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Day 17…. I would drive 500 miles and I would drive 500 more
So today we passed 1000 miles travelled on our trip. It has been an adventure and we have reached our last blog. If you have enjoyed reading them and fancy telling us it would be much appreciated. A few people have been in touch to check that the moths in Andy’s wallet were ok after…
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Day 16…. Pitlochry Rambling
Sadly no dramatic sun rises for the early Ernie walk this morning. We did have a stroll round the very nice campsite. We had a nice chat with a fisherman who was getting into his waders. The river by the campsite is good for salmon apparently. After a nice breakfast and a chat Andy and…
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Day 15….. I saw the sign…
After the joy of yesterday’s sunrise we were full of anticipation when we open the blinds this morning. Sadly it looked a bit grey. Ernie and I headed down to the beach and amazingly as we walked over the dunes a short lived but glorious sunrise appeared. Even Ernie was mesmerised. We left Brora and…
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Day 14 …. Morning has broken …
When I was in sixth form…. a long long time ago obviously….. me and my friend, who lived along the street from me, had a bizarre ritual before we went out on a Friday night….. we would listen to the Cat Stevens version of Morning has Broken (she had the single) and we would drink…
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Day 13….River of the God Thor
In Norse, Thorsa means what the title of the blog says. It is where the name of Thurso comes from. So today we did the River of the God Thor parkrun. It was a morning typical of many we have had with sunshine and showers. We packed the van up and drove the 20 minutes…
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Day 12…. Gin O’Groats
After a good night sleep without any nightmares about what van been blown over the cliff (or as a friend suggested … a cliffhanger) we woke to another beautiful rainbow. Ernie and I decided it would be a good morning to search for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It wasn’t…
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Day 11…. Go east
This holiday has been the rainbow holiday….. we have seen so many…. Tells you a lot about the weather, some glorious sunshine and some short, hefty showers. As we sat in the bar last night we had the most beautiful double rainbow followed by a massive downpour. The weather was wild last night. Pat was…
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Day 10…. There are places I remember all my life…
John Lennon used to come on holiday to Durness to stay with his Aunty Lizzie (buried at graveyard we visited yesterday). Apparently the place is part of the inspiration for the Beatles song In My Life. We were discussing how long it must have taken to travel from Liverpool to Durness in the 50s. (Durness…
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Day 9….. off to Durness
When I took Ernie for his last walk last night I could hardly open the van door it was that windy. The night was wild….. and I don’t mean like the wild nights we had when we were younger, but the wind and rain whipped the van all night. Fortunately by morning it had eased…
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Day 8…. In and around Clachtoll
Last night we went up to the campsite fire pit and had a a couple of drinks and some nice chats with people. This really is a special campsite Today we spent the surprisingly nice morning having a wander along the coast, it is so dramatic. The photos really don’t do it justice …. But…
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