🏰 ”Ardvreck Castle ruins and the drive to it in the snow ❄️” - Lairg SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ~ Wednesday Walk

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Hi all 👋🏻

Today I want to share with you all a walk around the RUINS OF #ARDVRECK #CASTLE, located at #LOCH #ASSYNT what is in the #HIGHLANDS of #SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 / UK 🇬🇧
As the drive to it was truly #magical, I will show you this part too 😎 we had some snow a few weeks ago and it made everything look like #winterwonderland again ❄️☃️❄️
This is part of our #explorations out, to #discover new areas, since we live in the highlands from the end of January this year. 😊

With this post I’m joining in at the Wednesday Walk challenge and Make me Smile challenge. That are hosted by @tattoodjay and @elizacheng every week on Wednesday.

‼️Have a look: Here in the Wednesday Walk Community if you want to join in!… the community is run by @tattoodjay.
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Today’s selection will be of 40 photographs.
Date: 11 March 2023.
The Photographs in this post are all taken with my iPhone 📱🤓
I will follow the time stamps on them. So it looks like you are driving along to the castle and walking along with me on this #walk in ❄️☃️❄️ #WINTERWONDERLAND, to 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 #discover everything what I saw, like the little #details seen through my eyes. 😊

Screenshot of the Location on Google maps, see the yellow star ⭐️ :

Zooming out a bit for you… again a screenshot from Google maps. You can see it is located on the west side of Scotland.

More information about the Castle you find in Wikipedia here: Ardvreck Castle!

The above website states that:

The castle was built around 1490 by the MacLeods of Assynt.

Imagine how long ago that is… 🤓

Let’s start our DRIVE and WALK:
Are you coming along? 😉😊
This time we need to take some warm gloves and a scarf and hat again… ❄️☃️ next to winter clothes and a warm jacket 🧥

The funny thing is… I didn’t expect to see much snow to be honest.
As we started driving we see around us this green landscape, only in the distance some snow on the tops of the mountains.

But soon… slowly this started to happen ❄️❄️❄️

The landscape was turning more white with every kilometre we drive up north ❄️❄️

Look how pretty it looks 😎

We see in the distance the mountains are covered with a thick pack of snow ❄️ that’s the way we are heading 😊 we had this much snow too but the area we live in was already defrosting earlier.

Oh what is the view beautiful… 🥰

We are reaching a village along the way. #Elphin is its name.

After some twisty turny bends through the #village we see more winterwonderland ☃️❄️

At this point we decide to drive a bit further than only to the castle as we want to see more of this winterwonderland around us first ❄️☃️❄️ and at the way back we will stop at the CASTLE 🏰

So we do drive much further, about an hours drive further.
I show you here the highlights of the drive 😎

We are the only ones on the road btw. So we can stop a few times, jump out of the car 🚗 and take some pretty pictures 📸 like this one. If you look closely you see the snow is being blown of the higher peaks…

The roads are luckily not too bad 🤓 but we drive carefully further.

Another stop… we get out of the car 🚗

I love snowy landscapes like this… bright blue skies… just us and nobody else.

A perfect weekend I must say 😊
Here we are at a higher point and I look back, the road twists through the #scenery.

I was hoping to find some #deer 🦌 as you would be able to see them really good now, but sadly we didn’t spot any… that were close enough to photograph.

Another capture of the snowy scenery… unspoiled 😎

…now we are heading back to the castle ruins.

Reaching the loch Assynt. We park our car 🚗 wrap up warm and start our walk 😊

And we reached the ruins, this time we could cross the water and walk onto the island the castle is on.
This is the view from the back 😎

Screenshot of Google maps, zooming in on the castle:

The path visible is normally flooded. You can’t cross to the island, at least this is the first time we saw that we could cross. All other times the water was high and we couldn’t when we visited the castle. 😎

Zooming out for a wider backdrop…

Further to the right looking over the loch (lake in English) 🤓

Let’s have a closer look at the ruins 😎📸

Look at the details that remain.

Walking around it now… the ruin towers high above us.

We walk further around…

Until I find these gates… closing of these areas.

I see icicles hanging of the ceiling… 🥶🥶🥶

Zooming in above…

And more of these gates…

What a sight… I can imagine the rest of the castle still being there.

More hidden rooms…

Although it started to snow again… the sun is peeking behind the mountains and castle 🏰

View along the left side…

We decide to walk back now. More photographers came, so we are not alone anymore 😎 but we got some good photos while nobody was around 😁 don’t you think?

Along the waters edge we find these grasses covered in snow, what makes for a cool sight 😎

More details along the edge… 🥰❄️☃️

Walking along a path towards the car park where the car is located. I love the #clouds, what a pretty sight.

Closer…

And here to the left is the car park.

Where I say “that’s all for today’s post my friends we are back at the car and say goodbye, join me next time for more #adventures, #stories and #photographs 😎👋🏻 Even some #artworks once in a while will come by” 🎨
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Have a great Wednesday all 😎
Grtz Jackie

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WOW what a post the scenery is truly an unspoiled winter wonderland, so breathtaking to see I bet

and the castle is awesome even though it has seen better days it is still pretty impressive

Thanks for joining the Wednesday, its always fun for me to visit the walks from all around the world, getting a feel for communities where people live and what they see on their daily walks

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Yes, it is breathtakingly beautiful everywhere you look around here. And add some snow… and you get this.
Love it 😍
Yes, seeing ruins does add so much to a landscape you are right.
Thanks a lot @tattoodjay 👋🏻😊 have a great day!

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and you will have fun exploring it all through the seasons going forward :)

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Only until spring… I have to move out of the UK early May. My residency was refused 😞
So I will make the most out of it now and visit what I can, next to arranging a country move and packing.
The reasons I haven’t been that active lately to be honest.
Have a lovely Thursday @tattoodjay 👋🏻☀️

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Ohh so sorry to hear that must be so frustrating and now you have to start planning another move

you to have a lovely day

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Thank you @tattoodjay 😊 it is frustrating as we definitely didn’t expect this, they even helped us with my application and advised last year. But hey… such is life.
I’m right in the middle of the planning already.

Thanks a lot, you too… enjoy 👋🏻☀️

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well I guess all you can do as look at it as a chance for new adventures ahead

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And that’s exactly what I do. New adventures ahead of us. And I did live for a while in this beautiful area, I will always treasure 😎
Have a lovely Friday @tattoodjay 👋🏻

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👍🙂👍
Have a great weekend

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Thanks a lot @tattoodjay 👋🏻😊 my weekend was great.
Hope yours too.
Enjoy the new week… soon…

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The blue skies are outstanding!!!
It's been so cloudy out here, for weeks now... I miss the sun and the skies of California!!!
Hello @littlebee4 !
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
!LADY 😍🌺🤙

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It looked so cool the blues and the white 😎
Hope the sun comes out soon… as we all need a little sunshine ☀️
Hello @silversaver888 👋🏻
Thank you so much 😊 have a wonderful Thursday!
!LADY 🤗🥰🌺🤙🏻

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What an incredible combination, ruins, blue sky and snow 🌨️. As always very nice post, happy Wednesday.

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AWESOME place and an "apotheosic" photographic exhibition @littlebee4 friend!... Nice to see this!... It's like visiting some stage of "Game of Thrones" (The HBO series)...

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Thank you SOOOO much @jlinaresp 👋🏻😊 I’m glad I could show this unique place to you. The sky was so blue and the snow… it was just perfect.
It almost does look like this area came out of the movie stage 😎
Have a wonderful day today my friend ☀️
!ALIVE

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Wow - what a day you had for that trip - the views are just stunning. And its a great wee castle, all on its onw in a lovely setting. I havent been there since 2007 ! Its been a while since I've down the drive up the west coast and along the top !
!ALIVE
!LOLZ

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It was truly a perfect day @hoosie 👋🏻😊 the views were amazing with so much snow ❄️
Loved it… now all is gone, but I saw next week possibility for snow again 😎
Time to check it out again me thinks 😉
Have a wonderful Thursday!
!PIZZA
!ALIVE

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Such a lovely post Jackie and I have to congratulate you on the beautiful landscape shots!
I love those windswept cloud streams and it delivers a certain character to the snowy scenes below.
You certainly have a beautiful collection of pictures here!

!PIZZA !LOL !LUV

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Thank you so much Zac 👋🏻😊 it was such a beautiful day out. Just what I needed. And to be surprised with such a scenery… one doesn’t forget easily.
I’m glad I could show it to you. It’s really beautiful up here.
Have a lovely Thursday ☀️🌺
!LOL
!PIZZA
!ALIVE

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My pleasure and you have some memories of a lifetime now Jackie.
The Highlands are famous for their looks, and you have certainly made some great captures there my friend.

A real rainy Thursday, but I got some good shots early morning. Hope that yours was also good.
!PIZZA
!LOL
!LUV

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Thank you kindly Zac for everything…
Yes, the highlands are famous for just that. I tried to capture the essence of just that.
I’m sure I will visit in the future as there is still so much to see.

My last days have been good. We had friend visiting from London. It was lovely. Hope you had a nice weekend too.
Have a wonderful new week Zac 👋🏻😊

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Only my pleasure Jackie 😊
I am also sure that you would want to go back there some time or another, as I would do the same.

Great that you had a visitor, as they keep one busy and it relieves the stresses for a while.
Our weekend was as wet as you can get and today (Monday), was our first dry day.
Hope that you week will be good!
!PIZZA

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Thank you so much Zac.
It’s one of those places one needs to discover more. 😉

The visitors brought indeed that. A welcome break and fun days.

Wow such an opposite in weather.
Have a wonderful day Zac 👋🏻😊
!PIZZA

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My pleasure and one needs to spend at least a week or two there.

Glad that you had some fun Jackie.
Oh yeah, the weather can get very funny here lately.
Hope that your day is also good!
!PIZZA

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Thanks a lot Zac 👋🏻😊
Looks like everywhere the weather is off/ funny…

I had a good day yesterday and so far today. Packed a lot… and more organising.
Hope your day is lovely too. I even managed to write a post this morning about the walk 2 weekends ago we talked about. I tagged you in it for easy finding.
Have a wonderful day further ☀️🌺

!PIZZA

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You are so right Jackie and they expect that it will get worse worldwide.

We are slowly recovering from the packing stage, but I feel it in my bones that soon we will be doing the same again !LOL

Thanks for the tag, and I will go and have a look.
May your Thursday be good.
!PIZZA

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Yes, I know. One of the reasons we went north.

Hahaha really… oh no. Hope it will be a little longer for you. !LOL

You are welcome Zac, happy to share my surroundings here.
Thanks a lot. May your Thursday be good too.
Good night!

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A good decision methinks Jackie.

Soon as we find a place, we are out of here !LOL

Hope that your day was also good.

Blessings.

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I thought so too.

Aha… good luck in finding one Zac.
I’m in full tiling mode now. Lots of work hehehe as they are handmade terracotta tiles hexagons nine is the same in size, angles or even thickness. So busy days. But fun 🤩 will look great ones finished.

The drive down south went well too in the weekend luckily. 12 hours over 2 days.
Thursday a rest day… the rest we see how we progress in the next 2 weeks.

Have a great week 👋🏻😎
!ALIVE

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The search will continue Jackie.

Difficult when the tiles don't conform to the same size and one always has to compromise. Like putting a puzzle together. Terracotta is a lovely color and we have many flowerpots of the same color.
So, by tiling I presume that you guys have now moved into the new place?

Ah, yes I can see now that you have moved and glad to see that the trip was safe. Good also that you will have a rest day on Thursday. Let's hope that the future have many good things in store for you.

Blessings and !PIZZA

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Aaaahhhh love these snowy landscapes! I just can’t get enough of them.

The castle although in ruins, is spectacular! What a sight and what a discovery! They remind me of the castle ruins in Elden Ring the game 😅

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Amazing photos Jackie with the interesting discovery of the castle even though now in ruins still attract photographers, I spotted someone in one of the photos from far so it made send when you said more photographers arrived. You certainly did a great job with the shots.

!PIZZA

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Thanks Joe, it was awesome. Even in ruins… it is such a cool place. On a Little island in the middle of this large lake.
Well spotted, it was indeed one of the photographers that walked the way I was standing. I went around the castle in such a way, I could hide him most of the time behind it hahaha until I couldn’t anymore and he was also on the island. !LOL
Thanks a lot.
Have a wonderful Thursday 👋🏻😊
!PIZZA

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Lol I can imagine trying to avoid having him in the photo.
Thanks Jackie, am a bit under the weather, two of my sisters are here the other will visit some other time

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Yep… it’s fun 📸 and challenging.

Sorry to hear that Joe. Do take care! Hope you feel better soon.
Enjoy the visit of your sisters 😊

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Thanks, Jackie, I feel better and will keep monitoring my health.

Its been great having my sisters 😃

Have a good one 😉

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You are welcome Joe, that’s good to hear.
Hope you recovered further this weekend.
That’s nice 😊 family visits are great.
Our friends have been here all weekend. It was lovely.
Have an awesome new week 👋🏻☀️
!PIZZA

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Wow! The scenery is simply breathtaking. I love how it's all snowy and the blue sky. It looks like a fairy tale.
How did everything go? Are you already adapted to your new place?
Have a great evening, Jackie 🤗🌸

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Thank you so much @coquicoin for coming along.
It truly is like a fairy tale up here 😊🥰 love it.
Nope, I won’t be able to adapt sadly… my residency was refused and I am planning as we speak a new country move 😞 next to started to pack all the boxes again… sigh
That’s why I haven’t been that active lately and going forward for a few weeks.
I will enjoy it all as long as it may be though. For sure I will visit in future holidays. As it is such an amazing place.
Thanks a lot, have a wonderful Thursday 👋🏻🌺

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Oh, Jackie, I'm sorry! It's too bad they didn't approve your residency. And, on the bright side, I hope the next move is even better for you.
Have a lovely day 😊🌸

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I've never been experienced snow I hope someday I can experienced it too.
Such a lovely woderful winter land😍😍😍

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It is soooooo awesome @mitch18 ☃️☃️🥶 first thing I did was build a snowman ⛄️ hahaha will share him soon.
I hope you can experience it one day. It’s magical.
Thanks a lot for coming along. Have a great week 👋🏻😊

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Wooohhhoooooo I made it into the top 3 🎉🎉 amazing to wake up to. Thank you so much @ybanezkim26 👋🏻😊 makes me happy!
Have an awesome day ☀️🐝

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You're welcome! Have an awesome day!

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Thanks a lot @ybanezkim26 👋🏻😊
Have an awesome week!
!ALIVE

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You're welcome, my friend! Have an awesome week to you, too!

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Thank you so much 👋🏻😊 hope you are well.

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I am now. I felt so heavy last week.

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Oh… good to hear you are now @ybanezkim26
Sometimes life can be challenging and one questions everything. Especially when we want to do our best.
Sending you a big huggg 🤗🤗
Almost weekend 😉
Any travel plans coming up?

I am driving down 12 hours Saturday to help the in-laws tile their livingroom… will be there for 2 weeks. When I return I have 1,5 week to pack 📦📦📦 up our belongings for the next country move. So busy times ahead.

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Wow! You're always moving! As for me, I'm mostly staying at home these days.

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Looks like the castle is losing its walls. Or it is buried. I wonder how it's like inside the rooms.

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It lost about 80% of the castle… and will loose more going forward as time passes. I think indeed some is also under the ground.
It was such a cool place to visit. I’m glad you came along.
Happy Thursday 👋🏻😊

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Wow! gorgeous photos! I hope to visit Scotland again. The castles are amazing :)

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Thanks @digi-me 😊👋🏻 hope you can one day. As there is so much to see around here.
Love the castles, in ruins or fully intact. All are amazing 🤩
Have a great day ☀️

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I would love to explore those castles! I think that is part of what Scotland is i noen for🙂in addition to beautiful landscape.

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Yes, it is… every village almost has a castle up here. Too many to visit all hahaha 🤣
Have a great day 👋🏻😎

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That's how I imagine Scotland. Have a great evening 🙂

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Thank you 😊
Enjoy the Friday, almost weekend 🎉

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Oh history, castle ruins and snow at the same time, very cool trip!!

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It was the perfect combo for that day. It was awesome.
Thanks @duvinca 😊👋🏻 for coming along.
Enjoy your day!

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Nice work, nice ride. I hope you had fun

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Congrats on the pinmapple feature. Insane it on there like I know I know who posted this cover..

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Thank you kindly @dandays 👋🏻😊
Hahaha that’s pretty cool 😎 you know indeed 😁
Have an awesome day!

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That should've said I saw, not insane. I'm not gonna change it though. Autocorrect is funny sometimes.

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Yep, I thought that hahaha 🤣
Autocorrect can be funny sometimes… I so know

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And once again... an awesome post! Wow, as you mentioned, even your trip to get to the castle was presenting you with such a beautiful winter wonderland!

It looks as if the snow was quite thick at the castle...?

Looking at your photos, one can actually feel the atmosphere and imagine what it must have been like in the castle all those years ago.

Thank you for sharing these photos with us, @littlebee4🙏👍!

Have a great day!

!ALIVE

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Thank you so much @jacoalberts 👋🏻😊 it was epic as you can see. 😎
So beautiful up here.

The snow was indeed thick and in places where we stopped the car along the way I couldn’t see my feet anymore… hahaha we tried at one point to reach a waterfall in a ravine.
There was no sunshine and a truly strong wind going through it. Next to a river.
We made it only half way as our faces started to freeze 🥶 we needed to turn back. It was that cold there.
But in the open it was nice.

I’m glad you saw what I saw… the feel around that castle was interesting. Will share more next week.
Have a great day ☀️☃️

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Wow! Your faces started to freeze! I can imagine that when I look at your photos, but oh my...that is seriously cold!

I really enjoyed the outing with you and looking around with you!

Enjoy your weekend, @littlebee4🙏👍!

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Yes it did… so I thought… nope, we go not further we have to turn around.
I never experienced anything like that. We were dressed for such cold. Just the areas that were not covered… our faces above the scarf and what was exposed under the hats… 🥶🥶🥶

Thank you so much. Will post soon more 😊
Have a lovely new week 👋🏻☀️🌺
!ALIVE

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I'm looking forward to seeing more! I'm not scared of the cold...when I can be looking through your photos...(just teasing)...lol! I think I'll freeze up if I am there n real life...😅!

Enjoy your week, @littlebee4👍!

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Thank you kindly 😎
Hahaha !LOL luckily we can visit extreme places on-line, in the safety from our home. 😉
The good thing about freezing temperatures, one can dress for it. (With keeping in mind safety)
For the hot summers in some regions… you can’t dress for it. Hahaha
I love it here, better climate wise than southern Spain. I just couldn’t cope with it anymore. It only got hotter and hotter. I saw a news article yesterday stating this week there will be temperatures of 30+ degrees Celsius. And it is only March. 15 degrees more than normal.
So happy I decided to go north.

Thank you @jacoalberts I will, you do the same. Enjoy 👋🏻☀️

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It seems like you prefer cold weather...?

Yes, it is true, you can dress for cold weather but not for hot weather. But it's amazing how one adapts to the weather in your area.

You say that you see the temperature is 30+ this week in Spain. Am I right in saying summer is on its way in Spain? Because we are heading for winter now. But 30+ in summer is normal here for us during the summer months. As a matter of fact, we are starting to get some cooler days at the moment and today is one of those days. It is currently 22 here and I am wearing a jacket because it feels chilly to me...lol.

But I'm glad you enjoy living in the cooler (colder) weather up north! And I have to say, cold or not...it's beautiful🙏👍!

Stay safe, @littlebee4! And stay !ALIVE

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I think I prefer a climate with fresh air and seasons. Green around me. So perfect up here in the north.
It sure is amazing how people do adapt, actually to all kind of climates. Some have too. Some can choose.

Yes, it will be toooo hot in Spain. Spring only started, summer is still far away. These kind of temperatures in March are rare.
The air in Spain is very humid too, I think it isn’t like that where you are. There is also a breeze from the sea that helps.
Wow… yep, you are going into winter. Hahaha I know that, cold with 22 degrees, we did the same in Spain.

Thank you so much, happy I can share this beauty around here with you. No matter what the temperature does. It looks in every season pretty.

Thanks @jacoalberts 😊 you too, stay safe! And !ALIVE

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I am glad that you are enjoying the area where you are living so much😉👍.

Take care! Speak to you soon, @littlebee4👋!

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Thanks @jacoalberts 👋🏻😊 so much to see…
I’m right in the middle of tiling floors at the in-laws now. Lots of work. Weekend was 2 days of driving down. Monday sealing twice the first batch of tiles… today start of tiling. As they are all handmade, none is straight or the same hahaha terracotta and hexagons. Also got the second batch delivered that had to be carried in. Hope to catch up soon 😎
Have a wonderful week!
!ALIVE

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Wow! It sounds like you guys are really busy now! Just take care of your back... Well, I suppose I don't have to remind you about that.

But I also thought I'm being careful and I hurt my back again last weekend...Could hardly walk for three days...lol.

Good luck with all the hard work, @littlebee4! And take care👋😉👍!

!ALIVE

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What a trip into the Highlands! Wow! I forget how vast that is there. The ice and snow make it seem even more remote.

How far did you have to walk to get to the ruins? I have to say that I am not a fan of trudging into the unknown with snow.

Yikes. :)

Still, the vastness, the skies, and the tiny little details pictured really made it a fun adventure. The ruins were pretty gone, but, like you, I can imagine the glory and grandeur of what once was. Those gates were pretty cool that they were still intact!

Thanks for taking us along!

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I know ❄️☃️
This part is remote. To do stuff like post office or big shopping for groceries it’s a 1 hour 15 drive.
But the beauty… love it 🥰

The walk from the parking isn’t that far. About 5 minutes. There is a path with gravel. Ok… we didn’t see it but knew where it kinda was hahaha. So all good.

It was stunning in every way. A perfect day to be out, I so needed it hahaha 🤣 blue skies, thick snow and ruins… yep, my kind of things.
It so stands out in the scenery these ruins 😎 with the snow even more.
This weekend we get our last visitors. Friends from London. Then full to packing up again as next weekend we are gone for 2 full weeks 😬 when back only 1,5 week left to finish.

Glad you came along Denise 👋🏻😊☃️ happy to share this scenery…
Have a wonderful Friday ☀️🌺

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You made me feel cold! And in Argentina we have 25°C! 🤣
Nice photos and congrats for the 1st Place in @pinmapple

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Hahaha that’s cool to hear… made you feel cold in Argentina 🥶☃️ !LOL
Thank you so much @her18lux 👋🏻😊 much appreciated!
Have a wonderful Thursday ☀️🌺 enjoy the sun a bit more and warm up hehehe 🤭

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Fantastic to see these castle ruins Jackie, and the winter wonderland around it, one thing that always hits me when seeing these kinds of ruins is how they must have been verry cold to live in due to the places most of them are located at as they are built for maximum defense rather than comfort, and how windy most of those places are, thanks a lot for sharing and stay !ALIVE

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Thank you so much Erik 👋🏻😊 the ruins, blue sky and snow were so epic…
Yes, exactly like that. No idea how they could survive in those circumstances. It must have been horrible.
Happy to share my travels and adventures. Thanks for coming along.
Have a wonderful new week!
!LUV

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Thanks a lot Jackie, and have an awesome new week.

!ALIVE

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Even why i love more the summer i love watching the snow and enjoying it.
Your post is so Wonderful and looks like you had fun here . 🤍

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Thank you so much @clarissaaaa 👋🏻😊 me too… I lived so long in Spain and missed the 4 seasons. Now being back in this kind of climate and seeing the snow has been wonderful.
Love it.
Thanks for joining me. I had so much fun!
Have a great new week 🌺☀️

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!LADY

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Thank you kindly @kaseldz 👋🏻😊
Have a nice new week!

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I also thank you. We hope to help each other as much as we can.
!LUV
!PIZZA
!CTP
!MEM
!ALIVE

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Wow! you went from spring to winter! 😀 Wow! it must have been a very tall castle. a castle abandoned in the snow - romantic! I hope you didn't freeze then.

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Yep… looks like the opposite direction hahaha it should go into spring and summer after.
I did enjoy so much snow though @tali72
It was a lovely day and seeing this castle looked indeed so romantic in the snow.
Luckily I was wrapped up warm.
Have a great new week 👋🏻😊

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