Danny Macaskill – The Ridge
It’s been several years since this YouTube video came out featuring Danny Macaskill and it still holds it’s impact. You don’t have to be a mountain biker to enjoy it as the skill and the scenery are just amazing.
Guests from all Around the World
11th June 2015 It always amazes me that people have travelled from all corners of the earth to find their way to Fern Villa in the small village of Ballachulish in the Scottish Highlands. Today I looked at the diary for the next 7 days and can see that we have guests coming from France, […]
A Day Out
June 2014 This week we had our friend Sylvia visiting us from Germany and on Wednesday 11th June David let me off my duties and us girls were able to go out for the day. It started off very wet so we were not very hopeful. We tried Cuil Bay first but it was just […]
New cross country trails at the Nevis Range
2 new cross country trails are opening at the Nevis Range Trail Centre.: The CATS EYES green-graded cross country descent has wide berms and rollover features and can be ridden as a flat track or using the big wide open berms, with a rolling trail through the trees beside a burn. It’s 1.3km long, at […]
A few hours out in the sunshine
As all guests were stopping over we had the chance to make the most of the sunshine for a few hours. We picked up a sandwich at the CoOp and pulled into a layby on the loch side en-route for a quick lunch. Then on for a few more miles to Kinlochlaich Garden Centre. […]
Rainbows, Red Kites and the Russet Hues of Autumn
We did the drive up to Golspie yesterday to collect our sack of newly ground oatmeal direct from the mill. Although a long drive it is a scenic one and we enjoyed dozens of rainbows all the way up; so as you can imagine we were driving through showers and then sunshine, showers and then […]
Zibobs are coming!
The Glencoe Mountain Resort will have free Zibobs available at the plateau cafe all season – perfect for children of all ages and I’m sure adults will have great fun on them as well. They are also in the process of planning the UK’s first ever Zibob race, scheduled to happen in the last weekend […]
River Wild
Enjoy some white water rafting with Vertical Descents.
Home Improvements
Our local upholsterer came today and gave us a very reasonable quote for having the lounge chairs and sofas reupholstered. They are going to be done in 3 different fabrics which will all compliment each other. They are going to be done a piece at a time and should all be completed by Christmas. Looking […]
New Player
On Wednesday we had a visitor to the Ballachulish Shinty Park, a young heron, I think he will have to sign up for the Under 14’s though.
Crafts and Things
Had a nice lunch at Crafts & Things at Tighphuirt, Glencoe. Sat outside as the temperature was recording 30/85 degrees, maybe the soup and a toastie wasn’t such a good idea but they were certainly very tasty. http://www.craftsandthings.co.uk/index.asp
Glencoe Marathon
I think the confirmations for the Glencoe Marathon must just have been received – 3 bookings in 10 minutes for the 5th October. This is the 2nd year for the event, held on the 6th October, a 26 mile trail run that ascends 1608 metres. This year there is also the Mamores Half Marathon and […]
