My journey from Inverness to Amsterdam to Toronto went pretty smoothly. We were a little late taking off but managed to land on time, only to find there was no gate free at Toronto Pearson airport. After about 30 mins they started to unload passengers in small batches. By the time my batch left it… Continue reading Toronto #1
One more sleep to go…
My goodness it seems a long time since I caught a flight anywhere (2017 to Verona, Italy), but the next few weeks I’ve a few planned. First up is Toronto! I’m visiting Lucy, who I met on my trip to Peru and Bolivia in 2015/16. She is from the UK but emigrated to Canada a… Continue reading One more sleep to go…
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2022
Well this was a long time coming. When my friends (Wendy & Steph) and I got back from Belladrum 2019 (see earlier post) we bought tickets for Belladrum 2020. The tickets go on sale almost immediately after the last festival. So without knowing who the acts were going to be we bought the tickets. We… Continue reading Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2022
50th Birthday Trip part 4 – Loch Lomond
Part 1 link, Part 2 link and Part 3 link Sunday 5th June – We travelled across from Gleneagles to Drymen, near Loch Lomond. My husband had booked us into a fabulous Glamping Cabin, called Elysium, which was amazing. It had an outside seating area, outside woodburning stove and even an outside bathtub! Inside the… Continue reading 50th Birthday Trip part 4 – Loch Lomond
50th Birthday Trip part 3 – Glasgow and Gleneagles
Part 1 link and Part 2 link Friday 3rd June – I was an hour late leaving Susan’s to head to Glasgow, but the traffic wasn’t too bad so my husband, who had caught the train down to meet me, didn’t have to wait too long. He went to the pub so it wasn’t a… Continue reading 50th Birthday Trip part 3 – Glasgow and Gleneagles
50th Birthday Trip part 2 – Cheshire
Part 1 link Tuesday 31st May – After meeting my parent’s for lunch I drove to near Northwich, Cheshire, where my friend Susan lives. I met Susan when I was in my early 20s. A guy that I fancied introduced us, I remember he said “I think you’ll really like Susan”. He was right, I… Continue reading 50th Birthday Trip part 2 – Cheshire
50th Birthday Trip part 1 – Wirral and North Wales
The good thing about having a blog, or blogs in my case, is that they are a great way to record something that you may want to look back on in future years. Ahead of my 50th birthday I wanted to visit some friends ‘back home’ and see my parents. I already had some plans… Continue reading 50th Birthday Trip part 1 – Wirral and North Wales
First paddle of 2022
Some paddling friends and I went to Loch Achilty today for the first paddle of the year. It was about 15⁰C and a cool breeze and my winter wetsuit was plenty warm enough, in fact maybe too warm…but dipping my hands in the water cooled me down. There were some wild swimmers just leaving and… Continue reading First paddle of 2022
Western Isles Holiday – Isle of Lewis – part 3 inc a return to the Isle of Harris and visit to Great Bernera
If you missed part 1 or part 2 you may want to check those first. On Thursday we had a more relaxed day and less driving time. I was feeling quite exhausted and my sinus issue and cough are still hanging around from when I had Covid. In our unofficial quest to tick off as… Continue reading Western Isles Holiday – Isle of Lewis – part 3 inc a return to the Isle of Harris and visit to Great Bernera
Western Isles Holiday – Isle of Lewis – part 2 incl Isle of Harris
Following on from yesterday’s part 1 post… On Tuesday we headed down to the Isle of Harris. Now it’s a little confusing because Lewis and Harris are on the same island. To me it looks like the flatter, peat bog area has been called Lewis and the mountains and miles of huge boulders has been… Continue reading Western Isles Holiday – Isle of Lewis – part 2 incl Isle of Harris
The travels of HighlandHeffalump 