People say that home is where the heart is, and I have always agreed with them. In this post I wanted to talk about one of the places which has stolen my heart completely!
As I have said before on this blog, I am a Scottish girl from Edinburgh, and Edinburgh is the place I call home, however there is a small place in the highlands of Scotland, 1 hour away from Ullapool which I also holds a huge piece of my heart, Achmelvic Bay on the West Coast of Scotland.
To people who have never experienced the magical place which is Achmelvic, they would see is as;
- Remote
- Cut of
- A beach
- Somewhere with a lot of sheep (they are every where)
- Some would even say boring
However to me and to everyone who spends any amount of time there we see it as;
- Magical
- Freeing
- Home
- Welcoming
- A trusty special place
I began going to Achmelvic every summer at the age of 5, with family. Every year I have fallen more and more in love with this place. I growing up going Achmelvic I have learnt a lot, most of which young people growing up in Edinburgh never get to experience;
- I learnt how to kayak
- I spent my days exploring the hills and rock pools
- I taught myself to body board in the North Sea
- Going to bonfires on the beach until 3am
I have met people from all around the world, and have spent time socialising with people from many different generations, and I gained a better understanding of what it means to have a community.
Whenever I come to Achmelvic I leave feeling refreshed, and ready to face challenges ahead of me, and that is why I am here. Achmelvic is the home, away from home, where I escape to when everything is to much and I need some me time, and that is what I hope to achieve over the next week!
P.s. Feel free to comment and let me know, about the places which you have found which are very special to you, and are your homes, away from home 🙂
Love
E xx
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