Friday, July 26th 2019 – North Sumercotes, England to Melrose, Scotland. Setting off early from our rental house we made a quick stop to visit the old folks in Grainthorpe, then a quick stop in at Barney’s Diner for an …
Europe 2019 – The Wall Below, Savages Beyond
Awaking in a wet grey Melrose Nico and I wandered trough some damp streets to find a small suspension bridge transversing the River Tweed. After a good espresso coffee (England is slowly understanding coffee) we walled over to Melrose Abbey …
Europe 2019 – North Coast 250 part 1
July 31 2019 The North Coast 500 is a 500 mile drive along the Northern coast of Scotland through a very scenic though rural and quite bleak area of the country. This route and its promoted drive were developed to …
Europe 2019 – North Coast 250 part 2
The two busloads of Austrian tourists were already well into the provided breakfast before we sat down to ours. After our simple meal we loaded up the Alfasud and set off leaving Thor’s River behind and in 10 minutes we …
Europe 2019 – Glenlivet area of Scotland
July 27 – Aug 3 2019 Various days, assorted sights in the Glenlivet area of Scotland. We were fortunate to have several days of very nice sunny weather. To the people of Northern Scotland who rarely ever see the sun, …
Europe 2019 – Scotland to England – Day One
Setting off early on a grey Sunday morning, we had a schedule this day. We need to be in Fort William at the train station to see the The Jacobite Steam train depart or more desirable, see it cross over …
Europe 2019 – Scotland to England – Day Two
Waking early and walking around the The Drovers Inn to see the effects on the previous nights storm: a huge mountain waterfall behind us feeding into a large flooded field behind the building that rushed with a torrential flow. Our …
Europe 2019 – Scotland to England – Day Three
After a morning walk through a large poop strewn sheep pasture, with Nico practicing his herding skills though on leash, we set off again on far too narrow country roads with little to no shoulder and often dense hedges walling …
Europe 2019 – Back to the Netherlands – Part One
Setting off from our restful stay over the past two days, taking some time to see Bev’s parents and help them with a few things we set off towards the Euro-tunnel with an overnight stop just before the tunnel that …
Europe 2019 – Back to the Netherlands – Part Two
Heading to the Euro-Tunnel via single lane country roads again, we arrived at the check-in point a bit early and were able to take an earlier train. As usual, the journey was simple and fast and soon we were on …
Europe 2019 – Back in the Netherlands
Waking for the final time after a noisy night of people screaming and braking bottles in the street we set out onto the streets to find them strewn with blowing garbage and dark skies. We made our way to a …
Europe 2019 – Back in the Netherlands – 2
Waking early in Arnhem to a great breakfast at the Hotel Molendal we then set off to explore the city in detail. First we visited the small but worthwhile Airborne at the Bridge museum and spoke to the very helpful …