Tag Archives: Highlands

Killiecrankie

Posted on April 17, 2011 by AMWeston

After our walk at the Falls of Bruar we decided to stop at Killiecrankie. We managed to walk down to the soldier’s leap where a government soldier leapt over the river to escape the Jacobites. The Battle of Killiecrankie took place in 1686. In the… Continue reading →

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Culloden

Posted on April 15, 2011 by AMWeston

Yesterday after trying out some fishing and having a quick refreshment break we headed north to Culloden. We had visited the site the last time we had been north several years ago. Since then the new centre had opened. What a difference! The centr… Continue reading →

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Falls of Bruar – 3 out of 4 geocaches

Posted on April 15, 2011 by AMWeston

On the way home from Aviemore we stopped at the Falls of Bruar and turned our hand to some more geocaching. This time we were quite successful finding 3 out of 4 caches we looked for. We even met a fellow geocacher. He hadn’t found the first geoca… Continue reading →

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Fishing

Posted on April 14, 2011 by AMWeston

Terry had been planning on taking the children fishing at some point when we were in Aviemore and I had planned to go to one of the spas, but when he decided to go fishing today I went with them. We went fishing at Rothemurchus – an hour with the … Continue reading →

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Geocaching – 1 out of 2

Posted on April 13, 2011 by AMWeston

Yesterday and today we have been trying our hand at geocaching. Yesterday we didn’t have much luck but today we had our first success. There was another cache nearby but this time we weren’t as successful. Continue reading →

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Landmark

Posted on April 13, 2011 by AMWeston

Not the furniture warehouse but the woodland adventure play ground north of Aviemore at Carrbridge was today’s adventure. We did not know what to expect but we weren’t disappointed. We started with a walk in the woods where we managed to see red s… Continue reading →

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Highland Wildlife Park

Posted on April 12, 2011 by AMWeston

It’s been several years since we have been to Aviemore and hence the Wildlife Park. We were not disappointed in the changes that have been made in the past few years. We arrived just the park opened so we were able to drive round the park at a lei… Continue reading →

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Weston’s hit the Highlands

Posted on April 11, 2011 by AMWeston

Well it’s Easter so we are off on our adventures again. This time we have headed north to Aviemore for a few days. We have rented a bungalow and plan to explore the area. On the way up we stopped at Pitlochry for lunch. Eleanor discovered The Shee… Continue reading →

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