The new day dawned rather grey and foggy and after a little debate in the camp it was decided to head towards the historical village of New Lanark via the scenic Pentland Hills and then on to Glasgow. Just to lower the already downbeat mood of the day we found the car had attracted a [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 29, 2009
Royalty Reigns Supreme
Today dawned grey and just a little damper than the evening before. Undeterred we donned our wet weather gear and made our way to the local Farmers’ Market. Situated at the rear of the castle the market showcased a range of regional produce including exotic meats such as venison and buffalo, some excellent Isle [...]
June 28, 2009
Storming the Castle
Today was our day for the castle. After a hearty breakfast we traced some of the steps of yesterday back past the Art Gallery and onto the Royal Mile, through the already in place Military Tattoo viewing platforms and on to the castle gate, the portcullis. Miche and Mickey have sensibly purchased a National Trust [...]
June 27, 2009
Edinburgh, Place of Hospitality and Hills
Our first full day in Edinburgh was one of orientation and acclimatisation. As Miche and Mickey both had to work we were on our own to find our way into and around our latest stop. Earlier in the year Mr P had had the good fortune to be introduced to one of the leading Scottish [...]
June 26, 2009
Training For The North
All good things must come to an end and so it was that today was the day to leave our very generous hosts Don and Sandra to take the four hour journey north to our next stop Edinburgh. Having fulfilled our breakfast promise we took our last look over the back garden before making our [...]
June 24, 2009
Off To London To Visit Some Queens
Wednesday dawned bright and clear which was nice for us as this was to be our one day in the “big smoke”. Once again our very obliging host Don came to the fore taking us on the short drive to the train station and making sure that we caught the minimal stop train. The train [...]
June 24, 2009
Going Down To The Sea
It was up early again today to upload the pics etc and also catch up with the news from home, somehow it seemed rather quirky but reassuring to listen in to the ABC radio news over the internet to find out the news and weather from home and then switch to BBC 5 to do [...]
June 22, 2009
Of Hills and Greens and Pints and Horse Manure
What bliss it was to actually recline in a bed again and though our body clock was still at least slightly attuned to Australian time both Vicki and I managed to get a good night’s sleep for the first time in a couple of days. As it is the summer solstice over here, the sun [...]
June 21, 2009
Off To The UK Again
Well, we’ve done it again, managing to survive the vagaries of international airline travel to find ourselves once again here in London, (well Guildford to be precise).
Having decided not to impose on others for the trip to the airport we caught our local commuter bus which conveniently stops outside our door into Geelong to connect [...]
