Another catching up with ourselves today and we spent all
morning around the site. It was dry and
bright at this time but degenerated in to heavy rain later. After lunch we called into Lochinver before
driving a short way along the ‘Wee Mad Road’ to Inverkirkaig where we parked up
and set off to walk up to the Kirkaig Falls.
A trip of just over two miles each way in the buy now steady rain but it
was worth it. Both the river, and
particularly the falls, were spectacular.
The river flows through a steep sided gorge at this point with Suilven
looming in the distance. The river
suddenly plunges over a 20m drop to cascade spectacularly into a deep, dark
pool. A ‘dry fisherman’ complained to us
of the lack of water in the river but there seemed to be plenty rushing over
the falls and I saw a fair sized salmon leap out of the water; majestic! We have booked to eat at Peet’s Seafood
Restaurant this evening and Langoustine is on the menu, so that’s me
sorted. Tomorrow seems to be set fair
again so, hopefully, I shall get up Suilven.
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| River Kirkaig |
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| River Kirkaig |
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| River Kirkaig |
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| Kirkaig Falls |
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| Kirkaig Falls |
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| Kirkaig Falls |
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| Kirkaig Falls |
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| River Kirkaig |
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| Sunset back at the site. |
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