The relentless rain and head height clouds gave us the perfect excuse to have a lazy morning, but eventually we mobilised and headed to the village of Barr where lots of trails wind through the surrounding forests. With our waterproofs on we left the van behind, the clouds still hung heavily in the air and…
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Galloway 12/18 | Castles on the Coast
After breakfast we drove towards Ayr and the coast, it was drizzling most of the journey but dried up just as we got out the van. We headed straight down onto Greenan beach, the tide was out and the water had the same pallid grey countenance as the sky which sat featureless above it. The…
Galloway 12/18 | Climbing Merrick
We awoke the next day to a pretty grey and blustery day, which always makes it feel even cosier, tucked up in the van! Our plan for the day was to climb Merrick, changeable weather (including some snow) had been forecast but we thought we would give it a go anyway and turn back if…
Galloway 12/18 |Arrival and Exploring Kirroughtree
It was grey and rainy leaving the Lakes, we had intended to make our way up the night before but a pretty awful storm was blowing through. The lashing rain and gale force winds kept us at home for another evening, leaving the next day instead. A good decision because after leaving in the rain,…
Denmark 8 | Climbing Towers and the Six Forgotten Giants of Copenhagen
Our last day in Denmark – the bags were packed and we were ready to leave our cosy little studio apartment in Copenhagen. Our first stop of the morning had us drive into the city centre and find a small car park, Copenhagen is a pretty chilled out city to drive around as long as…
Denmark 6 | Out of the Trees, Denmark’s Highest Peak and Crossing the Kattegat
It was another morning which came around far too quickly – the sun sat low in the sky, out of sight, casting its morning glow on the clouds above and the tips of the trees. It was a cold morning, colder than the previous night had felt. The ground and its carpet of flora was…
Denmark 5 | Beaches, Lighthouses and an Incredible Forest Experience!
After the disturbed sleep due to the previous night’s stormy weather it felt all too soon that the sun was up and it was time to get up, pack our bags and make our way out of the forest. Making sure we left no trace of our spending the night, we headed back through the…
Denmark 4 | The Wadden Sea & Trees for Hammocking
Our day started bright and ready to head to the coast where a causeway crosses the Wadden Sea to the small island of Mandø. The small country roads were quiet as we drove out of Ribe, and the further out we got the more greenery there was surrounding each house we passed. The sky was…
Denmark 3 | Viking Settlements & Scandinavia’s Oldest Town
After our second night in the cosy barn conversion in Rødvig we awoke to another beautiful morning. Once again I wandered across the field to the little bench perched on the cliff edge, the thin, wispy clouds veiled the entire sky in silver – it wasn’t yet a ‘sunny’ day but everything was exceptionally bright….
Denmark 2 | Møns Klint, Neolithic Tombs and 13th C Frescoes
I awoke to an enticing orange glow from the window, peeking out I noticed it was from the rising sun and this was enough to get me out of bed to go and explore. Just across the road from our little barn conversion, past a small field was the cliff edge overlooking the Baltic Sea….
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