Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
The only sunny day that we had in our two week stay in Iceland lasted well into the night. These pictures were all taken in the late evening from Sölvanes farm. We sat out until almost midnight and watched the sun skimming across the horizon to the north. The light was quite special: pearly and misty... Continue Reading →
It took us nearly a week of travelling before we got to a genuine rural hot pot: Fosslaug in Skagafjörður. Our hosts at Sölvanes (Elin and Magnus) kindly gave us a map and description otherwise we would not have found it. They told us that the hot pot was built using traditional materials of rock... Continue Reading →
On Friday we drove up to north-west Iceland through beautiful sunshine to stay at a lovely hill farm called Sölvanes. It is located high up in a valley with an expansive outlook to the north down Svartadalur and direct to the Arctic. Here's a couple of panoramas: the first one taken driving up to the... Continue Reading →
Pictures from our travels today from Borgarnes (where we are staying) out to the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
We have had plenty of weather since we arrived - strong winds, cold and rain (but it is Iceland Dad - as Jeannie said) - and then some spells of sun to get out into quickly. Some of the architecture is stunning: you can Google Harpa Concert Hall yourself to see what I mean. We... Continue Reading →
It's always been a sad moment for Kate and I when we are leaving Warton. Yesterday was no exception. Here's one of my favourite views, looking north from the farm into the sunset.
Sunshine, blue skies and a holiday weekend meant that we all enjoyed a great time on Sunday having a big family get together around the fire at Warton. I even managed to get out and about after a rough few days with food poisoning. Thanks very much to everyone involved for the wonderful food and drinks... Continue Reading →
Coquetdale is rich in history, ancient and modern, and has lots of natural splendour: all of which we have experienced this last three days with Jeannie. It has been rather misty, damp and decidedly cool at times but we have had excellent walks nevertheless: at Lady's Well (with Jackie, Angus and Izzie ... plus dogs), Cragside... Continue Reading →
The Yorkshire Dales are one of the loveliest, special places in the world. A great place with some of the best people ever. We had a couple of days there on our way up to Northumberland and managed to get two walks on to the fells - pretty good going as there was lots of... Continue Reading →
Spring in England means beautiful walks through fresh green fields, along woodland paths between hedgerows rich with blossoms and flowers. Last weekend didn't disappoint. Richard and Angela took us out to Badby woods and along the Nene Valley in rural Northamptonshire. Bradby is a hidden part of the Cotswolds where the old woods are absolutely... Continue Reading →
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