Having a small palaeontologist in the family, there was no way we could go to Skye without heading for Staffin and checking out the Dino related delights of the area, so we packed up (not a long job tbh) leaving the buzz of Sligachan and set off via Portree. We were passing the Old Man of Storr, so thought why not? When we got near, … Continue reading The Top of Skye
From Sligachan, we had a straight run to the far north west for a nose about Dunvegan Castle Seat of the MacLeod clan for over 800 years, a family ticket cost us £37 for the house and gardens. Parking was unexpectedly good and spacious with johns and a gift shop on hand. MH area is in the overspill parking and was great. The castle was … Continue reading Skye: Two Giant Attractions
By the time Easter 2023 came around we were so ready for a getaway. Skye had been on our radar, as part of the Inner Hebrides which we have not explored and, because we were so impressed by the Outer Hebrides. It’s a long drive though, from the South Yorkshire Technology Corridor, so a stop off was required along the way. 99 quisdworth of diesel … Continue reading Setting off for Skye
Plans over the Christmas break were to spend New Year’s Eve with very good friends. Last year, we were too lackadaisical to book anything for a stopover, so this year we decided we wanted to get out for a few adventures. First stop was a bit of seal observation. Due caution was observed to protect the dental work and we headed east to Donna Nook … Continue reading Twixtmas and New Years
For the long weekend in November 2022, we decided to try a new spot. The anklebiterz were dispatched to the grandparents, and we headed out east. We were looking at a couple of hours drive, and as it was sunshining we decided to take a detour/lunch stop to Bempton as it was not much out of the way and we love a clifftop meander whether … Continue reading Filey Brigg
After the heat of Galicia we headed east for 5 days in the familiar surroundings of Llanes. Leaving O Grove and heading for the North Coast we passed by Boiro, one of the areas ravaged by the summer wildfires and even from the motorway the damage was obvious. We wended our way up a mountain and through the clouds, but on the Galician side of … Continue reading España Road Trip Part 3 – Asturias
Saturday was a loooong day. We had disembarked in Spain after brekkie with barely an emergency cup a soup on board and needed supplies to see us through the mammoth trek we had planned. Knowing the asturian leg of the Autovía del Cantábrico quite well I had planned for us to stop at the big Carrefour just beyond Santander. Turns out I disremembered both the … Continue reading España Road Trip 2022 – Part 2 Galicia
July 2022, South Yorkshire Technology Corridor. Heatwave. Ending the school year on 40° with wildfires on the edge of the village. One of my ex-students left homeless after the blaze. Packing the van was an extreme sport. Although ventilation in Big Red is way more advanced than in the T6, internal temperature was close on 50° at times, so much so that the oven fan … Continue reading (The long awaited) España Road Trip 2022 – Part 1
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