Ireland & Great Britain

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Day 7
Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM UTC
☁️ 61 °F
Altitude: 315 ft
England Rydal 54.448746, -2.98240354°26’55” N 2°58’57” W
William Woodsworth - Garden
June 22 in England ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
On William's estate, he had 5 acres of gardens. We walked through a bunch and went through a lot of trails in the wooded areas in the hills of the property.
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Day 7
Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🌧 57 °F
Altitude: 259 ft
England Grasmere 54.45761, -3.02307254°27’27” N 3°1’23” W
William Woodsworth - Grave
June 22 in England ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
This is where William and his family were buried. His tombstone just has his name, when he died, his wife's name, and when she died. The other members of the family wrote a lot more; usually mentioning how they were related to William (since he was famous).Read more
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Day 7
Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌧 57 °F
Altitude: 463 ft
England Glenridding 54.522547, -2.9295154°31’21” N 2°55’46” W
English Countryside
June 22 in England ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
It has been raining today, so we didn't get to see everything we wanted. But the rain let up for a little while, so we got to hop out and see the gorgeous English countryside!
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Day 7
Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🌧 55 °F
Altitude: 604 ft
England Ambleside 54.492691, -2.9247754°29’34” N 2°55’29” W
Sheep!
June 22 in England ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
Not only did we get to see some more sheep up close, but her two ewes (baby sheep - sounds like the word 'you') were there too. And to make it even better, we could see a waterfall from there too! It's really hard to see in the photo, but I promise it was there!Read more
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Day 7
Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🌧 57 °F
Altitude: 364 ft
England Troutbeck Bridge 54.378578, -2.90628954°22’43” N 2°54’23” W
Shopping
June 22 in England ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
I found a clothing store that looked really cool, and I was excited because it is open until 6. We walk to the entrance, and it says closed. Confused, we looked at the sign and realized that today is Sunday, and like most things in Europe, the store was closed all day. :-(Read more
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Day 8
Monday, June 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🌬 57 °F
Altitude: 105 ft
Scotland Gretna Green 55.005512, -3.06237755°0’20” N 3°3’45” W
Grenta Green
June 23 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 57 °F
We're in Scotland! We just made a stop in a small town that sprung up around the blacksmithing industry. It stayed popular because in England, the minimum age to get married was 21 years old (now it is 18). However, in Scotland it was (and still is 16 years old), so young couples would come to Scotland and elope.Read more
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Day 8
Monday, June 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🌬 55 °F
Altitude: 69 ft
Scotland Argyll and Bute 56.141607, -4.66219256°8’30” N 4°39’44” W
Traveling North
June 23 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 55 °F
While we were heading up north while our tour director, Sam, reads us a bedtime story!
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Day 8
Monday, June 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🌬 52 °F
Altitude: 669 ft
Scotland Argyll and Bute 56.484594, -4.74004756°29’5” N 4°44’24” W
Glacial Valley
June 23 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 52 °F
Sam has taught us that the valleys we keep seeing are almost always glacial valleys.
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Day 8
Monday, June 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🌬 52 °F
Altitude: 512 ft
Scotland Highland 56.668111, -4.99095256°40’5” N 4°59’27” W
Photo Stop
June 23 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 52 °F
We stopped for a photo stop. It was cold and wet, but it was still beautiful. Not all the Ducklings were brave enough to pose for a photo....lol
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Day 8
Monday, June 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
☁️ 52 °F
Altitude: 384 ft
Scotland Spean Bridge 56.897906, -4.94401956°53’52” N 4°56’38” W
World War II Memorial
June 23 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
This is a memorial to the Scotish soldiers who fought in World War II. We wanted to stay a little longer, but the wind was very strong and it was raining.
That's a cool memorial! [Sharon]
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Day 8
Monday, June 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🌬 50 °F
Altitude: 837 ft
Scotland Highland 57.035403, -4.18119957°2’7” N 4°10’52” W
What a View
June 23 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 50 °F
How awesome would it be to live out here? Forget about the temperature being in the 50s though...lol
TravelerAnd lots of gray clouds!
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Right now with the heat so hot, 50s sounds food! [Sharon]
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Day 8
Monday, June 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🌬 52 °F
Altitude: 1,234 ft
Scotland Moray 57.268589, -3.42716557°16’7” N 3°25’38” W
Almost There!
June 23 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 52 °F
We're almost to our hotel! Today was a LOT of driving to get up to the Highlands of Scotland. Tomorrow's going to be a busy day!
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Day 9
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
☁️ 57 °F
Altitude: 489 ft
Scotland Newlands of Culloden 57.477374, -4.09218657°28’39” N 4°5’32” W
Culloden Battlefield
June 24 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
The Battle of Culloden was fought in 1746 between the Jacobite Army and thr British Army. The defeat of the Jacobites at this battle ended the Jacobite uprising that started the year before.
We found a gravestone marker for the Campbell Clan there!Read more
TravelerExciting that you found the Campbell Clan gravestone marker!!
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TravelerThis is great! Thanks for getting a picture of this!
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These are really good pics! [Sharon]
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Day 9
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
☁️ 59 °F
Altitude: 43 ft
Scotland Inverness 57.477047, -4.22724657°28’37” N 4°13’38” W
Ness Bridge
June 24 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
We had lunch in Inverness, which is one of the cities that the River Ness goes through. Cole and I had burgers, and the girls had some traditional Scotish food. Cole and I went over the Ness Bridge and the foot bridge. The foot bridge swayed a little too much for my liking (I don't want my bridges to sway at all really.....), but Cole didn't mind. When we looked in the Ness river, we saw something..... Is that a piece of a tree? Or one of the Loch Ness Monster's (Nessie) family members that got lost in the river? We'll have to go to the lake to ask her!Read more
Hint, hint: its not a tree.......... [Sharon]
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Day 9
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
☁️ 55 °F
Altitude: 233 ft
Scotland Lewiston 57.325751, -4.4453457°19’33” N 4°26’43” W
Urquhart Castle
June 24 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Urquhart Castle is a small castle on Loch Ness. When the Jacobite revolution ended, the castle was partially blown up. We couldn't get very close, but the view was amazing!
I love these pics!! [Sharon]
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Day 9
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
☁️ 55 °F
Altitude: 92 ft
Scotland Fort Augustus 57.151393, -4.65615457°9’5” N 4°39’22” W
Loch Ness
June 24 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Loch Ness literally means Lake Ness. It is famous for the Loch Ness Monster, or how she is affectionately sometimes called, Nessie. There have been tons of sightings and stories, but the strange part is that they have had strange sonar readings of objects that are too big to be a fish, and don't stay in the same place. The sunlight doesn't go very far down into the water, so seeing things at the bottom would need special underwater vehicles (with lights). Do you believe in Nessie? I do!Read more
Yep! I am a believer! [Sharon]
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That's pretty cool! [Kim W.]
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Day 10
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
☁️ 59 °F
Altitude: 276 ft
Scotland Stirling 56.124031, -3.94800256°7’27” N 3°56’53” W
Stirling Castle - Part 1
June 25 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
This castle was originally built in the 12th century, but most of the current buildings are from the 16th and 17th centuries.
You do know that our family has a castle in Scotland!!!! Did you find it???? [Sharon]
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Day 10
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
☁️ 61 °F
Altitude: 276 ft
Scotland Stirling 56.124031, -3.94800256°7’27” N 3°56’53” W
Stirling Castle - Part 2
June 25 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We did a tour that went inside most of the buildings/rooms. Here is the Great Hall and the Residence
TravelerAmazing tapestries!
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The 3rd picture with the red cloth and candles reminds me of a Hallmark movie about a guy who was going to be King! Hmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder if it was filmed in there!!! [Sharon]
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Day 10
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
☁️ 63 °F
Altitude: 276 ft
Scotland Stirling 56.124031, -3.94800256°7’27” N 3°56’53” W
Sterling Castle - Part 3
June 25 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
The grounds of this castle, and the view, were beautiful!
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Day 10
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
☁️ 64 °F
Altitude: 43 ft
Scotland Skinflats 56.019136, -3.75549956°1’9” N 3°45’20” W
The Kelpies
June 25 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
The Kelpies were shape-shifting water horses that lived in bodies of water around the British Isles. The stories revolve around warning children of the dangers of the bodies of water and warning women to be wary of handsome strangers (the Kelpies were almost always male when in human form).
These Kelpies were made by Andy Scott and are 98 feet tall!Read more
Sheesh! I wonder how long it took him to make these!!!!! [Sharon]
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Day 10
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
☁️ 55 °F
Altitude: 768 ft
Scotland Eddleston 55.712792, -3.2170655°42’46” N 3°13’1” W
Room with a view
June 25 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
We're staying at Barony Castle Hotel tonight, which was created as a "tower house" (similar ideas as a castle). Cole and I got the best view (5th floor rooms). I'm a little confused about our floor number though. We had to go to the 1st floor, then go up 2 flights of stairs, and that put us on the 5th floor...... Either we're just exhausted or their math isn't mathing...lolRead more
Lol maybe it's a little of both! Great pics! [Sharon]
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Day 11
Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
☁️ 59 °F
Altitude: 240 ft
Scotland City of Edinburgh 55.952523, -3.20832255°57’9” N 3°12’30” W
First minister
June 26 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
This is the First Minister's Office (the Scottish version of a president) which is located in Charlotte Square. Our guide explained that because of the low crime/violence in Scotland, they don't need to have guards and tons of security like they do in other countries.Read more
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Day 11
Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
☀️ 63 °F
Altitude: 266 ft
Scotland City of Edinburgh 55.950573, -3.18877555°57’2” N 3°11’20” W
Edinburgh
June 26 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
We made it to Edinburgh. It's the capital of Scotland and the second biggest city. It's divided into the "old town" and the "new town". We got to see both, but we spent our time in "old town"
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Day 11
Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
☀️ 63 °F
Altitude: 328 ft
Scotland City of Edinburgh 55.949359, -3.19058255°56’58” N 3°11’26” W
St Giles' Cathedral
June 26 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
This cathedral was founded in 1124 by King David I. We went into the Thistle Chapel and saw some amazing woodworking and a tribute to King George VI (Queen Elizabeth II's father).
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Day 11
Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
⛅ 63 °F
Altitude: 351 ft
Scotland City of Edinburgh 55.948687, -3.20041755°56’55” N 3°12’2” W
Edinburgh Castle
June 26 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
As part of our visit in Edinburgh, we visited the Edinburgh Castle. It was built on Castle Rock, which is a vocanic plug. It has been used as a royal residence, a military fortress, a prison, and currently holds the Scotish Crown Jewels. We got to see them, but unfortunately, you aren't allowed to take pictures or videos.Read more
TravelerThis looks amazing and you got to see the sun!
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