Our final activity on the second last day of our visit to Scotland was a booked boat trip to the Isle of May. With two previous boat trips cancelled for various reasons, we were hoping that it would be ‘third try lucky’, but during the days beforehand, the weather forecast was doing much for our confidence.
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After an enjoyable weekend with my son, I drove to Largs on the west coast to be reunited with K for our few days in Galloway. For the last few miles, my windscreen wipers worked constantly, setting the theme for the rest of the week.
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With a lengthy drive to get to Stoke on Trent in England, we left Edinburgh at 08:00. Making good time with quieter than expected roads, we arrived at our first stop, Gretna Green for souvenir shopping and morning coffee.
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Our first trip away from Edinburgh was to the Isle of Skye, renowned for its spectacular mountainous landscapes. Our journey started at 8 o’clock with the anticipation of arriving at our accommodation by about 4 o’clock. Unfortunately, we missed that time by a few hours.
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Arriving in Edinburgh from our Scandinavian adventure, we looked forward to eight days to catch up with family and friends and some down time before we embarked on a few short trips.
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On our travels we have visited the inside of many special buildings, but we have never been able to walk across the roof of a building. During our day in Oslo we had such an opportunity.
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As it has been rather a few weeks since my last post, I thought it about time to give you a brief update, considering there are only a few days remaining before we return home. Our travels have been packed with various activities, some disappointing, but most enjoyable.
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Our ‘Norway in a Nutshell’ journey from Bergen to Oslo marked the penultimate leg of our Scandinavian trip. This involved a train, a coach, a cruise and another two trains, an experience that was all it was reputed to be.
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Having boarded the ship for our cruise down the Norwegian coast, life slowed down and revolved around meal times with regularity. The days blurred into each other, the common theme being non-stop stunning scenery. In this post I, therefore, describe various aspects of the cruise rather than a sequential description of our journey.
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I concluded my previous post by suggesting there would not be much to report due to us being in transit to the start of our cruise. However, a run-in with the Norwegian military changed that.
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Our visit to Copenhagen didn’t feature in our original travel plans, but, as a consequence of our preference not to fly over the Middle East to reach Norway and the resulting change in carrier, it was an accidental two night destination. It was therefore not such a great disappointment when things didn’t work out as we had hoped.
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At the beginning of the year, we planned a nine day March caravan trip that included four nights in Wallaroo with the remainder somewhere else last minute. Unfortunately, we were ‘trumped’ by the price and availability of diesel. Not wanting to mortgage the house to pay for fuel and to risk being able to make our return journey, we changed our plans to a four night visit to Mannum.
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