Steve The Wandering Aussie

2023.05.05 It’s cold. Bone chilling cold with a lazy wind waltzing straight through us. On the edge of the headland with the lighthouse/castle behind us and our eyes searching the swirling waves for the orcas that the Scots told us were here. Could be right up there with the wild haggis they sent us searching…

2023.05.04(Sorry. It’s a long one) We walked to the North Sea beach at Blackdog. The icy breeze cut through us after it had charged the windmills mounted offshore. Their blades turned in unison while we contemplated dipping our toes. Nah. No we didn’t. Not quite that demented yet..Next stop Newbrugh to see the seals. The…

2023.05.03The red sandstone of the Abby ruin towers over the city of Arbroth, and was calling these two wide-eyed travelers to come gawk at its ancient masonry.We finally left our home base at around midday for the long drive to Aberdeen. About an hour and a half. Big trip. We did take the longer back…

2023.06.09 There are Giant Sequoias growing beside the road between Ullapool, last nights BNB, and the turn off to Isle of Skye, where we are now. Not a great number but as I’ve seen them in other parts of Scotland I guess I wasn’t too surprised.Five hours driving today and I’m a tad shagged.The western…

Day one: Friday I woke ten minutes before the alarm, collected a six pack of beer from the fridge and headed out to collect Mike from Brisbane airport. The Air Canada flight was due at 6.30am and I had allowed an hour and a half to get there. Typically, the Highway was blocked with traffic…