West Coast….East Coast July 11, 2007
Posted by Bill in : Camping, Outdoor Learning , trackback
Just back from a few days up North. Fantastic kayaking on Loch Laxford & Loch Cadh Fiup near Scourie and great to finally visit Cape Wrath area. Unfortunately bad weather forced us East after a gale force wind at Sango Bay played havoc with our camping arrangements. A great youth hostel at Kyle of Tongue provided sanctuary. Great to see seals of Strathay point. The retreat east provided a chance to visit Helmsdale and Dunrobin Castle, the sea of the Duke of Sutherland much hated by the Scots for his clearance policies.A fantastic castle to visit all the same.
Visiting Dornoch on the journey south we stayed at the best campsite I have ever had the pleasure to stay at with a fantastic setting- we could paddle to the sea just a few feet from the tent via a burn. Image above is of Loch Laxford from the summit of Ben Stack. image below is looking North at the coast by the Dornoch Firth. Every time we kayak on the sea it reminds us of the need to invest in some good Sea-kayaks..but where to store them is the problem.
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With posts and pictures like these you’ll be giving the tourism industry a boost! Although I can’t help notice you’re keeping the campsite details to youself
I’ve thought before that the web has the potential to enable schools to take on a significant role in the real and important task of attracting visitors to East Lothian. Haven’t done anything about it, though. Part of that would be attracting people with an interest in the outdoors. Maybe it’s somethign we could combine with outdoor ed in some way?
Yes I think we could combine these aims. Recently we launched a new website and marketing flyers for our residential site at Innerwick(Link at my site), but it still needs work and we hope to re-launch our own site for the service with a more corporate look with colour schemes linked etc. We also have links to the site from other sites i.e. schools, fieldwork etc. There is still reluctance to market a LA residential as a commercial concern but I feel it is the way forward.