20 Thursday Apr 2023
Posted in Travel
We went for our last walk on the beach as we’ll be going home tomorrow.
This male pheasant was seen outside Madge’s window last night. Doesn’t he look splendid in his Spring plumage?
Redshank and Oystercatcher in a stand-off…
A stately Cormorant
Another Oystercatcher
Although he looks sad it’s only because he is going home and he won’t be going to the beach…
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Decided to take Alfie for a nice beach run. Unfortunately, the wind was so strong that the sand was blowing …
Today we went to RSPB Titchwell… One of our favourite reserves (although Alfie has to be kept on a lead). …
We’re staying at our favourite campsite, Bramley House in Walpole St. Peter on the Cambridge/Norfolk border. As usual we took …
After our lovely lunch at Kearton Tearooms (homemade lentil soup, tuna sandwiches & a bowl of chips, finishing with coffee …
Today we drove through the National Park on our way to have lunch at Kearton tearooms in the tiny village …
We travelled from Moffat to Barnard Castle yesterday in the rain – see header picture. Today the weather isn’t briliant …
Today we left Glencoe campsite and area. We travelled over three hours to stop at Moffat campsite in the Lowlands. …
We have a plan to witness the “Jacobite Express” to give it its formal name or “Hogwart Express” to Harry …
We’re leaving Skye today. We booked the ferry a couple of days ago rather than take the bridge. This would …
Reading on the internet, I gathered that the owners of the cafe once called ‘The Blue Shed’ in Torrin (amongst …
Today we decided to do what we didn’t do on the previous three visits to Skye – visit Dunvegan Castle …
We reached Uig in time to see the Caledonian Macbrayne ferry leaving for North Uist. It brought back memories of …
We are very excited today because we will see the Jacobite Express train – otherwise known as the “Hogwarts Express” …
As it is our last day before moving on to Skye, we decided to go for a short drive along …
We followed the Trail from Buckie to Whitehills along the northern coast. Spot the Redshank! 3 Oyster Catchers – can …
Off to Inverness for more Burbidge research. The Sat-Nav took us the country route. After a picturesque journey we found …
We decided to explore the northern coast east of Inverness to find somewhere we could give Alfie a good run …
Off we drive towards the Highlands via the Tay Bridge. The header is the Scottish V & A – a …
We woke to low cloud this morning (Peter tells me it’s because we are so high up) and it made …
Adventures with Bessie & Madge 