Isle of Arran – Kildonnan – 19th May One of our gas bottles gave up the ghost this morning and we were not sure how much left in the other. Whiting Bay had the nearest garage and we were able to collect a bottle which meant showers all round again. Our next adventure was around […]
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Scotland – Island Hopping 2022 – Days 12-13
Kintyre to Isle of Arran – 17th May 2022 We leave today for Clonaig to catch the ferry to Lochranza and our final island – Arran. Weather a little dreek for the crossing alongside a coach of pensioners on a day trip out. One chap decided he would prefer to travel in Hilma and tried […]
Scotland – Island Hopping 2022 – Days 9-11
Machrihanish to Carradale 14th May 2022. Waking to that wonderful view made me reflect on why we like the wild camping. It’s the solitude (relative as there are houses nearby) and the complete autonomy we enjoy without rules and regulations but as I’ve said before remembering to be respectful of others. We could divert into […]
Scotland – Island Hopping 2022 – Days 6-8
Clachan– 11th May 2022 Waking to the quarry workings next to the site was a bit of a shame at 7am but the sun was shining, and life was good. After our marathon drive and late arrival yesterday, we wanted a gentle day and so walked along the shoreline into Clachan village. Occasional padlocked gate […]
Scotland – island hopping 2022 – Days 4-5
Isle of Bute – 9th May 2022 Leaving Largs behind we had a short drive to Wemyss Bay (pronounced ‘weems’ as Janette kept reminding me) for our first ferry on CalMac to Rothesay. Weather was scudding with rain and the water across the Firth of Clyde looked choppy. Cost for Hilma and us was about […]
Scotland – island hopping 2022 – Day 3
Our 2nd day at Largs – 8th May, 2022. A brisk walk 2km walk down the Ayrshire Coastal Path to the Kelburn Country Park on a gloriously warm day. This is a good half day out with a wide variety of walks for all abilities and plenty of activities for children to be entertained. As […]
Scotland – island hopping 2022 – Days 1 – 2
Back in the old girl – 6th May, 2022 We are back in the old girl again (sorry Hilma but we must face facts – none of us are getting any younger). Boy it feels good, so much lost time in the past 24 months. Having said that we are in better place than many […]
Bretagne and back – Day 7
Mont-St-Michel – 29th June Setting off early (well early for us) and away by 9:15am we thought we would get to Mont-St-Michel, have 2 or 3 hours there and head off to a small 3 van Aire for our last overnight stop before the ferry tomorrow. As usual the best laid plans can go awry […]
Bretagne and back – Day 6
Leaving Landeda Au revoir to Les Abers – 28th June 2019 We left Camping Les Abers with smiles on our faces. Was 3 days enough, I think so, we could have stretched another day or two given the weather had changed for the better but inevitably when one is still working there are timetables to […]
Bretagne and back – Days 4 & 5
Landeda – Camping les Abers Nous sommes arrivons – 26th June 2019 Having driven through rain, into sunshine, arrived at our 3-night campsite and settled in with a beautiful sunset the night before – the rain then followed us. I’m not a superstitious bloke but I can’t help the holiday gods have got it in […]
Bretagne and back – Day 3
Dramatic coast, mist and a moustached bale. Brittany in our grasp – 25th June 2019 Leaving Treguier was a little sad as it was such a lovely spot – we could easily have stayed another day or two and explored further, but we had an appointment to keep at Camping les Abers near Landeda. Once […]
Bretagne and back – Day 2
Onions & Hooped shirts Breton beckons – 24th June 2019 Heck it was hot last night – 24°C in Hilma at one point. Now I’ve heard all these stories about not sleeping with the windows open on the continent just in case someone inserts a gas tube to knock you out while they rob you. […]