Jan 4, 2023 | Scotland
One item on the bucket list was to visit Stonehaven for the Fireballs festival. Stonehaven has a sheltered harbour and was a very important port for the herring trade. The town has a number of claims to fame… The inventor of the pneumatic tyre, R.W. Thomson...
Jan 7, 2022 | Scotland
Continuing the staycation theme with our caravan, we made some last-minute bookings and headed over the sea (bridge) to Skye on Hogmanay (New Years Eve). With our boiler fixed and an ample supply of gas we were all set for some winter caravanning. The second site in...
Nov 28, 2021 | Scotland
Continuing the staycation theme, we took the caravan to Melrose in the Scottish Borders. Fortunately the caravan boiler was fixed so we had heating and hot water – quite necessary in late November. Melrose is famous for its Abbey, and its claim to fame as the...
Nov 13, 2021 | Scotland
Continuing with the Staycation theme of exploring parts of the UK that we haven’t really visited before, we took the caravan to Aberdeenshire for a few nights. The first stop was the fishing town of Stonehaven on the east coast. Stonehaven is famous for its...
Aug 29, 2021 | Scotland
Since Covid has clipped our wings, we decided to explore more of the UK instead. The North Coast 500 (NC500) is Scotland’s answer to America’s Route 66. It is (just over) 500 miles (800 km) long and begins and ends in Inverness. It is recommended that you...
Sep 13, 2020 | Scotland
We didn’t get very far the first day. We stopped for fish and chips after only 3 miles (5km). We then drove about 80 miles (130km) to Pitlochry where we wild camped in a car park near the town centre. It was really handy for walking to an outdoor (Covid-safe!)...
