Album Durness and Balnakeil from JayOh (John Owles)

A Wind Blown Terrierist On Balnakeil Beach

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:18:35 +0000

After the rain, the wind kept rising to gail force and beyond but the sun was out which created a sand storm to rival the best of deserts.

A Wind Blown Terrierist On Balnakeil Beach

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:17:39 +0000

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After the rain, the wind kept rising to gail force and beyond but the sun was out which created a sand storm to rival the best of deserts.

A Wind Blown Terrierist On Balnakeil Beach

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:16:36 +0000

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After the rain, the wind kept rising to gail force and beyond but the sun was out which created a sand storm to rival the best of deserts.

Rare Scottish Primrose

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:15:37 +0000

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We found two of these rare Scottish primroses on Farraid Head. They are tiny, the flower being only 8mm in diameter, and are only found in the far Northwest of Scotland.

Rare Scottish Primrose

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:14:54 +0000

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We found two of these rare Scottish primroses on Farraid Head. They are tiny, the flower being only 8mm in diameter, and are only found in the far Northwest of Scotland.

Old Fishing Station - Farraid Head

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:13:35 +0000

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Balnakeil Bay From Farraid Head

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:12:53 +0000

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Balnakeil Bay From Farraid Head

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:11:58 +0000

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Old Fishing Station - Farraid Head

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:11:16 +0000

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Old Fishing Station - Farraid Head

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:10:17 +0000

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Sandstorm On Farraid Head

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:09:37 +0000

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After the rain, the wind kept rising to gail force and beyond but the sun was out which created a sand storm to rival the best of deserts.

When we set out in the morning this was a tarmac road, by the time we return in late afternoon the tarmac was under two feet+ of sand. The disorientation was amazing. Tibby had to hold our hands and walk backwards. Being that much shorter, she and Monty bore the full brunt of the sand blasting. Cold teabags at the ready when we got back.

Balnakeil Bay

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:08:41 +0000

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Evening Over Balnakeil Bay

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:08:07 +0000

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Balnakeil Church

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:06:54 +0000

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A dramatic place. This has been a religious site for about 1200 years and in Gaelic Balnakeil means “bay of the church”.
There is a tomb within the walls of the church which has the inscription ""Donald Makmurchou here lies low Was ill to his friend, and worse to to his foe True to his master in prosperity and woe. DMMC 1623".

Floodlight on Foinne Bhein

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:32:55 +0000

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As we drove north from Tarbet towards Durness we were met by this sight of the late sun spot lighting the white slopes of Foinne Bhein and creating this rainbow.

As the rainbow receded, the slopes became dazzling as the sun floodlit the white upper slopes.

Late Sun on Cranstackie

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:33:25 +0000

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As we drove north from Tarbet towards Durness we were met by this sight of the late sun spot lighting the white slopes of Foinne Bhein and creating this rainbow.

This was followed by rounded lump of Cranstackie being turned to pink.

Rainbow over Foinne Bhein

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:34:29 +0000

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As we drove north from Tarbet towards Durness we were met by this sight of the late sun spot lighting the white slopes of Foinne Bhein and creating this rainbow.

Shepherds 05:00 Warning

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:34:58 +0000

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Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning.

And that turned out right on the button. The rain soon arrived and by the end of the day it was blowing F-8 gusting 9. Although the rain eventually abated, the wind continued at storm force for two days and that made for a great experience at Balnakeil and Faraid Head the next day.

Kyle of Durness

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:35:15 +0000

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Smoo River

nobody@ipernity.com (JayOh (John Owles)) — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:35:45 +0000

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