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UK and Paris Sept. Oct. 2019
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UK and Paris Sept. Oct. 2019

Travelling with Bruce, Matt, Kath, Olivia and Sam. Read more
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    September 20, 2019
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    London

    September 22, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    Great day. We took the train from Abbey wood to London Bridge. Olivia and Sam did so well to walk the 17km along the Thames with us without complaint! We all loved visiting the London Eye, Shrek and our favourite ..the London Dungeon.Read more

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    Dagnall

    September 23, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 14 °C

    Collected our motorhomes and headed out to a peaceful farmstay north of London.
    Looking forward to 4 weeks of travelling around the UK

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    Stratford upon Avon

    September 25, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    We are camping beside the Avon River tonight. Its a working farm with a field for visitors to enjoy the serenity. Swans and ducks seem to enjoy the company!
    We visited the Hathaway family home which was occupied by them for 500 years. History tells us this is where William Shakespeare courted Anne Hathaway when he was 18 snd she was 26. The surrounding gardens and Woodlnd were a great place for an afternoon stroll.
    The cruise down the river on a canal boat took us past Shakespeare's grave. He died at the age of 52.
    We have enjoyed stepping back in time and hearing the history in this beautiful spot.    Read more

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    Lake District UK

    September 27, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    Wow how awesome is this area. Small green paddocks with moss covered stone fences go for 100s of miles...Snowy white sheep and fat cattle in abundance.
    We enjoyed a steam train ride around lake Windemere followed by a wet chilly cruise on the lake. Lots of copper mining and industries were here in the past including the blue rinse and bobbin making.Read more

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    Northumberland

    September 28, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    We drove North toward Scotland and stopped to view a section of Hadrian's Wall, (also called the Roman Wall) which the Romans began to build in AD 122.
    Stretching 73 miles from coast to coast, Hadrian's Wall was built to guard the wild north-west frontier of the Roman Empire.
    Further north east we stopped at
    Alnwick Castle. It is a castle and country house in the English county of Northumberland. The 12th Duke of Northumberland and family live in the castle for several months over summer.    Read more

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    Edinburgh and Falkirk

    September 29, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    We drove into Edinburgh this morning and visited some friends for fellowship. We were surprised to see two girls from Queensland there! (We had previously met Laura at Nic and Matt's wedding)
    After lunch we met up with Matt and Kath, Olivia and Sam at our campsite close to the Falkirk Wheel in the Scotish lowlands not far from Edinburgh
    The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world. Locks are also used to connect the canals. We had the obligatory ride upstream!
    We booked a second night in Falkirk Wheel park. We took the train into Edinburgh and spent the day wandering around the old town with its cobbled streets and steep alleys. A visit to Edinburgh castle took a few hours with lots of war memorabilia, history and also the crown jewels. Parts of the castle date back to the 12th century. It stand high on the hill dominating the skyline over the old town. It was used as a military fortress for many years.    Read more

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    Stirling Castle

    October 1, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

    We visited the Kelpies on the way out of Falkirk this morning.
    The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures depicting kelpies. They represent the heavy horses of Scottish history pulling the wagons, ploughs and barges across Scotland.
    Further north we spent time having a tour of Stirling Castle.
    Some of the earlier buildings were dated early 12th century and additions were made between the 1400's and 1600's
    It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defense position.
    Many seiges occured there as it was the home of royality and the centre of politics before Scotish independence. Our guide could have told stories for hours but we needed to move on to Culloden near Inverness for the next two nights.    Read more

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    Culloden and Inverness

    October 2, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C

    The battle of culloden was the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising. On 16 April 1746 the battle between them and the British Army was over in an hour.
    Between 1,500 and 2,000 Jacobites were killed or wounded in contrast to 300 to 400 of the British Army.
    We nearly froze standing listening to the guide and thinking of those poor exhausted soldiers battling in the muddy marshland. Yes it was very confronting.
    We walked through the woods and later went into Inverness for the day. The kids found 4 Geocaches ..with mums help.
    It was great to relax at a Scottish pub for tea at the end of a long day.    Read more

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    Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle

    October 3, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    We left Sunnyside on the Culloden Moor and drove south for 3 hours. We called into a display centre featuring the searches that have been made to find the Loch Ness monster!
    Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 kilometres southwest of Inverness. Its surface is 16 metres above sea level.
    We then stopped to see the ruins of Urquhart castle on the banks above Loch Ness. The present ruins date from the 13th to the 16th centuries, though built on the site of an early medieval fortification. Urquhart played a role in the the war of Scotlands Independence.
    It was impossible to capture the awesome scenery as we drove as there were very few areas to stop on the narrow roads.
    Our campsite tonight is beside the sea at North Ledaig.    Read more

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    Loch Lomond to Cairnryan

    October 5, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

    We left North Ledaig and had two relaxing days travelling south through the Loch's. Livy found a skinny Nessie at Loch Lomond! The scenery was amazing.... rugged outcrops then green paddocks with snowy white sheep and fat cattle. Many of the roads had a canopy of tree's touching overhead. We enjoyed a night at Maybole before continuing on to Port Patrick ready to catch the ferry from Cairnryan to Ireland.Read more

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    Northern Ireland

    October 6, 2019 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Happy Birthday Bruce ..celebrated by a ferry ride to Ireland!
    We had a 2 hr crossing from Cairnryan to Larne taking our motorhomes with us. The narrow windy roads with hedges each side made it a slow pace but it was so worthwhile when we arrived on the northcoast.
    Bruce, Matt, Olivia and Sam crossed the rope bridge at Carrick-a-rede while Kath and I chose not to spend 9 pound each to feel terrified!
    The original rope bridge was built in 1755 by the Atlantic salmon fishermen to help them reach the small steep island
    Matt and Kath went on to the Giant causeway while Bruce and I headed into Ballymoney to spend time with Iris and Roy McGavigan. Its 25 years since I had seen Iris. She was nursing in Australia for 2 years pre marriage and kids. Roy, Iris and boys Greg and Ryan and their gorgeous dog Shelley made us very welcome. Matt Kath and kids arrived with a cake for Bruce's birthday and we had a lovely night of music.
    Monday morning we headed south again through the narrow roads with overhead canopies of trees. We stayed overnight at Lake Ennell.    Read more

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    Dublin

    October 8, 2019 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    We left the motorhomes at Red Cow parking lot and rode the tram into Dublin. I just love listening to the various Irish accents but often have no idea what they are saying!
    A local lady on the tram pointed us in the direction of the Leprechaun Museum assuring us we would learn lots about Irish
    fairytales. Our story teller was very dramatic and entertaining!
    With trusty google maps Kath lead us to the Guiness Storehouse for the obligatory tour.
    While I am not a Guiness fan, I did find it interesting seeing the process to make this roasted barley, hops and yeast stout.
    Mr Guiness and his wife Olivia started making the brew in 1759. They had 21 children although only 10 survived to carry on the business. It has been exported worldwide for decades and is synonymous with Ireland.
    Heading back out of Dublin we followed the highway towards Galway and stayed at a lakeside pitch at Ballykeeran overnight.    Read more

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    Galway

    October 9, 2019 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    The port of Galway was our lunchtime stop. It was raining so headed for an Irish pub for lunch. It was a rabbit warren of nooks and cranies but cozy and quaint.
    Loved the cobbled stoned streets and the rich voices of the irish buskers.Read more

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    Cliffs of Moher - West coast of Ireland

    October 9, 2019 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

    Wow the cliffs of Moher along the west coast of Ireland are rugged and amazing to see. We saw a small part of the 14km coastline that have the sheer 200 metres cliffs. We dodged the showers and battled the wind but it was so worthwhile. Livy, Sam and I had some fun letting the wind hold us up when we leaned into it.Read more

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    West Cork, South coast of Ireland

    October 10, 2019 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    A long day of driving through narrow winding roads. Great scenery of lush green paddocks with stone walls and hedges with lots of fat cattle and sheep. It wasn't much fun for the Bruce and Matt who were driving and trying to avoid hedges on one side and oncoming trafic with very little space for passing on the other. We received a very warm welcome by Amanda and the twins waving frantically from the bay window as we arrived. Its 25 years since I have seen Amanda Sullivan (beforeshe married Lar McCarthy and had the twins, Zach and Farah.) The twins loved 'the boy' Sam and Livy. Spent a lovely evening with them and wished we ould have stayed longer but we had a ferry to catch early the next morning.Read more

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    Blarney Castle and Gardens

    October 11, 2019 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    We spent a couple of hours at Blarney Castle The Blarney stone is 123 steps up into a tower via a narrow spiral passageway. There are views through the bars to the garden below for those who care to look down!
    The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab. Yes Bruce and Sam kissed it!
    The gardens were amazing with streams separating the various areas. I could have spent hours there but we needed to get to Rosslare to catch the ferry back to Wales the next morning    Read more

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    Ferry from Rosslare to Fishgaurd

    October 12, 2019 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    We spent the night by the sea wall in the port awaiting our early morning ferry.
    It was farewell Ireland after a week of touring North to South with an East to west across the centre as well!
    A smooth crossing continued into smooth straight roads into Wales.Read more

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    Bath

    October 13, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    It's easy to see why Bath is World heritage listed. Beautiful well maintained building lined the cobblestone streets. Lots of tree's and flowers make this city very pretty. The roman baths were constructed over 300 year from AD60 following the Roman invasion. The thermal springs run under the building into spa's and baths of varying temperatures. Initially it was a place of worship and gradually became a place of daily bathing and socializing by all citizens.Read more

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    Dornafield Park

    October 14, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    A wet morning of driving through narrow flooded roads meant we didn't make it to Torquay! We found this amazing motorhome site (or pitch as they are called here) and are having a relaxing time.

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