Last day at Brancaster…
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…
Decided to take Alfie for a nice beach run. Unfortunately, the wind was so strong that the sand was blowing …
Sean’s favourite – the Avocet…
Today we went to RSPB Titchwell… One of our favourite reserves (although Alfie has to be kept on a lead). …
Back in East Anglia…
We’re staying at our favourite campsite, Bramley House in Walpole St. Peter on the Cambridge/Norfolk border. As usual we took …
Yorkshire Dales National Park – Part 2
After our lovely lunch at Kearton Tearooms (homemade lentil soup, tuna sandwiches & a bowl of chips, finishing with coffee …
Yorkshire Dales National Park – Part 1
Today we drove through the National Park on our way to have lunch at Kearton tearooms in the tiny village …
Testing our eyesight at Barnard Castle…
We travelled from Moffat to Barnard Castle yesterday in the rain – see header picture. Today the weather isn’t briliant …
Highlands to Lowlands…
Today we left Glencoe campsite and area. We travelled over three hours to stop at Moffat campsite in the Lowlands. …
Hogwart Express at last!…
We have a plan to witness the “Jacobite Express” to give it its formal name or “Hogwart Express” to Harry …
A good idea ??…
We’re leaving Skye today. We booked the ferry a couple of days ago rather than take the bridge. This would …
In search of the Blue Shed Cafe…
Reading on the internet, I gathered that the owners of the cafe once called ‘The Blue Shed’ in Torrin (amongst …
Dunvegan Castle & the Macleods…
Today we decided to do what we didn’t do on the previous three visits to Skye – visit Dunvegan Castle …
Refreshing old memories…
We reached Uig in time to see the Caledonian Macbrayne ferry leaving for North Uist. It brought back memories of …
Over the bridge to Skye…
We are very excited today because we will see the Jacobite Express train – otherwise known as the “Hogwarts Express” …
Coastal trail revisited…
As it is our last day before moving on to Skye, we decided to go for a short drive along …
Back on the Coastal Trail…
We followed the Trail from Buckie to Whitehills along the northern coast. Spot the Redshank! 3 Oyster Catchers – can …
It’s the High Life for us today…
Off to Inverness for more Burbidge research. The Sat-Nav took us the country route. After a picturesque journey we found …
Journey along the coastal trail…
We decided to explore the northern coast east of Inverness to find somewhere we could give Alfie a good run …
On our way to the Highlands – whisky galore…
Off we drive towards the Highlands via the Tay Bridge. The header is the Scottish V & A – a …
Dunfermline – me and Andrew Carnegie
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 