Monday 22 October 2012

Outside again

As promised, I'm going to take you on another of my walk(ies).  If only I had a dog.  (Border Terrier please Santa).

This time we went to Papil Beach.

Again, I've marked the route out (for my own amusement more than anything really, I mean, its a
beach, we walked along it, you can prolly guess the route from the first overhead pic..)




Its a great beach to visit as it caters to those who like their sandy beaches, those who like their pebbly beaches, and even those who prefer sea cliffs and weird rocks...   I'm prolly in the "sandy" camp.  Unless its hot and sunny... then I'd much prefer pebbly beaches as there's less chance of encountering sunbathers - all that flesh, in public...  ewwww no thank you very much.  Anyway, not that much likelihood of that up here!




See those cliffs at the end there?  Thats as far as we got.  To be honest it was a pretty tough walk for me as the second half was over the hillside so I was dodging poo, tripping over rocks, wobbling on the edge of rabbit holes...  I just really need flat ground!









This was the coldest walk yet...  Absolutely freezing.  And the wind out on those rocks was fair blowy too...  Man did very well at not laughing (too much) when I had to resort to shredding a snotty tissue and stuffing it in my ears....  Sorry but, the pain!  Must remember to take a pocket full of cotton wool next walk.   And I did very well indeed fighting the urge to sleep.  No kidding, see those jaggy rocks in the bottom two photos?  Got that far and a massive wave of SLEEP hit me, big time.  I got all teary and pouty and woozy had to sit down, then really regretted sitting down as a fierce desperation to just curl up on the rocks and sleep took over.  No question at all, had man not been there I'd have done it.  

Anyway, he kept on talking to me and helped me up again and coaxed me into walking again, held onto my arm to make sure I stayed upright, and it eventually wore off.  The view back seemed even nicer but that might just have been knowing I could see where the car was....








Did you spot that dark grey bit of cloud?  Just the one wee bit in the first picture?  Well it worked its way to above our heads just in time for the final nasty uphill slog of the walk and we got soaked.   Bet you wish I'd taken a photo of that too....

34 comments:

  1. What a beautiful walk, such a wonderful beach or really beaches. Good of you to stay awake, it sounds rather a cold place to sleep.

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  2. Wow, spectacular spot! You've got a lovely man, there :o)

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  3. Lovely lovely pictures!

    That must have been hard to not nap. You would have been like on of the Flintstones on those rocks.

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  4. I knew all that fresh air and exercise was bad for you ;o) Would have loved a pic with the snotty hanky...

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  5. what, no dirty words in the sand this time??? i am disappointed! ;) xo

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  6. I love walking with you! We go to the most beautiful places :)

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  7. You've gone all nature girl on us. Love it!

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  8. Another beauty spot! And poor Mother Nature was onlytrying to help keep you awake I'm sure!

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  9. Meant to say hope you had a good sleep after all that exercise!

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  10. I'm with Cindy - we could starting a walking Bee! Lovely to see where you live and bless your man for looking after you!.

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  11. Ever thought of a hat Sarah?

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  12. Another beautiful place to walk, I love seeing your beautiful views.
    Lucky you don't live in Oz then, you'd be eeeeewing constantly from all the acres of flesh seen in public.

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  13. Gorgeous scenery and you need yourself one of the flappy eared hats for the ears ;-)

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  14. Beautiful beach Sarah! ps is my no reply thing fixed now?

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  15. I love your walk photos. You need some ear muffs. You also definitely need a dog, because they wouldn't let you fall asleep. You would get dog slobber over your face, but they wouldn't let you sleep.

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  16. What a beautiful beach and some bracing weather by the sound of it. I think a hat is definitely order of the day and a border terrier would be so lovely- don't get me started ;)

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  17. Gorgeous walk - I wish I was there with you, we could have had a sit down and a picnic halfway round ;o) How about ear muffs (no one to see you looking daft in them!) or a nice warm hat? There are a couple of very young and very, very cute Border Terrier pups (14 weeks) near me at the moment - shall I pinch them and keep one and send the other up to you?! (Or I could just get you the name of (local) breeder...)
    Well done for not sleeping on the rocks - I don't know how you managed to stay awake xx

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  18. Beautiful scenery, am very envious. I lived in the Highlands for a while in my younger days, and I still miss it. You should definitely get yourself a Border Terrier :-)

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  19. See, not just me that gets sunny walks. Though it does sound like you got wet too. I hate cold wind in my ears, it does really hurt I agree, but I've never had the clever idea of putting tissues in them - I usually just wish for a hat, next time I'll be searching my pockets for the least soggy tissue. Juliex

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  20. Fab pictures. We need you with a quilt caught behind you in the wind looking all sound of music...yeah I know you're going to tell me where to go with your sailors mouth ;-)

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  21. this must be a lovely walk. It looks amazing and so peaceful

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  22. Flippin' heck missus, that's some walk! I'm not sure I could manage that one! I hope you're proud of yourself for doing it, but perhaps a gentle stroll might be in order next time! The scenery up there is breathtaking. Jxo

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  23. Swoon! Totally utterly gorgeous. You are so lucky to live there....even tho I know it's a bit cold and blowy....it's so beautiful and it's the SEA (God I miss the sea!)!

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  24. what fabulous beaches: and well done for your perseverance. I hate it when its so cold and windy that your ears hurt: no fun

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  25. I am really looking forward to walks along the beach!! When people ask me what we miss from Australia it's beach walks & loads of fresh cheap fruit & veg.
    Well done you on the not going to sleep!! I have had a good week but fell asleep after breakfast this morning :/ bugger!!

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  26. I've just been walking with my friends 10 month old boarder terrier called Herb.... She's ever so cute and would fit in a Christmas stocking.

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  27. I'm impressed! My ears hurt too with the cold ... even going through the fridge section of a supermarket can do it! however I do have one of those hats with ear flaps so I'll be wearing that this winter! ... You did awesome to not go to sleep on those rocks ... don't know if you find it scary going out (well on your own anyway) but I sure do - the thought that i can know where I am one minute and then be totally disoriented one step later is so un-nerving :( ... that's something I'm going to have to learn to get over! ... where are you taking us next?

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  28. I love these little walk reports,I feel like I am right there with you, wish I was, I love deserted countryside!

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  29. How much flesh do you see on Shetland even on the sunniest days?! Lol! Gorgeous pics.

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  30. What awesome scenery, the rocks are similar to the ones we see in Norway, just fab!

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  31. It looks beautiful, keep going out, I want to see more!

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  32. Awesome! I do miss the rugged landscapes and big skies - bit soft and flat round here!

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  33. Hilarious reason why you may prefer pebble beaches in hot weather!!!! Heart lurched when you said you felt so sleepy, fair play to hubby xxx

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