Friday, April 3, 2026
The 'Durban Castle'
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My father's contract with his employer, the African Mercantile, included 'home leave' every three years, and this was due toward...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Corrugations
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This section of estate track near our house is displaying a phenomenon with which drivers in countries where dirt roads are common are only ...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Despite the Weather....
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Despite the recent appalling weather the small birds have been doing their best to carry on as if spring really was almost here - so we'...
Sunday, March 29, 2026
A Crowded Anchorage
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The Moray Firth off the mouth of Loch Fleet was crowded with ships by late afternoon yesterday, no less than six of them of which two were W...
Saturday, March 28, 2026
A Deserted Beach
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We were on the beach again yesterday morning, walking into a stiff southwester which brought sudden showers ranging from rain to hail. While...
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Ships in the Snow
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It's been snowing here on and off since yesterday morning but, during the day, any that settled melted almost immediately. However, thro...
Monday, March 23, 2026
A Wide, Sandy Beach
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It's one of the privileges of living in Golspie that we have easy access to a wide, sandy beach which stretches for miles but which usua...
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