You should come to Finland's Lapland for either the winter or the summer solstice and experience a daylightless day or daylight for 24 hours when the sun doesn't set.
Ruth, love your videos, you are a first class ambassador for Scotland, so refreshing after the turmoil of local and national events. Keep up the good work your a diamond
Another enjoyable video!👍👍Here in Shetland the darkness lasts for longer and during the winter solstice the sunrise was at 9.10 am., and the sunset was at 14.58 pm.. Thankfully the daylight is lasting a bit longer each day now.👍👍 In my opinion, Grizzly bears have the right idea about how to cope with the winter.😁
My child hood hero. He's buried under the chapel at the U.S. Naval Academy. His famous line "i have just begun to fight" are inspirational words to live by when faced with life's struggles.
Recently found your channel and I am enjoying it. As a veteran of the U.S. Navy, I appreciate you sharing the birthplace of John Paul Jones. Fascinating ! Thanks for all your hard work. M. McDonald Elizabethton, Tennessee, USA
As an average Brit, I knew very little about John Paul Jones until we stumbled on his birthplace last year while looking for somewhere to walk withbour dogs. As it is a tiny building my wife volunteered to stay in the van with the dogs thinking that I'd only be in there for 15 minues. She wasn't happy when I returned well over an hours later.
I was in Iceland during the longest day of the year. It was fun and quite a novelty and the B&B i stayed in had blackout curtains so that we could get some sleep. But I would imagine the opposite, 19 hours of darkness, would be quite daunting, esp if you were there for quite a few of those days!
I am used to different day length during the year because I live in Huddinge in Sweden. It is located at approximately 59 degrees north latitude. I looked at the northernmost part of Scotland, a place called Durness. It is located at approximately 58 degrees north latitude. But where I was born and raised in northern Sweden just south of the Arctic Circle at 66 degrees north latitude, the sun is only up for about 1 hour at the winter solstice. On the summer solstice, the sun is up 23 hours a day. I was never affected so much by the different day lengths. I probably got used to it as a small child. I think it's quite cozy when it's dark. Sleep a little more then. In the summer I have dark curtains.
As Ruth was showing the gifts that she will be giving in the future from the items that she's purchasing now, I was reminded of my beloved late wife who did the same thing. She was always thinking of others, of how this or that item would please someone whom she had in mind. It is a warmth and kindness that many women possess. And if that woman is your wife, you are very fortunate indeed.
Hi Ruth,although a 6th generation Australian,my DNA shows my ancestory is 64% Scottish,my ancestor on the male line left Lesmahgow in 1832.I’ve visited Scotland 3times ,which was wonderful (except for the weather),yet I’ve learned so much from your informative and delightful videos. Thanks very much,cheers,Gav
Husband looking in - from Cebu, Philippines - 28 Dec. 24. My wife - a Filipino who will eat almost anything from the Ocean. We have walked along beaches and she has picked up seaweed, washed it off in the ocean and ate it. England and Scotland are so old with so much history, where do you even start to explore. My best friend in Cebu is from England, a retired ambulance driver. He was telling me that one of his relatives was in the famous Zulu battle at Roark’s Drift. Another current relatives has a couple of the Zulu shields that he got to see. 😀💕
I was born to handicapped parents in Camphill Village Trust in Yorkshire and lived in Camphill villages and houses until I was 14 with foster parents, thanks for the video Ruth X
Lovely video, once again. Where I live (in the Netherlands) kale is very much a winter dish. But we make a mash with potatoes and shredded kale (boerenkool): boil the patatoes and kale in the same pan, until the patatoes are done. Get rid of the water (can be used for making a gravy later) and then just mash it with a bit of milk, butter (or margarine), salt and pepper. It’s usually eaten with a smoked sausage or fried bacon.
Great video, Ruth! We definitely want to explore southwest Scotland on our next trip. If you enjoyed the New Abbey cirn mill, you might also enjoy Speyside's historic Knockando Wool Mill which is well preserved and still in operation.
You mention an upcoming journey to France. DON’T GO! You’ll be miserable and might get bitten by a dog or something awful. Your journeys are so relaxing to watch. Thanks!
Love your style and presentation Ruth . I think that smokey cheese would have gone down really well with a dram or two of Islay Scotch. Happy and safe travels Ruth . Best wishes from the Antipodes .
Another interesting video. It brought back memories of staying on a farm near Beeswing about 20 years ago but it was summertime and warmish so a different experience to your visit. I was just noticing the nights beginning to stretch out again as I tend to walk my dog just as the sun sets and it has been getting later compared to when my wife usually returns from work. We should always give a thought to those people who live in Shetland with regards daylight. I checked the daylight times here in central Scotland sunrise 8.45 am & set at 16.10 pm but Lerwick Shetland sunrise 9.01 am sets 15.24 pm a whole hour of darkness more than here. I used to fish for Sea Trout on the rivers in Aberdeenshire through the night in summertime and it barely ever seemed to get truly dark but when the sun rose again it gave me enough energy boost to drive home safely with no sleep. I forgot to wish you a Happy New Year and hope it is a good one for you. I used to see the Northern lights when I stayed in Stuartfield near Peterhead.
The Loch Arthur Farm Shop looks so familiar . It looks very similar to farm shops I have visited in Scotland between Pitlochry and Kenmore and throughout Aberdeenshire. I'm sure that they are of a very similar design and there's a sort of template which a lot of farm shops follow. That's probably where the similarity ends though.
Thanks for showing the birthplace of John Paul Jones. I made a point of visiting his tomb in the chapel at the U.S. Naval Academy, so I found this very interesting.
What a lovely video. The farmer’s market is doing very good things. Our daughter has significant autism. It’s cool they’re helping people to have employment. I love that beach!! The beach is my favorite place here in Southern California. Your dinner looks so yummy! I suffer from SAD though I seem to be doing better this year. Exercise and watching great videos like your’s are helping. Keep up the great work! Your efforts are truly appreciated.
living on the north east of the Scottish highlands, in the country and have no light pollution so great for stary night and the Northern lights a frequent over the back garden
Oh that was great! My daughter & I used to go to Glastonbury Tor for the Winter Solstice sunrise but not since she left home 😔 You must take us to 'Cream O'Galloway' where the 'Ethical Cheese Co. is, they do not take the calves from the cows, it's all very kind and the way all milk should be farmed. I think the farm is called Rainton and I found it when I was researching my ancestors who were called Rain! Fab video Ruth thank you.
In practice, the hours of darkness are much shorter than you mention based on sunset to sunrise (due to twilight which is long at Northern latitudes, both in winter and summer). I was in Shetland in mid-June and it NEVER got dark. IIRC, sunrise was at 3:46 and sunset at 10:22.
Bonne vacances 18:01 en France!!! 🇫🇷 Might be a bit late on my part, but a great resource for Paris is Les Frenchies on TH-cam. I’ve enjoyed this winter solstice video and appreciating the ginormous differences between Scotland and Texas this time of year. Safe travels 🙏
Just found your channel, watched the France videos first. Then was a bit sad seeing how excited you were in previous videos for that trip, and how it actually turned out!
I used to go past that circle so often when we drove to Dumfries. Memories. You can find Beeswing Loch Arthur cheddar at Neils Yard cheese in London ( I think).
Fabulous! Touring Southern Scotland in August, the weather will be what it'll be but certainly looking forward to it. Look forward to your French trip Ruth, you'll not be disappointed by the selection of Fromages! Hope you get to got to a market where they sell food, the selection is normally vast.
Another wonderful & most interesting experience from beginning to end! New Abbey is wonderful, with it's intriguing Abbey, along with the touching story accompanying it. Also, the Corn Mill there is so rustic & well preserved. As well as being very interesting! Old John would have especially loved the Mill, since it was milling & providing oats for his Porridge! The possible key to his longevity? LOL. One of his best kept secrets no doubt! Sorry, lass, I had to sneak in a wee remembrance of Old John, in his memory, for the New Year! The wee Cottage of John Paul Jones' birthplace was charming, along with the interesting information on his Naval contributions & being considered the 'father' of the U.S. Navy. A fine Scottish lad! Who knew? All this, along with such a beautiful windswept beach nearby! However, I think I'll pass on the Seaweed snack though. It looks just a wee bit too 'rubbery' for me! Aye! I'll just stick to Potato Chips, thank you very much. Well, at least they are from the earth...just not from the sea! Well. let's just say I'm doing my part for the environment by leaving the sea weed for the sea life to dwell in. LOL. Lastly, your Farm Shop dinner looked delicious..minus the kale? For me, that's right up there with the sea weed! LOL. I would love the smoky Cheddar cheeses though, along with the Chutney & focaccia bread! Mmmm! Delectable! Thank you Ruth for sharing another delightful experience! I hope you get the leak fixed in your van & that you'll be 'high & dry' for sharing your next Camper Van adventure! Blessings to you lass!.
Haha your comments always make me laugh, thanks for watching! Leadhills is not too far from here so John may have eaten oats from this very mill! I need to start eating more porridge so I can live a long life like good old John! 👴
@@ruthaisling My pleasure Ruth! Well, your bravely eating seaweed & kale might make up for the lack of porridge. You could live even longer than old John, LOL. Have a lovely evening lass!🙂
@@ruthaisling LOL I don't blame you! Well maybe 85 then. LOL. To be honest I wouldn't want to work down in the mines at any age. That must have been such hard & grueling work. So hats off to Old John for his amazing stamina & to all the miners past & present who do this extremely hardy job.They really need their porridge.AND their seaweed & kale. LOL. Blessings to you Ruth!🙂
We visited Dumfries in the summer and Sweetheart Abbey was closed then. We tried to explore half a dozen building , mainly castles, managed by Historic Scotland and every single one was fenced off and there was very evidence of any work being done). It still hasn't put us off and we'll be back over Easter. A few years ago we were on Westray in the Orkney Islands in June and it never really got dark but the official sunset was after 10:30 and sunrise before 4:00.
Dear Ruth, you are a great storyteller, I love watching your videos. Your are a great video maker too. I subscribed yesterday and am looking forward to to more.
Really enjoying your channel, Ruth. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and rad videos. Very talented lady. Love your sense of humour - Legendary. Keep well and safe travels. 🖤
Thanks for another fantastic video Ruth……just love watching your videos……and how you present everything…..what an adventure! Thanks for sharing yours!❤️
I can remember going to work in the dark and getting off in the dark in the winter - while working in a building with no windows. In the summer we could play golf or go fishing before and after work.
Fun video. Thanks for sharing the solstice. You had a lovely supper. Learned more from you about caravan stops in Scotland. Look forward to the next chapter in your chronicle.
I know summer seems a long way off, but you must do a longest day video, travelling to somewhere in the far north, where it hardly gets dark at all. Did you go to Carsethorn before Southerness ? I have never eaten seaweed, but a very observant friend spotted some samphire there. Posh restaurants pay a fortune for it. Very salty, just like eating the sea in green vegetable form.
That's a really good idea, I'll maybe try doing that! I've never been to Carsethorn, do you recommend it? I tried Samphire a few weeks ago actually, it tasted so nice!
Ruthさん、いつも素敵なビデオをありがとうございます💘 今回のビデオは「冬至（winter solstice）」ですね。 私の家では「冬至かぼちゃ（winter solstice pumpkin）」を食べました。 冬至かぼちゃ（Boiled pumpkin and red beans）、冬至の日に日本の家庭で食べます。 Ruthさんが食べた「チーズ」も美味しそうでしたね。 Ruthさんのビデオを見ていると、「歴史のある古い建物（old building with history）」と「奇麗な街並みに（beautiful cityscape）」が多くあることに感動します。 スコットランドが「奇麗好きな文化」であることに共感します。 （I sympathize with the fact that Scotland is a “pretty-loving culture”） 次の動画も楽しみに待っています。 See ya!
From the winter solstice to stone circles and sweetheart Abbey, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode of your Scotland exploration. Hope you'll also post a special video for summer solstice 😊.
I went to Stonehenge in England! It was actually the Summer Solstice then! Nothing unusual happened, but we did see what we later called Stonehenge Sheep!😂 Those stones seemed to be larger than these. Is there an official comparison? I also thought of the 12 Disciples when you showed the signs. 😊 Wish I could visit the UK again! You’re bringing back a lot of memories. Thank you ❤
I really love your channel. I love Scotland and my mum is Scottish and it’s so lovely seeing the different areas. Your videos are always great and your accent is fab.
Brrr. That looked cold and dark but at least now we’re heading steadily towards spring. Those cheeses and chutney looked marvelous and the van, so cozy. 80 nights already! Congratulations. Can’t wait to see where your travels take you this year.,
A bathroom renovation was a necessity at the end of last year so this is a saving year. We have a couple road trips planned for here in the summer but want to head back to Scotland and N Ireland next year. The Scotland leg might include our first visit to Orkney and maybe, just maybe when we're there, catching the Northlink for Shetland, Round 2.@@ruthaisling
Thought it might be worth pointing out that Robert Stephenson the lighthouse builder isn't the same person as the railway engineer. The lighthouse man has an imposing memorial in Edinburgh, St Andrew's Square, a short distance north of Waverley Station.
just found this one ruth well we lived in new abbey close to the abbey we bought a wee one bedroom cottage was fully renovated built in 1700 from the abbey had a boat built in the front wall it`s a holiday home nice cottage but cold and damp as they are before that lived in gatehouse of fleet great coffee shop there galloway lodge . now in north yorkshire helmsley stone market town edge of moors .
Commenting on-the-fly while watching: I love the dark side of the year, in-general, so obviously the Winter Solstice is The Great Glorious Time of Hope, Hiding in the Darkness ❤️🥰! I would love the super-short days on the solstice, where you are … and it must be *insane* up in the Orkney Isles 🥰! The trick is to avoid the *Summer* Solstice 😂 - high latitudes are very good on the one end, but very bad on the other 😅! I haven’t pulled up the map, yet, but southern Scotland is what? 45 degrees north? I am originally from the Great Lakes area (south end of Lake Michigan), so I do remember fairly wide swings in the length of day 🙂. I miss it 🥰!
I love your enthusiasm for the natural world around you. Years ago I spent a summer solstice in Edinburgh and the day did seem to go on and on. Sunset wasn't until well after 10pm. As you say, quite a difference from my more temperate latitude at home. I hope the leak has been fixed. Thanks for a lovely post. Happy New Year!
Thanks for the video. I have only visited Scotland during the summer with the long days. Scottish musician Alan Reid with Rob van Sante did an album with songs about the life of John Paul Jones.
Hard to believe it was so long ago that you bought the van and went to Shetland, lots of great videos since then......glad to see you didnt close your side door when you were outside in the dark freezing.......another enjoyable post......
That farm shop was legend ! Would definitely have to be carried out of there after a masoooof tasting session 😁 your 🧀 supper looked mighty fine too !! Another excellent episode thank you 😊
Wonderful peak into places I can explore when I'm back in Moffat towards the end of my schefuled 45 days in my Scotland. After Moffat I return to my former home of Ayr. ❤
Another really GOOD video from you, Ruth. I HAVE been to the Borders, Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway, but I've spent MUCH more time travelling from North Yorkshire to the Highlands, particulaly to Dingwall and over on the NW coast at Ullapool. Night is even shorter there at this time of year! Enjoy France...!
when u were in Dunfries did u hear of the johnston house which is now a tibetan buddhist centre.. It was to there in 1974 I came down from the orkney isles ( where I lived and worked ) to take refuge an became a buddhist my self
Laphroaig would be my choice, but I haven't been on the tour of the Distilleries like your good self ( not yet anyway). Keep up the good work.😁 @@ruthaisling
Hi Ruth, that was a great looking farm shop, I love a tasty piece of cheese. It's a lovely area down there, well, apart from all the Irish truckers on the a75. That was one of the bonuses of driving at night, getting parked in a dark sky part of the country. I think there will be a few rats nibbling on the bread when you go to France, it's the smell that gets to you.
Great tours of Scotland! Would you consider doing future footage of tracking Scottish Wild Cats in the forested parts of Scotland?A big ask,especially as they are so rare, even if none are spotted ,would be good adventure!?
Lovely video Ruth 😊with lots of local history again and all people have to do is to adapt to the dark evenings and keep an eye on their diet and follow their Viking ancestors and use the winter days to plan for the summer👍.
If you are going to be near Colmar, in Alsace, while you are in France, I recommend the Public Market on a Wednesday or Saturday for fresh fruits, vegetables, pastries, and CHEESES!!! Fantastic Bleu de Gex and even a Morbier with some Margeurite plums were my exciting finds when I was there in 2004. I know that was 20 years ago, but I’m sure they still have Market Days. A great local dish is Choucroute, which I highly recommend with a carafe of Riesling! Bon appetite!
Hi Ruth, just finished watching your video, very interesting and all the places I’ve missed in southern Scotland, so far. With the 90 day rule now for most of Europe we must try on our next trip north of the border to catch-up with the south. I’m sitting in winter sun in the Costa Brava, if you keep out of the cold breeze it’s lovely and it’s so bright you can see for miles. Hope you are enjoying your French trip I’ll be looking out for your next video. Cheers Mike🥃🥃
Can't beat a winter pub with a roaring fire!
Have a fabulous trip to France!
Thank you! Love a roaring fire! ❤
You should come to Finland's Lapland for either the winter or the summer solstice and experience a daylightless day or daylight for 24 hours when the sun doesn't set.
Would love to experience that sometime!
I have been to Finnish Lapland 3 times to visit Santa. One trip we saw some faint aurora. I'd like to go again.
Ruth, love your videos, you are a first class ambassador for Scotland, so refreshing after the turmoil of local and national events. Keep up the good work your a diamond
Wow, thank you! 😊
@@ruthaisling , absolutely chuffed you replied. Your a real delight to watch and listen to, always so interesting
Another enjoyable video!👍👍Here in Shetland the darkness lasts for longer and during the winter solstice the sunrise was at 9.10 am., and the sunset was at 14.58 pm.. Thankfully the daylight is lasting a bit longer each day now.👍👍 In my opinion, Grizzly bears have the right idea about how to cope with the winter.😁
I was born at voe lol
Haha totally agree with you about the bears! 😂
@@Weedieholic Voe is a bonny place.
My child hood hero. He's buried under the chapel at the U.S. Naval Academy. His famous line "i have just begun to fight" are inspirational words to live by when faced with life's struggles.
Hi Ruth. You forgot to include the best thing about winter in Scotland: NO MIDGES!!!
Oh yes! Definitely 👍
Recently found your channel and I am enjoying it. As a veteran of the U.S. Navy, I appreciate you sharing the birthplace of John Paul Jones. Fascinating ! Thanks for all your hard work.
M. McDonald
Elizabethton, Tennessee, USA
Thank you for watching all the way from Tennessee. I'm happy you enjoyed my stop there in the video!
As an average Brit, I knew very little about John Paul Jones until we stumbled on his birthplace last year while looking for somewhere to walk withbour dogs. As it is a tiny building my wife volunteered to stay in the van with the dogs thinking that I'd only be in there for 15 minues. She wasn't happy when I returned well over an hours later.
I was in Iceland during the longest day of the year. It was fun and quite a novelty and the B&B i stayed in had blackout curtains so that we could get some sleep. But I would imagine the opposite, 19 hours of darkness, would be quite daunting, esp if you were there for quite a few of those days!
I am used to different day length during the year because I live in Huddinge in Sweden.
It is located at approximately 59 degrees north latitude.
I looked at the northernmost part of Scotland, a place called Durness.
It is located at approximately 58 degrees north latitude.
But where I was born and raised in northern Sweden just south of the Arctic Circle at 66 degrees north latitude, the sun is only up for about 1 hour at the winter solstice.
On the summer solstice, the sun is up 23 hours a day.
I was never affected so much by the different day lengths.
I probably got used to it as a small child.
I think it's quite cozy when it's dark.
Sleep a little more then.
In the summer I have dark curtains.
As Ruth was showing the gifts that she will be giving in the future from the items that she's purchasing now, I was reminded of my beloved late wife who did the same thing. She was always thinking of others, of how this or that item would please someone whom she had in mind. It is a warmth and kindness that many women possess.
And if that woman is your wife, you are very fortunate indeed.
I didn't know / forgot John Paul Jones was born over there. Very cool. :)
Hi Ruth,although a 6th generation Australian,my DNA shows my ancestory is 64% Scottish,my ancestor on the male line left Lesmahgow in 1832.I’ve visited Scotland 3times ,which was wonderful (except for the weather),yet I’ve learned so much from your informative and delightful videos. Thanks very much,cheers,Gav
Lovely video Ruth. Thank you for taking the time to post..... especially from us who are not fit to visit these places ❤😁👍🏴
Glad you enjoyed it!
Husband looking in - from Cebu, Philippines - 28 Dec. 24. My wife - a Filipino who will eat almost anything from the Ocean. We have walked along beaches and she has picked up seaweed, washed it off in the ocean and ate it. England and Scotland are so old with so much history, where do you even start to explore. My best friend in Cebu is from England, a retired ambulance driver. He was telling me that one of his relatives was in the famous Zulu battle at Roark’s Drift. Another current relatives has a couple of the Zulu shields that he got to see. 😀💕
I was born to handicapped parents in Camphill Village Trust in Yorkshire and lived in Camphill villages and houses until I was 14 with foster parents, thanks for the video Ruth X
Thank you for sharing that. ❤
@ruthaisling you are welcome just made me smile when you mentioned it ...just a small thing lol 😆
Super impressed with the huge selection of locally produced cheese, beer, etc at the Loch Arthur Farm Shop.
It's great!
Danke für's teilhaben lassen , an den schönen Ausflügen.
Und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr und viel Glück & Gesundheit für das neue Jahr.
ますますスコットランドに興味が湧いてきました、四季折々にいろんな表情を見せるスコットランドて面白いですね、現在私は能登半島地震の輪島に来ています、ボランティアとして炊き出しをしています、提供した食べ物でたいへん喜ばれたのはスコットランド名物ポリッジです、オーツ麦のお粥です、栄養があるし、雪が降っている冷えた身体には温かいポリッジは喜ばれていますよ、このポリッジレスピもルースさんから教わったものです、材料費も安く身体が暖まるし栄養満点💯毎日提供しています、ありがとうルースさん👊😆🎵
能登半島の地震被災地でのボランティア活動に参加されたそうですね。被災地の方々が一日も早く元の生活に戻れることを願っています。
最近、日本のスーパーでもオーツ麦が人気ですが、ほとんどがアメリカ産のようです。スコットランド産のオーツ麦にご注目ください！
@@ruthaisling アメリカ産には目もくれません、スコットランド産のオーツ麦を買い漁っています✌️😃
@@小川昇-k4m 小川さんはスコットランドの大ファンなんだ。それはよかった！
くれぐれもお体にはお気をつけください。
@@ruthaisling ありがとう😉👍️🎶ルースさんもスコットランドの冬至の変化に負けないで下さいね💪
Lovely video, once again.
Where I live (in the Netherlands) kale is very much a winter dish. But we make a mash with potatoes and shredded kale (boerenkool): boil the patatoes and kale in the same pan, until the patatoes are done. Get rid of the water (can be used for making a gravy later) and then just mash it with a bit of milk, butter (or margarine), salt and pepper.
It’s usually eaten with a smoked sausage or fried bacon.
Sounds like a dish in the UK called bubble&squeak that uses cabbage rather than kale
That sounds yum, I must try it sometime! I recently tried some delicious donuts from your country baked by my mother's friend from the Netherlands.
Great video again I work with Camphill community in Southern Ireland.
Thank you for sharing, I didn't realise there were so many
@@ruthaisling They are 3 near Callan County Kilkenny 1 near Thomastown County Kilkenny
Great video, Ruth! We definitely want to explore southwest Scotland on our next trip. If you enjoyed the New Abbey cirn mill, you might also enjoy Speyside's historic Knockando Wool Mill which is well preserved and still in operation.
Thanks for watching and for the recommendation!
You mention an upcoming journey to France. DON’T GO! You’ll be miserable and might get bitten by a dog or something awful. Your journeys are so relaxing to watch. Thanks!
Hahah oh no! 😂
Another really interesting video. There is so much history in Scotland. Thank you Ruth.
There really is, it's amazing! Thanks for watching!
Ok! I am born and breed in Scotland and I had no idea we had square lighthouses! How cool are they 🤩
Very cool 👌
Love your style and presentation Ruth . I think that smokey cheese would have gone down really well with a dram or two of Islay Scotch. Happy and safe travels Ruth . Best wishes from the Antipodes .
Oh yes definitely. I'll need to buy a bit bottle to keep in my van next!
I remember reading on the west Coast of Scotland at 10.50pm, in July no other lights, so varies I presume. We were pretty north, Silver Sands I think.
Another interesting video. It brought back memories of staying on a farm near Beeswing about 20 years ago but it was summertime and warmish so a different experience to your visit. I was just noticing the nights beginning to stretch out again as I tend to walk my dog just as the sun sets and it has been getting later compared to when my wife usually returns from work. We should always give a thought to those people who live in Shetland with regards daylight. I checked the daylight times here in central Scotland sunrise 8.45 am & set at 16.10 pm but Lerwick Shetland sunrise 9.01 am sets 15.24 pm a whole hour of darkness more than here. I used to fish for Sea Trout on the rivers in Aberdeenshire through the night in summertime and it barely ever seemed to get truly dark but when the sun rose again it gave me enough energy boost to drive home safely with no sleep. I forgot to wish you a Happy New Year and hope it is a good one for you. I used to see the Northern lights when I stayed in Stuartfield near Peterhead.
Happy New Year to you too John! I remember how much extra daylight there was in Shetland in May when I was there!
Yes they are compensated for all the darkness of winter with near daylight 24 hours a day in summertime.@@ruthaisling
The Loch Arthur Farm Shop looks so familiar . It looks very similar to farm shops I have visited in Scotland between Pitlochry and Kenmore and throughout Aberdeenshire. I'm sure that they are of a very similar design and there's a sort of template which a lot of farm shops follow. That's probably where the similarity ends though.
Thanks for showing the birthplace of John Paul Jones. I made a point of visiting his tomb in the chapel at the U.S. Naval Academy, so I found this very interesting.
Intersting, if I'm ever there I will try and visit too
Hi Ruth, another great film, every day's a school day with you. Great stuff, keep them coming, safe travels.Neil.✌🏻😊
Thanks for watching Neil!
What a lovely video. The farmer’s market is doing very good things. Our daughter has significant autism. It’s cool they’re helping people to have employment. I love that beach!! The beach is my favorite place here in Southern California. Your dinner looks so yummy! I suffer from SAD though I seem to be doing better this year. Exercise and watching great videos like your’s are helping. Keep up the great work! Your efforts are truly appreciated.
living on the north east of the Scottish highlands, in the country and have no light pollution so great for stary night and the Northern lights a frequent over the back garden
Wow, sounds perfect! Stary night are the best! 😍
@@ruthaisling great site nearby and can practically park on beach give me a shout when your up this way and i will let you know where it is
Oh that was great! My daughter & I used to go to Glastonbury Tor for the Winter Solstice sunrise but not since she left home 😔 You must take us to 'Cream O'Galloway' where the 'Ethical Cheese Co. is, they do not take the calves from the cows, it's all very kind and the way all milk should be farmed. I think the farm is called Rainton and I found it when I was researching my ancestors who were called Rain! Fab video Ruth thank you.
I’ve tried the cheese from there, it’s very nice! 👍
In practice, the hours of darkness are much shorter than you mention based on sunset to sunrise (due to twilight which is long at Northern latitudes, both in winter and summer). I was in Shetland in mid-June and it NEVER got dark. IIRC, sunrise was at 3:46 and sunset at 10:22.
I Stockholm we haved 17:57h in darkness in december 21:st.
I’m interested to visit in winter sometime!
Love your channel. Only visited Edinburgh once, just love the city. Learned a lot about Scotland from your channel.
Happy to hear that, thanks for watching! Hopefully you can visit again soon!
Bonne vacances 18:01 en France!!! 🇫🇷 Might be a bit late on my part, but a great resource for Paris is Les Frenchies on TH-cam. I’ve enjoyed this winter solstice video and appreciating the ginormous differences between Scotland and Texas this time of year. Safe travels 🙏
Thanks for the info and glad to hear you enjoyed this video!
The dehumidifier bag was an awesome suggestion. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Just found your channel, watched the France videos first. Then was a bit sad seeing how excited you were in previous videos for that trip, and how it actually turned out!
I always enjoy watching your expressions and listening to you talking.
I’m a big fan of you and Shota, a Japanese living in London. Please come to London!!!
Maybe sometime I will!
So interesting. Love the places you visit. What a great farm shop that works with younger people with needs 💚
It really is!
Criffel was one of our four school houses they put kids in the 70s in Lockerbie along with White Ween, Queensbury and I can’t remember the others.
Nettle tea and kelp been taking them for years, thanks for the video always enjoyable
How do you eat the kelp? Do you add it to dishes?
most often on porridge which is hard to take, best in vegetable smoothies
if your ever in glasgow woodlands herbs sell it for i think £2 lasts about a month@@ruthaisling
@@rayH357 I'll give it a try, thanks!
I used to go past that circle so often when we drove to Dumfries. Memories. You can find Beeswing Loch Arthur cheddar at Neils Yard cheese in London ( I think).
Oooh Ruth ....je suis tellement heureuse de t avoir trouvé ....C est absolument tout ce que j aime
Et merci pour les sous-titres en français ❤
Fabulous! Touring Southern Scotland in August, the weather will be what it'll be but certainly looking forward to it.
Look forward to your French trip Ruth, you'll not be disappointed by the selection of Fromages! Hope you get to got to a market where they sell food, the selection is normally vast.
A little "Midgie" in Galloway in August .... Oops!
Sounds great, I'll try and visit one!
Thanks!
You are so kind! I really appreciate this.
@@ruthaisling Love the Scots!
Another wonderful & most interesting experience from beginning to end! New Abbey is wonderful, with it's intriguing Abbey, along with the touching story accompanying it. Also, the Corn Mill there is so rustic & well preserved. As well as being very interesting! Old John would have especially loved the Mill, since it was milling & providing oats for his Porridge! The possible key to his longevity? LOL. One of his best kept secrets no doubt! Sorry, lass, I had to sneak in a wee remembrance of Old John, in his memory, for the New Year! The wee Cottage of John Paul Jones' birthplace was charming, along with the interesting information on his Naval contributions & being considered the 'father' of the U.S. Navy. A fine Scottish lad! Who knew?
All this, along with such a beautiful windswept beach nearby! However, I think I'll pass on the Seaweed snack though. It looks just a wee bit too 'rubbery' for me! Aye! I'll just stick to Potato Chips, thank you very much. Well, at least they are from the earth...just not from the sea! Well. let's just say I'm doing my part for the environment by leaving the sea weed for the sea life to dwell in. LOL. Lastly, your Farm Shop dinner looked delicious..minus the kale? For me, that's right up there with the sea weed! LOL. I would love the smoky Cheddar cheeses though, along with the Chutney & focaccia bread! Mmmm! Delectable! Thank you Ruth for sharing another delightful experience! I hope you get the leak fixed in your van & that you'll be 'high & dry' for sharing your next Camper Van adventure! Blessings to you lass!.
Haha your comments always make me laugh, thanks for watching! Leadhills is not too far from here so John may have eaten oats from this very mill! I need to start eating more porridge so I can live a long life like good old John! 👴
@@ruthaisling My pleasure Ruth! Well, your bravely eating seaweed & kale might make up for the lack of porridge. You could live even longer than old John, LOL. Have a lovely evening lass!🙂
@@Annie4Always If I do, I won't be starting work in the mines at 90!
@@ruthaisling LOL I don't blame you! Well maybe 85 then. LOL. To be honest I wouldn't want to work down in the mines at any age. That must have been such hard & grueling work. So hats off to Old John for his amazing stamina & to all the miners past & present who do this extremely hardy job.They really need their porridge.AND their seaweed & kale. LOL. Blessings to you Ruth!🙂
@@Annie4Always 🤣🤣🤣🤣
We visited Dumfries in the summer and Sweetheart Abbey was closed then. We tried to explore half a dozen building , mainly castles, managed by Historic Scotland and every single one was fenced off and there was very evidence of any work being done). It still hasn't put us off and we'll be back over Easter.
A few years ago we were on Westray in the Orkney Islands in June and it never really got dark but the official sunset was after 10:30 and sunrise before 4:00.
So many of them in Dumfries and Galloway are closed at the moment Hopefully they will re-open again soon! I'd love to be so far north in June!
I know newton abbey Dumfries as a child we used to go to southern ness holiday village , your videos are brilliant Ruth ❤️
Oh thank you!
John Balliol was King of Scotland from 1292 to 1296.
Glad you recovered, and hope you were able to enjoy the holidays.
Thank you, I enjoyed the holidays a lot. Hope you did too!
Dear Ruth, you are a great storyteller, I love watching your videos. Your are a great video maker too. I subscribed yesterday and am looking forward to to more.
Thank you so much!
Really enjoying your channel, Ruth. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and rad videos. Very talented lady. Love your sense of humour - Legendary. Keep well and safe travels. 🖤
Thanks Jordan, that’s so nice of you to say. Appreciate you watching! ❤️
Thanks!
Thank you!
Thanks for another fantastic video Ruth……just love watching your videos……and how you present everything…..what an adventure! Thanks for sharing yours!❤️
Great video Ruth. Looking forward to hearing about your french adventures chez nous!
Thank you! 😃
Have a Happy and Healthy 2024 Ruth Scotland is truly spectacular at any time of the year.
Thanks, hope you have a great year too!
Ruth we are just loving all your video's, please keep them coming... 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Thank you, will try my best!
I can remember going to work in the dark and getting off in the dark in the winter - while working in a building with no windows. In the summer we could play golf or go fishing before and after work.
It's a bit dreary in the winter when it's like that, I remember leaving school and it was already dark!
Another fabulous video. I felt cold watching - although Ernie looked nice and cosy 😍
Fun video. Thanks for sharing the solstice. You had a lovely supper. Learned more from you about caravan stops in Scotland. Look forward to the next chapter in your chronicle.
Thank you for watching!
Ruth, you are an absolute credit to Scotland 💙
Thank you Andrew! I appreciate your support 🙏
@@ruthaisling You're so weclome 😁
Thank you for another amazing video Ruth. Good to have you back ☺️🏴
Thank you! Lots more videos coming! 😀
@@ruthaisling ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I know summer seems a long way off, but you must do a longest day video, travelling to somewhere in the far north, where it hardly gets dark at all.
Did you go to Carsethorn before Southerness ? I have never eaten seaweed, but a very observant friend spotted some samphire there. Posh restaurants pay a fortune for it. Very salty, just like eating the sea in green vegetable form.
That's a really good idea, I'll maybe try doing that! I've never been to Carsethorn, do you recommend it? I tried Samphire a few weeks ago actually, it tasted so nice!
Ruthさん、いつも素敵なビデオをありがとうございます💘
今回のビデオは「冬至（winter solstice）」ですね。
私の家では「冬至かぼちゃ（winter solstice pumpkin）」を食べました。
冬至かぼちゃ（Boiled pumpkin and red beans）、冬至の日に日本の家庭で食べます。
Ruthさんが食べた「チーズ」も美味しそうでしたね。
Ruthさんのビデオを見ていると、「歴史のある古い建物（old building with history）」と「奇麗な街並みに（beautiful cityscape）」が多くあることに感動します。
スコットランドが「奇麗好きな文化」であることに共感します。
（I sympathize with the fact that Scotland is a “pretty-loving culture”）
次の動画も楽しみに待っています。
See ya!
カボチャが美味しそうだね。私は日本のかぼちゃが大好きです！
コメントと応援ありがとうございました！
From the winter solstice to stone circles and sweetheart Abbey, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode of your Scotland exploration. Hope you'll also post a special video for summer solstice 😊.
Glad you enjoyed it! I might need to plan one now!
I went to Stonehenge in England! It was actually the Summer Solstice then! Nothing unusual happened, but we did see what we later called Stonehenge Sheep!😂 Those stones seemed to be larger than these. Is there an official comparison? I also thought of the 12 Disciples when you showed the signs. 😊 Wish I could visit the UK again! You’re bringing back a lot of memories. Thank you ❤
I really love your channel. I love Scotland and my mum is Scottish and it’s so lovely seeing the different areas. Your videos are always great and your accent is fab.
Thanks so much! So glad you are enjoying the videos Dylan!
Brrr. That looked cold and dark but at least now we’re heading steadily towards spring. Those cheeses and chutney looked marvelous and the van, so cozy. 80 nights already! Congratulations. Can’t wait to see where your travels take you this year.,
Thanks Sandi! Looking forward to more Scotland travels. Do you have any Scotland trips planned for this year?
A bathroom renovation was a necessity at the end of last year so this is a saving year. We have a couple road trips planned for here in the summer but want to head back to Scotland and N Ireland next year. The Scotland leg might include our first visit to Orkney and maybe, just maybe when we're there, catching the Northlink for Shetland, Round 2.@@ruthaisling
@@sandiandgregh Brilliant, there is so much to explore there. I'd love to go back too! Hope you are enjoying the new bathroom!
Really enjoy your videos - impressed with your enthusiasm and great knowledge of the areas you explore. Just great !!!
Thank you very much! 🙏
Thought it might be worth pointing out that Robert Stephenson the lighthouse builder isn't the same person as the railway engineer. The lighthouse man has an imposing memorial in Edinburgh, St Andrew's Square, a short distance north of Waverley Station.
Good to know. I only knew about the lighthouse builder!
Didn't he also write Kidnapped and Treasure Island? In between inventing better steam locomotives and building lighthouses? Busy guy!
Hi Ruth, thanks for sharing with me your experience on the longest night 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
just found this one ruth well we lived in new abbey close to the abbey we bought a wee one bedroom cottage was fully renovated built in 1700 from the abbey had a boat built in the front wall it`s a holiday home nice cottage but cold and damp as they are before that lived in gatehouse of fleet great coffee shop there galloway lodge . now in north yorkshire helmsley stone market town edge of moors .
Thanks
That is very kind of you, thank you! ❤️
The leak is probably related to the wind. Maybe park facing a different direction.
Oh could be!
Commenting on-the-fly while watching: I love the dark side of the year, in-general, so obviously the Winter Solstice is The Great Glorious Time of Hope, Hiding in the Darkness ❤️🥰!
I would love the super-short days on the solstice, where you are … and it must be *insane* up in the Orkney Isles 🥰!
The trick is to avoid the *Summer* Solstice 😂 - high latitudes are very good on the one end, but very bad on the other 😅!
I haven’t pulled up the map, yet, but southern Scotland is what? 45 degrees north?
I am originally from the Great Lakes area (south end of Lake Michigan), so I do remember fairly wide swings in the length of day 🙂. I miss it 🥰!
I highly recommend it a place of "Elgin Cathedral" ruins in Elgin £10 or £12 pounds per person
ルースさん 明けましておめでとうございます。😊🌅
新年明けましておめでとうございます！
今年も健康で幸せな一年でありますように。
I love your enthusiasm for the natural world around you. Years ago I spent a summer solstice in Edinburgh and the day did seem to go on and on. Sunset wasn't until well after 10pm. As you say, quite a difference from my more temperate latitude at home. I hope the leak has been fixed. Thanks for a lovely post. Happy New Year!
Thanks for watching today's video Eric! I'm already looking forward to the summer months! Happy New Year to you too!
Another brilliant video,it must have been fun feeding the deer.there is deer near where I live, always wonderful seeing them
Yes it was fun feeding them 🦌
Thanks for the video. I have only visited Scotland during the summer with the long days. Scottish musician Alan Reid with Rob van Sante did an album with songs about the life of John Paul Jones.
Thanks for watching, I'll need to check out the songs!
Hard to believe it was so long ago that you bought the van and went to Shetland, lots of great videos since then......glad to see you didnt close your side door when you were outside in the dark freezing.......another enjoyable post......
I'm going to be very careful with that sliding door from now on! Thanks for watching!
That farm shop was legend ! Would definitely have to be carried out of there after a masoooof tasting session 😁 your 🧀 supper looked mighty fine too !! Another excellent episode thank you 😊
I wanted to buy everything! 😂
Wonderful peak into places I can explore when I'm back in Moffat towards the end of my schefuled 45 days in my Scotland. After Moffat I return to my former home of Ayr. ❤
Ayrshire is a lovely part of the country, I spent two summers working up there!
Loved this video! Thanks for bringing us with you on your travels!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another really GOOD video from you, Ruth. I HAVE been to the Borders, Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway, but I've spent MUCH more time travelling from North Yorkshire to the Highlands, particulaly to Dingwall and over on the NW coast at Ullapool. Night is even shorter there at this time of year!
Enjoy France...!
The Highlands is lovely too! Thanks so much for watching!
when u were in Dunfries did u hear of the johnston house which is now a tibetan buddhist centre.. It was to there in 1974 I came down from the orkney isles ( where I lived and worked ) to take refuge an became a buddhist my self
No I haven’t, sounds very interesting though!
Thanks Ruth for another great video, lots of facts and superb scenery. What a pity you forgot your single malts on your cosy night in. 😮😞
Haha, very true. I need to buy a full bottle next... but the question is which one to choose?!
laphroaig?@@ruthaisling
Laphroaig would be my choice, but I haven't been on the tour of the Distilleries like your good self ( not yet anyway). Keep up the good work.😁
@@ruthaisling
Hi Ruth, that was a great looking farm shop, I love a tasty piece of cheese. It's a lovely area down there, well, apart from all the Irish truckers on the a75. That was one of the bonuses of driving at night, getting parked in a dark sky part of the country. I think there will be a few rats nibbling on the bread when you go to France, it's the smell that gets to you.
Ah yes, so many trucks dangerously overtaking! There have been lots of rats in the van, they especially love the cheese 🐀🧀
When I visited New Zealand i was so shocked how much longer winter days were, growing up in Scotland just to used walking to school in the dark.
It's funny how when you grow up with something it seems so normal!
That was great, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great tours of Scotland! Would you consider doing future footage of tracking Scottish Wild Cats in the forested parts of Scotland?A big ask,especially as they are so rare, even if none are spotted ,would be good adventure!?
Great video! So happy you are back.
Thanks Rob!
Lovely video Ruth 😊with lots of local history again and all people have to do is to adapt to the dark evenings and keep an eye on their diet and follow their Viking ancestors and use the winter days to plan for the summer👍.
Haha very true. I'm already looking forward to the summer months now!
If you are going to be near Colmar, in Alsace, while you are in France, I recommend the Public Market on a Wednesday or Saturday for fresh fruits, vegetables, pastries, and CHEESES!!! Fantastic Bleu de Gex and even a Morbier with some Margeurite plums were my exciting finds when I was there in 2004. I know that was 20 years ago, but I’m sure they still have Market Days. A great local dish is Choucroute, which I highly recommend with a carafe of Riesling! Bon appetite!
Thank you for the recommendations! French cheese is far too good! 😂
Hi Ruth, just finished watching your video, very interesting and all the places I’ve missed in southern Scotland, so far. With the 90 day rule now for most of Europe we must try on our next trip north of the border to catch-up with the south. I’m sitting in winter sun in the Costa Brava, if you keep out of the cold breeze it’s lovely and it’s so bright you can see for miles. Hope you are enjoying your French trip I’ll be looking out for your next video. Cheers Mike🥃🥃
Thanks Mike, glad the video has given you some ideas!
Ruth, you should visit Durness during the summer solstice to show the difference
Good idea!
I’ve never been to that end of Scotland. Looks really good for a summer break.
It's very nice 😍