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Plockton

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Located on the west not that far from Kyle of lochalsh

An unusual place for this part of the world with the site of palm tree all along the water front

Full of character and uniqueness a popular area for campervans and European tourists

The bay a popular area for yachts and some great scenery out on the water

Soon to be along side the 45 foot Southerly. We once explored the Caribbean on her before she made it across the Atlantic to be eventually put on a mooring here

A view of the various houses along the water front all unique n colour and design

Just round the corner we have many famous highland cows

In all variations in colour from black white and the original ginger 

A view from the water looking back on the village, a great sunset below illuminating the horizon.

Findlater Castle

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Findlater castle lies about 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Banff, near the village of Sandend, between Cullen and Portsoy.

Sitting on a 50-foot (15 m)-high cliff overlooking the Moray Firth.

According to wikipedia 

The first historical reference to the castle is from 1246. King Alexander III of Scotland repaired this castle in the 1260s in preparation for an invasion by King Haakon IV of Norway

At the view point before dsecding down to the castle a description and image of what it used to look like

In the summer the fields that surround the castle are stunning and rally does add character to the area

A long shot from out at sea with the turquoise waters a captivating site.

Views from the air show the trail as it becomes nartrow and precarious on the way

A view from above showing the remenants that are still explorable inside

Remembering this site in the late 90s there was more there and slowly over time it has degraded.

Not only the castle but the cave that is not so easy to get to

A narroew trail begins with cliff drops on either side, caution needed

in Some areas substantial parts of the castle still remain

The far side where most of the brick work can still be seen. 

Some of the entrances are a little tricky to get into, a fair bit of climbing around at times

What seems to have been windows at some point are now huge openings with a long drop below.

The Fairy Pools

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On the trail to the fairy pools Isle of Skye, right to the west coast where the real scenery begins.

  The Cuillins on the way to the Fairy pools, a spectacular view in the region

The typical sight on the way there the iconic highland cattle 

  Arriving at the fairy pools after taking the narrow road there, a short walk to get there now.

Many lagoons on the way up but one of my favourites and the deepest. Would you believe it below doesn’t look that deep until you take a dip

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No wetsuit needed, just jump in and get swimming, goggles helped too lol.

The ridge above was actually an underwater opening that you can swim through to the next lagoon, cool.

Some more underwater shots of the various lagoons in this unique locations