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Ninja Cows (part 2)

Roman — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:44:53 +0000

Once again we have been attacked by Ninja Cows, this time in Fife on the coastal path from Anstruther to Crail. These creatures watched us cross over a tricky stile and then made a move on us, en masse.

I don’t mind them being interested but when they start to use their heads to push you backwards and no amount of shouting, even very loudly, doesn’t make a slight bit of difference. Thankfully, there were rocks behind us to clamber up – cows don’t climb. And also we were saved by a bunch of noisy kids who were going down to the beach. Our ninja cows turned as a group and headed after them. We escaped by running for the steep cliff slopes.

Why Ninja Cows? Cause they do creep up on you and then use all four legs to jump and buck and turn in the air. Quite clever actually!

Over the sea to Skye

Roman — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:13:24 +0000

Alfredo was like a child in a candy shop. He had arrived at his all time favourite castle and the sun was out, the sky was blue and it wasn’t raining. He was in heaven. All he had to do was get all of the castle into his Canon camera!

Meanwhile, the other tourists were doing the same … in their droves. Some even paying the fee to get in the gate and over the bridge to the island itself. Not our brave Italian hero. He just walked past the dozing attendant and got his shot in the can (well did apologise on the way back through).

Neist Point

Roman — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:38:19 +0000

A very strange thing indeed. You walk onto the shore and all around you are piles of rocks, little cairns constructed carefully, often tediously, just to be different from its neighbour. And there are hundreds of them all scattered around the point.

I realised that when people came to Skye, had travelled for hundreds of miles and reached this farthest westerly point, they just had to leave something and I suppose it’s better than pieces of paper stuck in wall.

Magalluf

Roman — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:53:08 +0000

Sometimes you take a photograph and it just works on so many levels. It was Easter, just before the hordes from the mainland arrived and this was the site that greeted us after breakfast. Absolute peace with not a body in sight. Just think a week later you wouldn’t be able to see the sand. Or hear yourself think. Or breathe the air without the smell of chips, beer or overcooked bodies. As a beach shot it is simple and was taken quickly. If the sun loungers weren’t there then it would have failed and I know the clouds make the difference too.

This image is currently being used by a German Travel company to promote it’s holidays in Majorca. I hope they tell their holiday makers to get up early to see this view.