Lovely Lupins

As I write this blog post from my hammock, I can see the pink and purple lupins outside our Ullapool cottage. They are very tall and rather magnificent. It’s another beautiful day here in the north west and after our trip to Lochinver yesterday we are staying at home today. I meant to write about our trip into the Culag Woods at Lochinver so I’ll do that now. I was excited to explore them, because even though the area is right beside Lochinver I had never realised that it was there. It’s a lovely little forest, mainly coniferous, with paths to follow, and is between the edge of the village (at An Cala) and the sea. Needless to say I got a bit lost by following the wrong path at one point, but I soon found my way again. I met James on the little pebbly White Beach after his walk, and went into the sea for a swim. The water was so refreshing, like cool silk against my skin. We had a picnic but didn’t linger too long because every midge in the North West Highlands started to converge on midge-magnet James. I will definitely be back to this wee hidden woodland treasure.