Ben, Kim, Oli and I have just returned from a awesome road trip to Scotland.

While up North we went to visit John Ridgway at Ardmore. An incredible man with stories that would humble even the hardest of explorers and adventures out there. He lives in a remote part of Sutherland which requires a 2 miles hike over the hill to reach. I was lucky enough to be able to look at his incredible wooden boat which he and Chay Blythe rowed across the Atlantic with in 1966.

Ardmore, Sutherland

Despite the ever changing Scottish weather or rain, gales, snow and sun we made the most of our time and explored some of my favourite haunts of Scotland – Ardmaddy Castle, Lone Bothy, Smoo Caves, Durness Beach and everything in between. Luckily I only have two weeks till I return for a weeks fishing on the Awe, Euchar and every hill Loch in between.

Smoo Caves