Culbin Forest, 18th September 2026
I was feeling quite chilled and unrushed at Woodend when I woke up in the morning. I didn't leave the site till about 1000, which is late for me. I wanted to get to Findhorn though, so I headed over the high road, then joined the A9 right to Inverness and rolled into Sainsburys at Forres for supplies and fuel. I had lunch at some garden centre which was very good value, and then I trundled into the hallowed sands of Findhorn Bay and into my pitch on the beach campsite for 2 nights. I headed for a wee run to familiarise myself, then dinner in the van, then off to the beach to not see a sunset and enjoy a dram. Beach dram No sunset for me I was glad to be back. I headed to the Kimberley for a chat with some locals by the fire and then hit the hay under a starry sky. Findhorn runs on whatever time you like, so the next morning I was up at some point for brekkie and then I was very keen to head to the Culbin Forest to see one of the filming locations from the Odyssey. I took the...
