Thursday, August 08, 2013

Ben Nevis Weekend - early August

Guests - Elizabeth,  Rosemarie, Andrew and Deborah. 
-->Guides - Sophie and Andy. 
Trip Notes - A wet weekend. Unfortunately the weather prevented the group from getting to the top of Ben Nevis. The Lost Valley on Sunday was a good bad weather option.

Awsome Arran Weekend - August

Guests - Petra, Colum, Andrea and Sandy. 
Guide - Jon
Trip notes - sunshine and rain, but more sun than rain and no midges! A weekend full of walks, bike riding, whisky tasting and a clear view from the top of Goat Fell. 


Arran Whisky tasting on the Lochranza Bay.

 

North West Highlands - July

Guests - Christine, Jos, Elisabeth, Margaret, Maud, Ross and Frank
Guide - Ian  
Oystercatcher on the roof of Achnasheen Station

North West Highlands - French trip

Guests - Yves, Catherine,  Marie Noelle, Cecilia, Enrica, Catherine, Pierre-Antoine, Nicolas and Matthieu.
Guide - Susan

Highlands Railways and Hills - late July

Guests - Louis, Marilyn, Martha, Ted, Clare, Marion, Alex, Tom, Victoria, Silvia and  Whitney.
Guide - Stuart and Sophie. 



Through the Chalamain Gap

North West Highlands - private group

Guests - Anne, Ed, Tracy, Jo, William, Moira, William and Moira. 
Guide - Richard

Trip Notes - Laid back week, lots of sight seeing in the heat. The group went up Slioch to find a breeze and avoid midges. 

Awsome Arran Weekend - July

Guests - John, Connor and Nicole
Guide - Jon
Trip notes -  Big mornings sea kayaking and mountain biking on Saturday saw the group happy to soak up the island atmosphere at the pub in Corrie rather than cycling right round the island. Goat Fell on Sunday was a warm climb and clear views from the summit.

Goat Fell summit looking back at Brodick Bay and the Holy Isle.
 

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Highland Hills ans Railways - early July

Guests - Andrew, Michele, Helen, Robin, Christine, Mark, Elfriede, Steve, Desiree and Beatrice. 
Guide - Stuart
Trip notes - Unseasonably warm and dry weather kept everyone on their toes. 

The big Big Highland Tour - July

Guides - Ian, Laura, Andy and Sophie
Guests - Michael, Michelle, Charlotte, Amy, Libby, Mary, Helene, Leah, Ian, Jared, Arnold, Elaine, Gary, Carol, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Katherine, Tim, Anne, France, Francois and Paul.

Trip notes - Our plan was to have multiple smaller groups for this trip - but everyone got on so well it truly became the big Big Highland Tour. This was the start of the hot spell in the Highlands.

 
Looking over the north face of Ben Nevis

Highland Hills and Railways - June

Guide - Stuart
Customers - Adele, Jessica and Jennifer