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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Roxburghshire » Hawick June 24th 2023

today we are spending the day with Elizabeth and after a quiet morning we head out to the nearby town of Melrose for lunch. We have a walk around the town looking at the derelict Melrose Abbey, the Priorwood Gardens, and a walk down the main street where we found url=https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=5de677f172bc5655JmltdHM9MTY4NzczNzYwMCZpZ3VpZD0xODQ5ZmRiYi04YjkzLTYxMmMtMzg0MC1lZDc1OGEwMzYwNzEmaW5zaWQ9NTIwOQ&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=1849fdbb-8b93-612c-3840-ed758a036071&psq=country+kitchen+deli+melrose&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL3Blb3BsZS9UaGUtQ291bnRyeS1LaXRjaGVuLURlbGktTWVscm9zZS8xMDAwNTc1ODAzMjQxMDIv&ntb=1the Country Kitchen Deli where we purchased cheeses and accompaniments for afternoon drinks. We had lunch at the Burts Hotel for lunch, where Rose had Guinea Fowl for... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Roxburghshire » Hawick June 23rd 2023

This morning we left Kilkenny for the drive back to Dublin to catch a flight to Scotland and goodbye to Ireland which has been a great week of exploring this wonderful country with such beautiful people. We arrived in scotland, picked up our bags and followed everyone else exiting with no customs checks. Welcome to Scotland. After the shitbox in Ireland, we decided to get SatNav and Automatic upgrades, so now we have a very nice B-Class Merc. We immediately left Edinburgh for Hawick and catching up with the Stanger Family. What an arrival in Hawick, it was so great to pick up our friendships with Elizabeth, Pete and Tracey, and Dave and Lyn. We also got to meet some of their kids who were not born first time we met in New Zealand for Midge ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Roxburghshire » Hawick June 18th 2021

Up with the lark we left our little parking spot beneath the roman fort and headed back on ourselves towards Carlisle . We had not realised just how far back we had travelled yesterday . So glad we were to find a night parking spot we hadn't given a thought to the fact that we had a 45 minute ride just to get back to Carlisle where we left yesterday . Our plan today was to drive over the border into Scotland . "When was the last time you were in Scotland ?" I asked the driver who was concentrating on the road and the many speed cameras we kept passing . " 50 years ago - perhaps " he replied .In between watching for cameras and driving at 20mph in the villages we discussed what ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Roxburghshire » Hawick May 28th 2019

Blog 1 22 May 2019 Dear all – the travelling golfers are currently in Scotland enjoying cool sunny weather. Arrived in Edinburgh on 15th May. Picked up a hire car at Edinburgh Airport and drove straight to Crail Golf Course which is on the sea about 30 minutes from St Andrews. Had a nice round happening until we hit the tough Par 3’s and a few long Par 4’s on the back nine holes. That soon wrecked the scores and by then the sea mist was rolling in making it difficult to see the ball. It was an amazing course that had some quaint and interesting history attached to it. For example a cave where centuries ago Constantine was killed by the Vikings and a beach where a ship with the mother of Mary, Queen of ... read more
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1607 artwork
Abbey in Jedburgh




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