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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Ross and Cromarty » Dingwall August 5th 2008

I found some writing I did in my thought book about Scotland. It describes the atmosphere a lot better then what I wrote previously. I did this while drunk, so it's going to be a bit of a weird entry. The mountains gaze over me. Warn down. The rivers that were once on them have run dry. The sun opens and shines upon trees on the horizon. The road infront of me is long. I pass stone walls, rock formations and ruined architecture. So desolate and depressing. The mind wonders about the stories they could tell if they could only speak. I sit there imagining the numerous possabilities. Often the feeling of great loss comes over me. We pass rivers, I think of the feet that once crossed them. The objectives they set out to achieve. ... read more

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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Ross and Cromarty » Dingwall July 31st 2008

Bridge

Blueveincustardthrower

So here I am, sitting in some budget as fuck internet cafe that has what appears to be 28.8kb internet. Everything is working fucking slow. The screen infront of me is a CRT from what appears to be invented in prehistoric times. I keep waiting for a sabre tooth tiger to jump out from the toilet next to me and bite me.... AH!... na it's cool, it's just some old lady with false teeth. Updating this journals going to start getting a bit harder as my internet access is quite limited. I'll try and remember what happened, but it's tricky when you're in the middle of nowhere and constantly doing things. The place we're staying isn't actually available on the site I'm using's map, so I've tried to point it to the closest place. The Road ... read more

Really off the path

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Ross and Cromarty » Dingwall May 13th 2005

Whatamore Steps

Kerlyn

We got back into Thurso on a warm, bright, sunny Friday to stop at the bank, store and the TIC. Of course we got the best weather on our last few days! We took the A9 and A99 to Ulbster and found the Whatamore Steps that I had read about in my Lonely Planet Guide. There were 318 steps that led down to an alcove which was scenic and peaceful. Again, we were the only people besides the birds. The climb back up was rough. We then found the Hill O'Many Stanes which has over 200 stones in a fan shaped pattern in 22 rows. These were small stones and date back to 1900 BC. We were driving along the coast when we came upon a village called Lybster. It had a small lighthouse and the ... read more

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