Glasgow

Had a genius plan to head to David Lloyd gym in Glasgow for a shower (and hit the gym whilst I was at it). Gym membership means we can use all the nationwide gyms. We didn’t really have a major plan in Glasgow, just wanted to pop in and say we’d been there.

Gary had earmarked somewhere we could stay overnight in the city but on further inspection, we realised there’s a Low Emissions Zone in operation in the city. Bugger. Had to reroute and found a park and ride and got a nice and easy short tube ride in to the city.

Quick cake and tea out stop then started a self guided spooky ghost tour hand in hand with an art mural trail. Some amazing murals around the city that the authority have encouraged what with it being an UNESCO cultural heritage city. My phone died half way through the tour but it wasn’t great anyway. We wandered about a bit, checked out the cathedral, some impressive very old buildings matched with ultra modern ones is strange to see. Maybe we’ve been to too many cities now but they all blur in to one. Unless there’s an outstanding iconic feature, they are all the same - you could be in London/Paris/San Fran.

Found a lovely Mexican place for dinner then headed back to the van, feeling full and weary. We headed westbound to the coast and found a great stopover in Troon, again by the beach. Watched a lovely sunset over the sea and settled down for the night.

We’ll be leaving Scotland tomorrow but it’s been wonderful to do. Won’t feel the need to do it again, only to visit specific things - to see Elaine, for example.Читать далее