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This particular viewpoint takes me all of two minutes to reach from my home, and perhaps because of that it is one of my favourite views.
In this view, taken from Laide looking over Gruinard Bay, we see the round topped Sail Mhor, one of An Teallach's peaks. On the far right are two small white houses at the village of Second Coast. Of all the elements in this view the one that appeals to me most is the rocky foreshore.
Not long after we had decided to live in Laide but before moving there I happened to be in an outdoor shop in Glasgow. Going upstairs and reaching a landing my eye was caught by a large poster on the wall with a magnificent view, and on getting near enough to read the title I was amazed to see that it was a view from Laide! It was a view similar to the above but reproduced large and it made me feel excited that I was going to live in such a place.
Although we had been to Laide a couple of times to view the house we had decided to buy, on each occasion the weather was poor. The dramatic views from Laide were a joy yet to behold, although looking at the maps one could assume there should be good views. My imagination was no match for the reality.
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