Drive north to coast 3
May 21, 2017 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Drive north to coast 4
May 21, 2017 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
These were taken on the way back to Ullapool.
Durness
May 21, 2017 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Our northernmost destination. We felt we were standing at the top of the world, and truly we almost were. Standing on the beach we were looking directly out to the arctic circle. Almost by accident weRead more
Torgormack, near Inverness
May 23, 2017 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Lovely stay at Catherine's croft. She loves jumping horses, sorry, forgot to get photos of her two horses.
Drive to Loch Ness
May 25, 2017 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We drove down to the south side of Loch Ness hoping to get a sight of Nessie. Also, no luck. The road we took was called General Wades Military Road. It was built in the early 1700s to assist in theRead more
Leaving Scotland,
May 26, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Going back into cozy and bucolic England.
Our cozy B&B on Hexham
May 27, 2017 in England ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Morning trip to Corbridge
May 27, 2017 in England ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
Small town that even has roman ruins.
Walk through Hexham to Abbey
May 27, 2017 in England ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
Hexham Abbey 1
May 27, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This is the first large abbey built in England. At the time it was first built in 674, it was the largest abbey north of the Alps. The abbey was totally destroyed several times. The only remainingRead more
Hexham Abbey 2
May 27, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We had our lunch at the abbey cafe.
B&B Breakfast
May 28, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Here is our hostess Mavis with our full English breakfast. A full English breakfast has an egg, ham, sausage, toast, tomato, mushrooms, and baked beans. We think that the baked beans must be somethingRead more
Chester's Roman Fort and Museum
May 28, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Here are photos from the museum
Chester's Roman Fort and Museum
May 28, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Here are photos of the fort along Hadrian Wall.
Hadrian's Wall
May 28, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We drove to a car park at Steel Rig to see and walk along the wall. But the parking lot was full! So I stopped the car on the road, Heather jumped out and got took a picture of the wall, and hoppedRead more
Dinner at the The Tannery
May 28, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The biscuit on top is Yorkshire Pudding.
Sherburn in Yorkshire
May 29, 2017 in England ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
This is our AirBnB stay for the next four nights. It is a very lovely cottage attached to the host's house. And that round thing in the middle of the floor is the old well, covers in glass. We cannotRead more
Pickering Castle
May 31, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Whitby Abbey
May 31, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
This is the abbey that inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula. It was lived in until the middle 1800s at which time it finally crumble into its current condition.
Sherwood Forest
June 2, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We just had to visit Sherwood Forest while we were in England! But It was starting to rain so we did not walk through the park.
Walesby
June 2, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
One night stay near Sherwood Forest. We broke up the drive from Yorkshire to Wales not a two day drive.
Dolgallau, Wales
June 3, 2017 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Cozy old stone cottage. We are very tired and won't do much here.
Visit to the coastal town of Barmouth
June 4, 2017 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
Lovely small coastal village smothered in vacationer's cheese.
Gordon's Birthday Cake
June 5, 2017 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Chocolate and Guinness cake for my birthday. But the very best part of the celebration is getting to share it with Heather. My birthday present is a brand new house in Florida.
Slough, last stop before returning to US
June 6, 2017 in England ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
We are staying at an AirBnB near Heathrow rather than an airport hotel. Very nice hosts and less than 20 minutes to the airport.
































































































































Annanaomi Sams
Tide out? I like these inlets,
Traveler
Yes. And gosh the sand was almost pink, and smooth as silk.