The Two BEST Walks in the North-West Highlands
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
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We had a couple of nights at one of our favourite campsites - Sango Sands in Durness in Sutherland. From there we took a walk along to the wonderful Cocoa Mountain, who make some of the best chocolate you'll find anywhere. From there we enjoyed a glorious wander out to Faraid Head, a long promontory jutting out into the Pentland Firth, very near Cape Wrath, the most north-westerly point of mainland Britain. Next day we drove to Seigra, near Kinlochbervie, and walked the four moorland miles into Sandwood Bay, a place of intrigue. Sandwood Bay and its hinterland is rich in folklore and legend and my good friend Duncan Chisholm, the highland fiddler who made a wonderful album a couple of years ago named after Sandwood Bay, described it as a 'thin place.' According to the ancient Gaels such places are the connection between our world and that of the ancient Celts,, often barely discernable. Perhaps that explains the numerous sightings here of people long gone...
I'm based in the Scottish Highlands and I use a VW campervan to access the great outdoors, where I climb hills, ride my e-bike or gravel bike and just visit some of those places I've never been to. I've been climbing hills and mountains all over the world for 50 years and I'm a former editor of Climber Magazine and The Great Outdoors Magazine.
Sehr beeindruckende Bilder. Man glaubt nicht das man in Schottland ist. 👍👍🏴🇩🇪
Thank you so much for taking me back to these two marvellous places,a tear in my eye.magical,one of your best
My favourite part of Scotland you can't beat Sutherland and Wester Ross, every time I watch your videos Cameron I think about buying a camper van.
Sandwood is a glorious place is it not? The beach looks different every time you visit. First camped there at the north end with our "Chookiembras" many years ago. Aaah......memories........
A beautiful film thanks very much. It was with shock that I realised that its nearly 50 years since I went to Sandwood Bay and really need to visit again
your voice and presentation are magical - some people have it and never lose it - well done man
Simply stunning.
What beautiful, soothing footage, thank you! New places to explore next time we make it over to the Motherland ~
Fabulous video thank you,have done Sandwood Bay 4 times,but it gets harder as the years advance,maybe one more time this year🤔
Fantastic Cameron, sitting here in a dreich Bellshill, still in my pyjamas I wished I was up there with you.. Great choice of background music too, very calming.
Had many great times at Balnakiel. Even seen them practice bombing Garve island. We once arrived there and half the US Navy were in the harbour. Quite a sight.
Thank Cameron heading up to sango in June given me some ideas
Cracking stuff Cameron. Reminds me of a beach walk we did just north of Gairloch many years ago ... lovely conditions for 30 minutes outbound, then caught in a heavy squall on the return leg - it was great, Scotland in a nutshell!
Fabulous ❤
Loved our trip to Sandwood Bay. In Skye just now - poured all day - very wet walk north of Dunvegan though
Lovely that. And I agree, £20 a night is too expensive really.
Jings, the quality of provender is on the up in the Heilans. Braw day in a braw land.
Sandwood is an awful place. People should stay away. 😘😘😉
The four-mile walk-in deters most folk.
@@CameronMcNeishOutdoors Quite right too!
My mother grew up on the shore of Loch laxford and to my shame I've never seen the area since I was a child.
I could have stayed with extended family all round the NC500 route before it became infamous 🫣
It's never too late Alistair!
@@CameronMcNeishOutdoors it will happen soon.