Raven's Roads
Living an interesting life: the travels and musings
of motorcycling author Linda R. Moore

Sep 19, 2006

15th September: Bonar Bridge, Shin Falls

Filed in Britain 2006

We went out for an afternoon run to one of our favourite haunts. Scotland looks so nice in the sunshine that one forgets how bitter the winters truly are. ;-) This time of year is different for me, I am more accustomed to going in October or November. So it is nice to see things like trees laden with red berries, flowers, and of course sunshine.

Bonar Bridge

Map

Bonar Bridge was put “on the map” when its first bridge was built in the 19th century. Of course, it was probably around long before then. It’s always been a loo stop, but this time we had a brief look around. One of its major industries was salmon trapping as the fish made their way upstream.

The bridge

Looking down the river

War memorial

Post office

Shin Falls

Map

Further up the road are Shin Falls, brown with peat and gushing after the previous day’s rain. Often one sees salmon leaping up here, but not this time. Harrods of London own the gift shop, and they’re making a few theme park like “improvements”–luckily, these include nature trails in the woods nearby. We had treats in the cafe: for me, that turned out to be banana toffee pie. I haven’t weighed myself lately. :-P