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    Oban

    10 de junio de 2024, Escocia ⋅ 🌬 11 °C

    A travelling day today.
    On our way up to Inverary missed the Loch Fyne end of the Crinan Canal. This was somewhere we had been advised to look out for, so we decided to return to Lochgilphead to have a look.
    The canal was built to take commercial boats from the west coast, at Crinan, into Loch Fyne, therefore missing out an arduous and hazardous route around the Mull of Kintyre. It is nine miles long.
    Nowadays, it is open in the summer months and is primarily used by yachting people. We parked up mid way along and watched a number of boats navigating the locks, each boat seemed to have paid for a canal pilot to assist with the heavy work. A good workout for the pilots.
    The road to Oban was slow (twists and turns) mitigated by the beautiful scenery.    Leer más

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    Inverary

    9 de junio de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    We walked into Inverary along a well maintained footpath, passing through woods and along the side of Loch Fyne. We reached Inverary, just after crossing the golf course.
    What a beautiful little place it is, and clearly a tourist hot spot. There were all nationalities in the town, a coach tour stop off.
    A famous old boat, from a BBC comedy The Vital Spark, was tied up in the harbour. I believe I was the only person there who would remember it. My dad used to be in stitches at the goings on of Parahandy and his crew.
    One of the main attractions of the town is the castle, which is maintained in tip top condition. It can be viewed internally for a ludicrous amount of money, and it is hired out for expensive weddings. We enjoyed our picnic on one of the castle benches, watching the coach loads pile in.
    The town is overlooked by a high hill with great views, so it had to be done. At the top we had a good chat with some gents who were on a Dad's Stag. They were good fun.
    Returning to the town, we fell into the Inverary Inn for a couple of refreshers prior to our walk back to base.
    Another 10 mile day.    Leer más

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    Inverary

    8 de junio de 2024, Escocia ⋅ 🌬 11 °C

    Our next stop was planned at a site near Inverary. Our journey took us up the side of Loch Fyne - a very picturesque route.
    After refuelling at Loch Gilphead we aimed for a museum at Auchindrain. The museum comprises an old abandoned village, which provides an insight into the lives of the country people. The village predated the Highland Clearances and was occupied until the mid 20th century.
    The video presentation covering the various buildings, outhouses and landscape brought the site to life. A very hard existence, it must have been.
    We arrived at our site mid afternoon.    Leer más

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    Tarbert

    7 de junio de 2024, Escocia ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

    We took a more leisurely walk into Tarbert, so we could have a proper look at the town and a rummage around the shops. This time we walked the low road, passing through woods and alongside the West Loch Tarbert. We passed a small working quay, then some wrecked boats before joining the pavement on the outskirts of the town. The town sits across an isthmus and lies on East Loch Tarbert, a short inlet on Loch Fyne. Very pretty, it is, too. We enjoyed our lunch sitting on the harbour, followed by a walk around the bay. We saw a grey seal bobbing around in the water patrolling a very small area of the harbour.
    After that, we climbed up to the castle for a look at the ruins. It was well placed with commanding views of the loch and harbour.
    One of the way points described to us for the route into town was the highland cow, which was duly spotted on our return.    Leer más

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    Tarbert

    6 de junio de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    The winds died down considerably overnight and we could se the Islands of Islay and Jura across the water.
    We were heading a little way up the peninsula today to a site near Tarbert, which lies by the side of Loch Fyne.
    On our way, we diverted to have a look at the castle and old chapel at Skipness. The main attraction being a Seafood Cabin, which was rated very highly. After a short walk to view the castle and chapel, we returned to the cabin where we shared a platter of mixed seafood with a small bowl of mussels alongside. The mussels were probably the best we have ever tasted. The sauce comprised of cream, white wine, garlic and parsley, and the mussels were plump and sweet. The remainder of the platter, langoustine, prawn, smoked salmon etc was equally as tasty. Absolutely delicious.
    We then left Kintyre and made our way further up the coast to our site 2.5 miles south of Tarbert.
    We arrived in early afternoon and were feeling fit enough to go for a walk into the town. We had two choices, the high or low way, each about 3k we were advised. We decided to go the high way so climbed up through forestry to join the Kintyre way, prior to dropping down into Tarbert along the trail. The path emerged in Tarbert above the castle, which was once owned by Robert the Bruce apparently, however, he was an infrequent visitor.
    This part of the walk took us much longer than expected, so we thought it might be an idea to get the bus back to site. The local friendly librarian advised that the next bus would be along in 1 hour, so we walked back along the low road, beating the bus to our destination. Another mammoth walk.    Leer más

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    Killegruer

    5 de junio de 2024, Escocia ⋅ 🌬 11 °C

    We had a bit of a lazy day today.
    Overnight the weather was wet and windy with gale force winds. We were warm and cosy in the van but some campervans had to drop their canvas tops and one tent packed up overnight and disappeared.
    We wandered up to the Glenbarr garden centre in the local village for a nice coffee and tea. It was very pleasant to be out of the wind
    In the afternoon we strolled along the beach to the Argyle Hotel where we enjoyed a couple of drinks and a chat with others in the bar.    Leer más

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    Kintyre : Killegruer

    4 de junio de 2024, Escocia ⋅ 🌬 10 °C

    This was primarily a travelling day. The wind was getting up and we were not sure how the CalMac ferries would cope with rough sea conditions. We were booked to travel from Lochranza to Claonaig on the Kintyre Peninsular.
    We pitched up in good time to get a place on the 10:45 ferry and could just about see it in the gloom making the crossing in our direction. The crossing turned out to be very calm, the waters being sheltered from the westerly winds by the Kintyre peninsular which we could not see ahead of us due to the low cloud and rain.
    Upon arrival the clouds lifted a bit and we made our way along the peninsular to Campbeltown, where A's granny Mac was born.
    The town clearly prospered at one time but is not doing so now. The small community is looking to replace lost industries based on dairy farming and wind farming. It lies in a lovely setting with a working harbour.
    After stocking up (Tesco) we had a quick look around then drove up the peninsular a little to our site for the night    Leer más

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    Seal Shore

    3 de junio de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Today was our last full day on this beautiful island. We had not visited the western side so decided to have a look. This side od the island is not very highly populated and the road was not as wide or as straight as on the eastern side. There were many twists and turns on our way to a car park next to some woods above The Kings Cave. It seems that all caves in this part claim to have a connection to Robert the Bruce, this one no different. Parking up we set off on a 4 mile circular walk to take in the views, the caves, and a sea arch. No sign of any spiders in the cave to inspire the Bruce, however lots of visitors had left behind small stone cairns.
    After that we drove a further mile along the road and shoehorned ourselves into a small car park so we could also complete a 3 mile walk to and from the Moss Farm stone circles and standing stones.
    The island, and a swathe of locations across Scotland at a similar latitude, has a great many similar pre-historic sites    Leer más

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    Seal Shore

    3 de junio de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    We had a slightly more leisurely day today. After a late breakfast we drove up to Brodick to have a look at the castle which is looked after by Scottish National Trust. The castle dates back to the 1300's but was extensively extended by the 10th Duke of Hamilton for his son and heir, after his marriage to a German princess. The house had previously only really been used as a hunting lodge, as the 84 heads of deer in the grand stair case testify.
    The house was rather grand, although some of the internals had to be sold off, along with those from Hamilton House on the mainland, to raise approx £54millon (current equivalent) to pay of some of the debts of the 12th Duke.
    The grounds are renowned for the displays of rhododendron, but we were obviously a bit too late to see the full splendor of the displays. A pity, as the island is covered in purple rhododendron, with some red and white, in full bloom elsewhere.
    After a fruitless visit to the red squirrel hide, (nothing but wood pidgeon) we enjoyed a coffee, tea and cake at the cafe surrounded by small birds.    Leer más

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    Goatfell

    1 de junio de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    The weather forecast was good for the first day of June, so we decided it was a good day to climb Goatfell, the highest mountain on Arran. By now our legs are becoming quite strong (we have been walking between 12 and 24 thousand steps a day, mostly up and down hill). We drove to our start point at Brodick and joined the many other walkers who were heading the same way as us. The path to the summit was clearly marked and well established. Initially we climbed up through forest heavily dotted with rhododendrons, all very pretty. Then the path opened out to open countryside and we could see the path snaking its way along and up, with a particularly sheer climb at the top. It took us just under 2.5 hours to reach the summit, where we enjoyed our picnic lunch and enjoyed looking at the views in all directions. The initial climb down was challenging and very steep. However as we clambered down it became easier. However much of the path involved climbing down stone steps or clambering over rocks, so by the time we reached the forested area again our legs were tired. A total of 22000 steps walked today!!! Back to camp at Seal Shore and our first bbq of the year. We sat in glorious sunshine enjoying the views and sounds of the sea. As yet no sealife spotted, but we are assured that seals and sea otters are frequently spotted and sometimes pods of dolphins. Fingers crossed we spot something before we leave the island.Leer más

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    Seal Shore

    31 de mayo de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    Another glorious day was ahead of us. We had planned to stay at a site on the south of the island. On our way we stopped off in Whiting Bay.
    We completed a walk up through the woods to The Giants Graves, a prehistoric site with burial grounds, and followed on to return by way of the Glenashdale waterfall and burn
    The waterfall is the largest on the island.
    After a rummage in the art gallery and craft shops in Whiting Bay, we drove, after lunch, to our site at Kildonan Point.
    What a good choice, a fabulous location overlooking Pladdo Island and the Ailsa Craig. We enjoyed our Friday fizz by the beach watching the boats pass by in the sound.    Leer más

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    Holy Isle

    30 de mayo de 2024, Escocia ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

    We had pre-booked a ferry crossing for an afternoon trip to the island, so we were pleased to see that the promised improvement in the weather was happening.
    On our way to Lamlash, where we were to pick up the ferry, we stopped off at the Arran cheese shop to buy some local blue and to have a look at the adjacent Aromatics shop.
    Holy island is owned by a Buddhist group, and they let some of the facilties out for well-being courses, yoga retreats, and the like.
    We crossed on a small boat with eight others. After a short introduction to the island by our boat captain, we were left to our own devices. Our plan was to walk the footpath to the top of the island and circle round the south to return by the shore path. We passed Eriskay pony with their foals, Soay sheep, a hardy breed, but missed out on seeing the Sannen goats.
    The walk to the top was relatively easy, but there were a few scrambles up and down steep rocky sections. The views from the top were worth the effort.
    The boat picked us up at 6pm, after dropping off a party of yoga retreaters, after which we drove north to the free camp we planned on staying at - a quiet spot overlooking the sea near Sannox.    Leer más

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    Lochranza

    29 may.–1 jun. 2024, Escocia ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    The weather was improving daily, so we didn't need full wet gear today.
    We drove down the coast a little way to complete a short walk to the Fallen Rocks. Not a great deal to see other than some rocks, but a pleasant walk by the coast. After that, we did the North Sannox Glen walk. A stunning walk up a beautiful valley with crystal clear, but peaty, water tumbling over rapids and waterfalls. Local activity leaders were taking gorge walking groups up the river bed, and we watched as a few tackled a waterfall. Not for the faint hearted!!
    In late afternoon, we drove around to Catacol for a quick look at the 12 Apostles - a row of 12 houses built to re-house crofters during the Highland Clearances. The crofters refused to move into them.
    We stopped off at the hotel on our return to savour a hand pulled Golden Hen, a glass of Chillian Sav, and a bit of the local brew Arran Blonde.    Leer más

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    Lochranza

    28–29 may. 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    We woke up to another wet morning. We had thought about visiting the R Burns museums in Alloway, but we decided just to press on to Ardrossan to pick up the ferry to Arran.
    We chanced upon an Asda store in Ayr where we picked up bits and pieces before crossing to Arran.
    The ferry crossing was very smooth and running to schedule. We assumed that somewhere ahead of us, as we left the port was Brodick. We could not see the island in the murk.
    As we arrived, the skies lifted a bit, and, on our journey to Locranza, the beauty of the island revealed itself to us.
    All set up by 4 pm, we decided to go for a short walk to stretch our legs a bit. To celebrate our arrival on the island, we thought a beer and wine or two at the hotel would be nice.
    We had a bit of a communication breakdown with the site warden, who was a bit vague about timings and distances. Setting of at 4:10pm we climbed over the fell to Laggan in order to pick up the coastal path north to Fairy Dell beach. This section of the path (5k in length) could best be described as a scramble across a horizontal mountain. The path was barely discernable. There were very few flat grassy sections, and the 5k took us 2 hours to complete. Sheer slog at times (not enjoyable) and extremely challenging. But by this point we had no choice other than to carry on. From Fairy Dell there was a further 3 miles back to Lochranza, and we couldn't face a further mile to the hotel. We arrived back at camp very wet and muddy - due to the wet boggy ground we traversed. On one occasion K stepped into boggy ground and sank to calf level - ugh!!!
    We slept well.    Leer más

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    Walled Garden. Maybole

    27 de mayo de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    We spent a lazy morning on the site to enable us to catch up with essential tasks. Karen managed to get some of the laundry dry in between the rain showers. The site tumble drier was also needed though.
    A. caught up with downloading photos from the camera and is hoping sometime soon to be able to post them on these pages. The Internet is not brilliant in these parts.
    In the afternoon, we donned our wet gear once again and went for a walk through the estate to a waterfall. All quite muddy.
    The campsite and surrounding ground are all part of the Kilkerran Estate, owned by the Ferguson family for generations.    Leer más

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    Maybole

    26 de mayo de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    We continued our drive north, eventually leaving behind the beautiful Galloway as we moved into Ayrshire.
    Our immediate destination was Culzean Castle, which is perched high on the clifftop above the sea. Here, we joined National Trust for Scotland for access into the castle. Upon checking our passes, we were advised that this membership also gives us access to all the English NT sites as well as a host of others around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Barbados, Bermuda etc, etc the list seemed endless. Happy days.
    We joined a tour around the castle to learn a little bit more about the Kennedy family who apparently made their early fortune smuggling contraband into the caves beneath the castle. (What would Rabbie Burns have to say about that?)
    The castle is very impressive and the grounds enormous. We spent some time walking in the estate and had a good look at the artist work in one of the out buildings. Some of her work did take our fancy.
    Leaving Culzean Castle we continued on to The Walled Garden Campsite near Maybole where we were booked in for a two night stay. A beautiful adult only site fully enclosed by a wall. Apparently it used to be the fruit and vegetable growing area for the Kilkerran estate.    Leer más

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    Girvan Scenic Lookout

    25 de mayo de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    We had planned for another free camp somewhere along the coastline on our way up to the ferry at Ardrossan.
    We stopped off at Portpatrick in the morning. This proved to be a very pretty village centred around the port.
    We parked up at the harbour and enjoyed our walk along the seafront and then completed the walk up the cliff path to view Dunkley Castle. There was an artist showing off her wares in a house near the sea-front as part of the Galloway open studio weekend.
    After that, we drove to Stranraer, where we, first of all, restocked at Lidl and Morrisons.
    We then parked up next to the marina and had a look in the town, which was everything we expected it to be. Its highlight was the old Castle of St John, which is open to view in the centre of the town.
    Stranraer done we headed north to find somewhere quiet for the night. After dismissing a car park at Ballantrae we settled on the Girvan Scenic Viewpoint, a large rest area on the coast road.
    From our vantage point, we were looking directly at the Ailsa Craig, we could see Arran to the north west, the Kintyre Peninsula behind the Ailsa Craig and Northern Ireland to the south west.
    We enjoyed another peaceful night.    Leer más

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    Mull of Galloway

    24–26 may. 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Our next stop was the Mull of Galloway, which is the most southerly point one can get to in Scotland.
    Our route there took us through the Rhins of Galloway. We arrived in time for our lunch, which we had early as we had seen a good 6 mile walk to do around the mull and the adjoing peninsular.
    The mull is home to an old lighthouse with support buildings and an RSPB centre, also apparently home to gannets, kittiwakes, razorbills, terns, gulls etc and even some puffin. The scenery on our walk was pretty spectacular. We walked along the cliff tops, looking down on clear waters, and passed through lush green fields. The walk proved to be quite difficult, not because of its difficulty, but due to the very long grass and vegetation along the way which made each step quite difficult at times and our feet very wet.
    We free-camped at the lighthouse overnight, and were joined by travellers from Belgium, Germany, France and the UK in their motorhomes. It was very peaceful.    Leer más

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    Mains of Machermore

    23 de mayo de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    We had a look at the area south of the CL site. Driving first to Wigtown, we passed over the river at Newton Stewart. Due to all the rain the river was running quite fast and the weir by the bridge was raging.
    We parked up just outside of Wigtown in a car park next to a memorial. In 1685, two female Covenanters were tied to posts in the adjacent river and drowned. They were not prepared to cast away their religious principles in the face of the movement for the devine right of the Scottish kings and Escopicy. A granite post memorial is reached by a short walk across a boardwalk above the river. The women drowned on the rising tide.
    We then wandered up a short hill into into the town, which is known as the bookshop of Scotland.
    There were bookshops aplenty in the wide square at the centre of the town. We had been told about a quirky one to look out for, which was a bookshop come cafe called Reading Glasses. We popped in for a very pleasant coffee, fruit scone, and tea. We also found a great community recycling store in the town and left with crafty goodies at bargain prices.
    From there, we toured further south to the Isle of Whithorn. Here we parked up in the old town next to the harbour and walked over the man made isthmus to the island. We stopped first of all to have a look at the museum in the dockside church, which told much of the story about the village. A lot of it centred around the sea faring and fishing community.
    An old Chapel dedicated to St Ninian lies on the island. There were short walks around the island, which we completed.
    Leaving here, we drove a few miles along the coast to a remote car park, from where we walked down to a pebble beach. At one end of the beach lay a large cave entrance from which St Ninian allegedly performed some miracles.
    We drove back to base along the scenic coast road A747 to Glenluce, which was pretty.    Leer más

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    Mains of Machermore

    22 de mayo de 2024, Escocia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    Leaving our site here, we headed further westward to our destination near Newton Stewart. On our way, we stopped off at Castle Douglas for a look around the town. It was full of independent shops, cafes etc. We had met a couple on our walk to Rockcliffe the previous day who had told K about a great sewing shop that had to be visited. Needless to say, some fabric was purchased from a very friendly shop owner who could not be described as dynamic. We decided to take the scenic route, which took us along the shoreline of Loch Ken. The weather was a bit grim, but the clouds lifted enough for us to get out and have a view along the Loch.
    Our home for two nights was a nice CL site on a farm about 1 mile outside Newton Stewart.
    We set up in the rain, and after lunch, put our wet gear on for a walk into town. It was nice enough with the river running through it. Its main attraction for us was Aldi, where we bought some supplies. We were a bit damp upon returning to the van.    Leer más

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    Kippford View

    21 de mayo de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    There may have been a view of Kippford on the site, but we did not see it where we were at the bottom on the lower section. The higher terraces would get the view looking over the valley across the trees to the village of Kippford on the other side of the estuary.
    We were looking forward to completing the Sandhills to Rockcliffe walk, which is a walk along the cliffs in an area that is renowned for its beauty.
    We parked up at the Sandhills campsite car park, a sister site to the one we were staying on. It was right next to the sea and would have been a better option for us. We opted to start the walk east to west due to the tide conditions as we wanted to see the sea arches on the beach at Sandhills in the afternoon when the beach was accessible.
    The 4.5-mile walk to Rockcliffe did not disappoint. The first part took us up from sea level to the highest part of the route at The Torrs. Thereafter, we passed along the cliffs, up and down across the hill tops, with great sea views. There was a slow descent into Rockcliffe village where we enjoyed our picnic overlooking the sea. A Mr Whippy van was nearby in the adjacent car park, which we managed to resist.
    Returning along the cliff tops, we were able to descend onto the beach at High Portling. The tide was going out, and we were able to walk along the rocks and sand to see the natural sea arches and caves in the cliff faces.
    Yellow lichen above the sea high water line reminded us of The Bay of Fires in Tasmania, and the sea arches of Cathedral Beach in Northern Spain. Who needs to travel when it's on our doorstep? We enjoyed the walk immensely.    Leer más

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    Dumfries

    20 de mayo de 2024, Escocia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    We left Redcar early in the morning to head further north into Scotland. We were hoping to reach some warmer weather. As we moved westwards, we left the cold behind and had our breakfast in the van under sunshine in a layby on the A66.
    We arrived in Dumfries late in the morning and managed to find a space in a central car park. We spent a couple of hours looking around the town, which lies on the River Nith. Dumfries was the adopted town of Robbie Burns, Scotland's famous poet and bard. He was one of the local excise agents, which duties he performed alongside his poetry. The town museums cover RB specifically and general local history, and are all staffed by friendly locals who are obviously very proud of their town.
    We visited the oldest house, now a museum on the bridge, the RB information centre, and had a look at the house where RB lived with his wife, now open to visitors. The Globe drinking house, which RB frequented, is closed for business on Mondays.
    Leaving Dumfries we made our way south to our site (for two nights) at Kippford View. We were the only ones staying on the site but the staff were clearly getting things ready for the following bank holiday weekend and school holidays.
    We had time to set ourselves up then set off on a three mile circular walking route along the valley.    Leer más

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    Pickering

    17–20 may. 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    We had packed up our motorhome the previous night, ready for an early start in the morning. 6:30am saw us drive off to beat the inevitable Friday tailbacks. It was a good move, for once our journey northwards was free-moving the whole way. With a breakfast stop for coffee and tea at Trowell services we made it into our site at Pickering in early afternoon. We even had time to take the scenic route through South Yorkshire. The site at Westgate Carr Farm was immaculate, and we arrived in glorius sunshine. We were soon set up, so we walked into Pickering mid-afternoon for a look-see and to determine parking availability for the van at the station for the following day. Many of the independent shops in the village were closed for the afternoon, which was a little disappointing. Returning to the site, we walked the on-site dog walk, which took us along a river bank, with the prospect of seeing an otter or two. Not for us though, we don't seem to have the ability to slow down to wait these things out.
    The following day, we parked up in the large NYMR car park and joined Karen's father, Malcolm and Nicola at the station for an afternoon journey along the line to Whitby. It was a glorious day with temperatures in Pickering 20 deg C. The train chugs along the valley, stopping off at numerous places, some made famous in TV drama, serials and feature films. In the sunshine, the scenery was beautiful. When we arrived in Whitby, the town was shrouded in mist, and the old Abbey could barely be seen on the hill above the town. The temperature was 14 deg C. The place was very busy with visitors, as busy as we've ever seen it. We made it as far as Wetherspoons, where we enjoyed a couple of drinks prior to our return trip. The pub was rowdy with many hen weekend groups and others in weird and wonderful outfits. Donald was very pleased to be accosted by a couple of women in the pub on his way out. He was pleased to think that he had still got it at 92!! We wandered along the harbour front where there were many stalls set up selling various crafts and food items.
    We left Pickering in the early evening to drive to Redcar. After a coffee at Roseberry Road we free camped on the stray.
    Sunday was spent with Donald in Redcar, and after an early evening trip to the Redcar Wetherspoons, we free camped, looking at the sea once again. Redcar was sitting under the same cloud as Whitby, the temperature did not rise above 12 deg C, which prompted Donald to put his central heating on.    Leer más

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    Bergen

    31 de marzo de 2024, Noruega ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Our final day in Norway after a great trip. We feasted on a massive breakfast at our hotel restaurant, ready to face the day. Our flight back to UK being in the evening.
    We took a morning stroll, in the old harbour district of Bryggen, and along the harbourside, trying to determine the purpose of many of the ships tied up for Easter. Clearly many are rig support and some looked like special cable laying vessels.
    The old fort grounds were open to walk around, which we enjoyed prior to diving into the tourist shops in the Bryggen.    Leer más

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    Bergen

    30 de marzo de 2024, Noruega ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    Our final day on the ship. Overnight the ship stopped off in Molde, a large town, with developments running up the hillsides.
    Short visits were made to Alesund, Torvik, Maloy and at breakfast time Floro. At Floro the ship made to moor up, but there must have been no business to do, so it just turned round in the harbour and carried on its way. Last stop Bergen in mid afternoon. On our way to Bergen the ship travelled in between many small islands, many of which had one or two small houses on them. Once again, all very beautiful. The weather fluctuated between heavy squalls of rain and blustery winds. Karen managed to do her customary walk of 10 times around deck 9. Exercise needed to offset the amount of eating we have done!
    After we left the ship we walked over to the old harbour area to check into our hotel room for the night.
    We thentook an early evening walk through the city in the sunshine. On the walk we took in the fishmarket on the harbourside which was displaying an impressive selection, much of it geared to the on-site restaurants.    Leer más

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