Racing
We will be heading out on an 8-day trip through Scotland in a few days and wanted to drop in on Mark and Abigail before we headed out. Most of our 2 1/2 days with them was spent just playing…
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Scotland – Fountains, Howe, & Perth
We arrived in Bassingbourn at Fiona and Perry’s wonderful home. Way back in January when we first arrived in the UK, they mentioned to us that they were planning an 8-day trip through Scotland. All their plan were not finalized,…
Scotland – Speyside to Gairloch
The next day was another gorgeous sunny day, and we started out about 10am from Perth. We were to spend the day traveling a bit north past the Cairngorms and then we would spend the night in Grantown-On-Spey. The next…
Scotland – Off to Tobermory
The other side of being at this altitude is that not only is it late when the sun goes down this time of year, but the sun rises very early. Light starts showing around 4:15am and sunrise is before 5am.…
Scotland – Slow Ride to Iona
The next morning, we had breakfast and then took a suggested hike along the bay through some woods and to a small waterfall that ran into the bay. There were many different types of boats in the bay from little…
Scotland – A Day in Iona
Becky and I had breakfast included in our hotel. Nothing fancy, just a small room with about 4 tables and some light breakfast foods out. There was a young woman who would welcome you and get you a hot drink…
Scotland – Ending Back in Howe
In order to get back to Howe for dinner with Perry’s mother and brother we needed to get onto two different ferries. This meant that we would need to leave Iona Isle on the 6:45 am ferry. Our hotel would…
Back to Brum & 5k
The next morning, Perry took Becky, Fiona and I around some of the other fields at Howe. One field was being tended by the man and his team who handle the sheep. We got to watch the sheep dogs herd…
