Sunday the 29th was a fairly uneventful drive back across the border in to England and our half way stop
Month: May 2016
28 May – Discovering Peebles
So today is our final day in Scotland as we set off for Barnsley tomorrow. As we will have to
27 May – Queens Court and Crime
Today we set off down the A72 again but this time towards Jedburgh and the last of the 4 Abbeys,
26 May – Roxburghe’s Castle and Sir Walter Scott’s House
Another day that started by driving east on the A72 for an hour to return to Kelso to visit Floors
25 May – Castles and Catholics
We decided to spend the day immersing ourselves in Scottish history, first stop Thirlestane Castle which is the home of
24 May – Common ride to confirm the rights of townsfolk
Today we set off for Hawick which is the home of Tweed along with where the Twin Set (although not
23 May – Abbeys and an old town
So fully refreshed we set off for Kelso today where I have found a couple of walks around the town,
22 May – Along the river Tweed
As it was a lovely morning we decided we would go for a walk. I had found details of a
21 May – A change of location
So today we left Inverness for the last time and headed south to Peebles. We seemed to have gathered quite
20 May – Castles and Cathedral
So we have finally done the right ‘lack of rain dance’ to stop it raining, alternatively the Scottish weather gods
19 May – The town at the end of the road
Today was a very long day as we decided to drive to John o’ Groats, unfortunately the Scottish weather is
18 May – Castles and Royal Burgh’s
The weather in Scotland has definitely turned, but as someone said to us the other day, it’s not a problem
17 May – A day of chores and relaxation
We decided to use this trip to also try and practice what we think it will be like to tour
16 May Following the Shipping forecast – Cromarty
Today we headed north over the Kessock bridge and river Ness and out towards Cromarty, our first stop was Avoch which
15 May – Scotland’s defences
Unfortunately the weather has turned and the day started cloudy and a bit cold, so we set off for Fort
14 May – Sea views and waterfalls
As the weather forecast is for nice weather for the next couple of days before we get some clouds we
13 May – The end of the road at Corran and Eilean Doran Castle
Today was all about the fantastic scenery of Scotland, we set off and took the main road out of Inverness
12 May – Slow train to Hogwarts or rather Mallaig
So an early start today as we had to be at Fort William by 10.00 to board the steam train
11 May – In search of Nessie
Today was all about looking for Nessie, although first we had to climb a mountain! I had found a walk
10 May – Around Inverness
Another really nice day, slightly cooler but the sun shined on us all day. We decided we would spend today
10 May – Inverness
Temperature seems to have dropped by 10 degrees overnight and it is currently 10 degrees and slightly overcast, I guess
9 May – Arrive in Inverness
Another beautiful day and after a really nice breakfast we set off for Inverness. The trusty sat-nav suggested it would take
8 May – Half way to Inverness!
So we got a car with a bigger boot, which is a good thing as by the time we had