We start the day with a visit to the two gardens which supported the Abbey. They have become separated by management over time, but are virtually side by side with each referring the other as […]
Category: Scotland
Day Sixty Five
Another day mainly travelling moving ever southward. We spend most of the day on the road, going past soft green hills and pasture. It’s very apparent that we have left the wilderness behind us and […]
Day Sixty Four
I don’t know how he did it, but Chris has coaxed (scowled…) me out of bed and back on the early train into Edinburgh again. The weather is a little kinder today, quite a lovely […]
Day Sixty Three
So, today we are off to Edinburgh. This means an early start as we have to walk to the train station 20 minutes away and we have the better part of an hour’s journey in. […]
Day Sixty Two
Another day, another castle. This time, we are off to the Falkland Palace and Garden in the village of Falkland. It was favourite retreat of the Stuart dynasty and a former residence of Queen Mary, […]
Day Sixty One
Chris starts the day with an early morning spotting of six fat rabbits. Beach bunnies. We were a little challenged otherwise this morning. The first two places we attempt to visit are closed. The old […]
Day Sixty
Oh my. Day sixty. Tell me, exactly where did those last 60 days go? I can see now the value in keeping this diary, as time does literally just fly by. Scotland is indeed the […]
Day Fifty Nine
We continued to follow the Highland Tourist Route today, ostensibly to visit the Mar Lodge Estate. We passed out of farm country today and into the Cairngorms National Park and Cairngorms mountain range. As with […]
Day Fifty Eight
Toady was another “mostly travel” day as we wind our way around the eastern coast via the Highland Tourist Route. We start the day with a challenging uphill walk in the forest. No furry buddies, […]
Day Fifty Seven
Let’s just day today “a castle and seals unlimited” Chris woke me at the crack of dawn (7am for mere mortals) with whispered tones….“there are seals outside”. Now I find it hard to get out […]