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    • Day 21

      Dunluce Castle and white Rocks

      May 19 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Vorweg: Nein, es gibt keine Fotos von zwei "heavily drunken" Germans nach der Bushmills Experience. Wie haben beim Vorbeifahren nur ein Foto gemacht. 50 £ ca 70 €(pro Person ) sind uns der Destillenrundgang mit Verkostung nicht wert. Und die Flasche Bushmills gibt's zu Hause mindestens ein Drittel günstiger, so long. Grüße aus Oban!
      Wir sind auf einem 5* Camping gelandet, alles perfekt, sogar Musik auf dem Klo.
      Den Giant's Causway wollen wir morgen anschauen, es ist Wochenende und viel los. Also radeln wir Richtung Küste, und klar, es geht wieder auf und ab. Dazu haben wir ein verrücktes Licht zwischen Sonne und Nebel, fast ein bisschen mystisch. Wir kommen an die Steilküste zum Dunluce Castle, das auf der Klippe thront und gigantische Ausblicke ermöglicht.
      Wir fahren noch ein Stück die White Cliffs entlang, aber die hüllen sich mehr und mehr im Nebel ein.
      Wir haben die Lidl German Currywurstsauce getestet....
      Na ja, und überlebt 😋🙃🤔
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    • Day 27

      Wales

      May 19 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Well I sent my tent home as i was struggling with the concept of wild camp (environmentally and finding locations) I worry that it is private land. So what am doing, is bits of the trails as day walks and getting to and from locations by bus/car or doing out and v bc back walks. I did this for the last part of the coastal path while camping and seemed ok. But it is time for a nice bed.
      Today I travelled to Norton in Wales and will walk a few sections of the offas dyle path. As day walks.
      For those of you who remember the tv series “The Prisoner” on my way to my friends BnB I called in to see the village that was used a the set. Portmeirion is the place and it is fascinating.
      https://portmeirion.wales
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    • Day 2

      1st Day in London.

      May 19 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Arrived in London at 9am which was midnight at home. Took a train from Gatwick airport to Victoria station and decided to walk to our hotel from there.
      We followed the crowed and found the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace!! It’s quite the event!!
      We walked through Hyde Park and found food for Helen, washroom for me and a drink for both.
      We then walked the gruelling 3.2km to find our hotel and literally crash!!
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    • Day 11

      Manor Park and visiting Fam

      May 19 in England ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      Out for a walk and a bit of mini golf at Manor Park. Brilliant weather for it!

      Later, we head to Auntie Enids and Uncle Terry's for a cuppa and had a good catch up while the boys went and checked out Uncle Terrys Games shed. Pool, air hockey, foosball, ping pong, and darts. I couldnt go without a game myself so, a match of pool started with my Uncle Terry. England vs. New Zealand. It was pretty nec and nec, but I can happily say NZ won!Read more

    • Day 11

      Goodbye England

      May 18 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
      C'est déjà le départ... Nous devons retourner en France... Mais pas avant une dernière journée anglaise! Nous prenons le train (non ce n'est pas de la triche) au départ de la capitale britannique jusqu'à Brighton, pour profiter de la ville et du bord de la Manche avant de rentrer. Nous flanons dans les rues accompagnés par des fresques, des echopes sympathiques et une ambiance vibrante. Nous nous baladons jusqu'à la jetée, ou nous faisons un passage à l'arcade où je suis contractuellement obligé de vous informer que Solenn m'a défoncé au basket. Après s'être reposés sur la plage, nous allons visiter le Pavillon de Georges IV. Ce fut assez divertissant d'entendre pendant 1h à quel point Georges IV était gros, tout en observant son palais très raffiné...
      Après avoir pris une collation, nous reprenons le train (toujours pas de la triche) jusqu'à Newhaven pour prendre le ferry du retour. Ça fait un certain effet de revoir le débarcadère dans l'autre sens, ça rappelle beaucoup de souvenirs de notre premier jour de vélo anglais qui semble maintenant tellement lointain...
      Demain, nous serons de retour en France et déjà en route vers la Suisse, mais pas avant une dernière étape culinaire...
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    • Day 13

      Fife Coast Road

      May 18 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      We only had 80km to travel today, so took the scenic route via the Fife Coast Road.

      First stop was St Andrews, the home of golf. It's remarkably open and easy to access the famous Old Course, even allowing spectators to walk across the 18th fairway between groups. It's open to the public to play a round, but can't be booked - players must enter a lottery, and pay the green fee if they are successful - currently £320 ($600) 😮

      The rest of the coast road was unremarkable, passing through many villages, but with very few views of the coast, so we didn't make any stops until Aberdour, our destination for the night.

      We walked around town in bright sunshine, stopping for ice-cream in the main street. We visited St Fillans Church (built in the 1100's), who claim that Robert the Bruce, who was a leper, visited the church to give thanks after the Battle of Bannockburn. He did so through the leper squint, a vertical slot cut into the outside wall to allow lepers to see the service without mixing with the rest of the congregation.

      Next door is Aberdour Castle, thought to be the oldest standing castle in Scotland (also built in the 1100's). The west side of the castle is ruined, but the east side is remarkably intact.

      After checking into our hotel, our late afternoon drive took us to St Bridget's Church, a ruined medieval church with views across the bay to Edinburgh, then onto Silver Sands, the most popular swimming beach in town.
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    • Day 8

      Acanthite

      May 17 in England ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F

      We spent our last day in Cornwall on Judith and Snowy's beautiful estate of Acanthtite. After only 15 years, they have turned an empty field and mine ruins into a beautiful home with stunning gardens. Over the past week, they have showed us the hidden side of Cornwall. We already look forward to their next visit to Ridgway!Read more

    • Day 12

      Ell of a good time

      May 17 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      We farewelled Pitlochry at our usual time of 9am, meandering south for the next few days, back towards Edinburgh.

      First stop was Dunkeld, one of the most complete 18th-century towns in Scotland, having been almost entirely rebuilt after most of the original town was destroyed during the Battle of Dunkeld in 1689.

      We did a cache-guided walking tour of the town, visiting the cathedral, riverfront and market square. Close to the market square is the Ell Shop (1757), which has an ell-stick attached to one corner, once used to measure cloth and other commodities in the marketplace. An ell is a now obsolete unit of measure which was mainly used in the tailoring business, and was originally the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. To standardise it, Edward I of England required that every town have one official ell-stick, and Dunkeld's is still on display.
      (the word ell literally means "arm", and survives in the form of the word "elbow" (arm-bend)).

      Lunch was in a cafe in the village of Spittalfield, before continuing on to Dundee for the night.

      We drove up to the highest point of the city, known as Dundee Law. (law is Scottish for hill). It has a large war memorial at it's peak and provides panoramic 360 degree views of the city and waterfront.
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    • Day 9

      Westminister Abbey and Harrods

      May 17 in England ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      Today saw us visit Westminster Abbey. So much history. Pictures show inside, high altar and the Queens coronation chair. This chair has been used for all coronation held in the Abbey. Carina and I both commented how it should be labeled the Kings coronation chair - I can't help think that the queen still holds many more hearts than the King. After 3 hours there we went to Harrods for our reserved afternoon tea ( they don't call it high tea) what a feast - after all the food shown in picture came 4 scones and jam and clotted cream. Needlessly to say we brought home a doggy bag! ( one way to get something from Harrods.
      Thinking of trading the Volvo in.
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    • Day 11

      To Pitlochry

      May 16 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      We departed Fort William after a visit to the supermarket and a couple of caches, on the road to Pitlochry for the night.

      Our first stop was Spean Bridge, and the Commando Memorial. It was a popular stop for the tour buses, and had the obligatory busking bagpiper setting the mood.

      Next stop was Cille Choirill, a 15th-century Roman Catholic church situated in Roy Bridge, a picturesque setting on the side of a hill overlooking Glen Spean.

      We stopped for lunch at the local pub and were the only patrons in the bar.

      We arrived in Pitlochry around 3pm, checked into our hotel and walked down the hill into town to visit the dam and fish ladder.

      The fish ladder is a series of 34 pools over 310 metres which allow the salmon to travel upstream during breeding season, bypassing the dam.

      Dinner was at a local cafe, before the walk back to our hotel.
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