In 2014, we took the Drive and Hike version of the East and North Shore tour offered by Kauai Photo Tours. We were so happy with the experience that we booked another tour with them for this trip, this time for the South Shore. These tours are led by a professional photographer who drives a …
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Here’s a taste of the spectacular sunrise photos from this morning; more are at the end of this post. We spent another day today with a pooch from the Kaua’i Humane Society. We were running a bit behind getting there and, having seen how things worked a few days ago, I knew we couldn’t be …
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Sunrise! Today was a BIG DAY! You may recall me waxing poetic about the Alaka’i Swamp Trail back in my 2014 post and how I was so excited that day to have actually made it past the Pihea Trail and a ways onto the Alaka’i Swamp Trail. That was a good day, but I knew …
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Finally made it to the shore for sunrise this morning! I must finally be feeling better. Today was a brand new activity for us, even though we spent it visiting a few places we’ve been before. Today we took a dog from the Kaua’i Humane Society out for a field trip! What a seriously great …
Uggh, still sick. Got up for sunrise, but couldn’t make myself head down to the shore. That’s okay, it was fine, but it wasn’t a particularly spectacular sunrise anyway. After a piece of dry toast, I laid down and went back to sleep for another hour and a half. That was definitely the right call. …
Today was our last day on the Isle of Skye and we had a long drive ahead of us back to Edinburgh; however, we made time for a “quick” hike nonetheless. It was time to take the road from Glenbrittle to Sligachan and find the Fairy Pools! We got a little turned around on the …
You’ll all be glad to hear that breakfast this morning was innocuous enough, us having turned down the black pudding menu item in advance. The selection of music playing during the meal did have its moments, though. The rotating CDs featured a mix of bagpipes and vaguely Celtic-sounding music. Think of the music you typically …
As if we haven’t been walking enough on this trip, today we decided to go for three walks in the woods! Every indication was that Glen Affric was not to be missed, and every indication was right. It was gorgeous. Driving out to the glen, our first stop was Dog Falls. The trail to the …
Our day began with a tension-inducing drive out to Cromarty for a boat ride on the Moray Firth. We were driving along okay, staring in wonder at the large bus ahead of us navigating the narrow streets of Fortrose, when our GPS detoured us around the town and up into the hills. I like to …
This morning, we climbed on an early bus and headed out to Roslin. We went to the upper deck of the bus and were lucky enough to get seats in the front row, right up against the window. It gave us a whole new view of the city as we drove by and great views …
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