the North Coast 500 takes in many areas of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Highland_Way" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="North Highland Way">North Highland Way</a>, a walking route along Scotland's North Coast."</span></i></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On our previous trip in 2013 we didn't drive the Applecross Peninsula. Hubby asked me if I wanted to go to Applecross and I said No as I'd forgotten that it had been recommended to us by a British couple living in the French Alps. Since then I've realised what we missed out on so we just had to do it this time round. The pass from Strathcarron to Applecross is mentioned above as the notorious Bealach na Ba - Pass of the cattle was built in 1822 </span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">and is a single track winding road with a very steep gradient. And the most amazing views.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bealach na Ba Pass, Applecross Peninsula, Scotland </td></tr>
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<span style="color: #222222;">In Applecross we saw some deer roaming the streets!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Views west to the Isle of Skye in the far background and the Isles of Raasay and Rona.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Applecross Peninsula, Scotland - Views to Portree, Isle of Skye.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #222222;">We then continued around the peninsula to Sheildag.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Then through the Torridon Hills...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">...drove passed some Scots Pine trees that look like they are from the Jurassic age...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scots Pine trees in the Torridon, Scotland</td></tr>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">and </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Beinn Eighe mountain range...</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve</td></tr>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">to Loch Maree.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loch Maree, Scotland</td></tr>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Views from Slattadale....</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfalls, Slattadale, Loch Maree, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views of Loch Maree from the lookout at Slattadale, Scotland</td></tr>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">It was a day of stunning views, just stunning....</span></span></div>
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Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695802387052777539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5660442747337717307.post-65289804430762875102018-10-20T07:00:00.000+08:002018-10-20T07:00:03.024+08:00Glenfinnan to Eileen Donan, Scotland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>24TH AUGUST 2018 GLENFINNAN, OVER THE SEAS TO SKYE AND EILEEN DONAN CASTLE</b></span><br />
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From Inchree we drove north through Fort William and then west to Glenfinnan. It was at Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel that Bonnie Prince Charles raised his standard/flag in 1745 to start the Jacobite Rising. Seventy years later this 18m/60ft high monument was built to commemorate this event.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And an awesome viaduct has been built...From Wiki -"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Robert_McAlpine,_1st_Baronet" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="">Sir Robert McAlpine</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> had the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenfinnan_Viaduct" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Glenfinnan Viaduct">Glenfinnan Viaduct</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> constructed between 1897 and 1898. The structure, which is built entirely out of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Concrete">concrete</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, has 21 arches with spans of 15 m (49 ft) and reaches a height of 30 m (100 ft) above the valley."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">And twice a day during the high season the Jacobite Steam train crosses the viaduct - aka the Harry Potter Hogwarts Express. As a fan of viaducts and steam trains this was a highlight of our trip.</span></span></span><br />
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We continued west to Malliag.<br />
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Then caught the ferry over the seas to Skye.<br />
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We travelled around Skye in 2013 so this time we headed to the Kyle and the mainland.<br />
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We went to the small coastal village of Plockton...<br />
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We stopped once again at Eileen Donan castle - one of my favourite castles I even have a couple of their calendars which show the castle throughout the seasons. I love it because it's a small castle built on a tiny island at the meeting point of three rivers and has a cute footbridge - the fact that the bridge and the castle were built and rebuilt in the early 1900's just adds to the romance of the story as the castle was originally a Christian monastic cell in the 7th century and the castle was built in the 13th century and destroyed in the Jacobite Rebellion in the 1700's.<br />
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Then headed to our accommodation at the Balmacara Old Post Office bed and breakfast. It was a great day...sigh...this was the view the following morning...<br />
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