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Adventures with Bessie & Madge

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Adventures with Bessie & Madge

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Last day at Brancaster…

20 April, 2023

We went for our last walk on the beach as we’ll be going home tomorrow. This male pheasant was seen …

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A day of two halves…

19 April, 2023

Decided to take Alfie for a nice beach run. Unfortunately, the wind was so strong that the sand was blowing …

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Sean’s favourite – the Avocet…

18 April, 2023

Today we went to RSPB Titchwell… One of our favourite reserves (although Alfie has to be kept on a lead). …

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Back in East Anglia…

17 April, 2023

We’re staying at our favourite campsite, Bramley House in Walpole St. Peter on the Cambridge/Norfolk border. As usual we took …

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Yorkshire Dales National Park – Part 2

16 April, 2023

After our lovely lunch at Kearton Tearooms (homemade lentil soup, tuna sandwiches & a bowl of chips, finishing with coffee …

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Yorkshire Dales National Park – Part 1

15 April, 2023

Today we drove through the National Park on our way to have lunch at Kearton tearooms in the tiny village …

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Testing our eyesight at Barnard Castle…

14 April, 2023

We travelled from Moffat to Barnard Castle yesterday in the rain – see header picture. Today the weather isn’t briliant …

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Highlands to Lowlands…

12 April, 2023

Today we left Glencoe campsite and area. We travelled over three hours to stop at Moffat campsite in the Lowlands. …

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Hogwart Express at last!…

11 April, 2023

We have a plan to witness the “Jacobite Express” to give it its formal name or “Hogwart Express” to Harry …

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A good idea ??…

10 April, 2023

We’re leaving Skye today. We booked the ferry a couple of days ago rather than take the bridge. This would …

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In search of the Blue Shed Cafe…

9 April, 2023

Reading on the internet, I gathered that the owners of the cafe once called ‘The Blue Shed’ in Torrin (amongst …

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Dunvegan Castle & the Macleods…

8 April, 2023

Today we decided to do what we didn’t do on the previous three visits to Skye – visit Dunvegan Castle …

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Refreshing old memories…

7 April, 2023

We reached Uig in time to see the Caledonian Macbrayne ferry leaving for North Uist. It brought back memories of …

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Over the bridge to Skye…

6 April, 2023

We are very excited today because we will see the Jacobite Express train – otherwise known as the “Hogwarts Express” …

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Coastal trail revisited…

5 April, 2023

As it is our last day before moving on to Skye, we decided to go for a short drive along …

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Back on the Coastal Trail…

4 April, 2023

We followed the Trail from Buckie to Whitehills along the northern coast. Spot the Redshank! 3 Oyster Catchers – can …

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It’s the High Life for us today…

3 April, 2023

Off to Inverness for more Burbidge research. The Sat-Nav took us the country route. After a picturesque journey we found …

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Journey along the coastal trail…

2 April, 2023

We decided to explore the northern coast east of Inverness to find somewhere we could give Alfie a good run …

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On our way to the Highlands – whisky galore…

1 April, 2023

Off we drive towards the Highlands via the Tay Bridge. The header is the Scottish V & A – a …

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Dunfermline – me and Andrew Carnegie

31 March, 2023

We woke to low cloud this morning (Peter tells me it’s because we are so high up) and it made …

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