After finishing our walk with 76 miles under our belts, the last thing I thought about was adding anything more to our time in Scotland. John and Clive had planned to climb Ben Nevis from the first time we started planning the trip, Dave also decided that if the visibility was good then he would give it a go. During our walk Sally decided she would like to do it. But I was thinking "blow that" (or words to that effect), I think we've done enough and deserved a rest....... Anyway, after wandering around the shops in Fort William on the Thursday and seeing all the souvenirs of Ben Nevis and getting the atmosphere of the place, I just thought we're here, I just know I'm going to regret it if I don't give it a ... read more

Arrived safely on Friday after a long delay sat on the runway in Bristol!! Inverness is very pretty, but it was quite cold. We managed to walk 9 miles out of Inverness that day which we were really pleased with. We walked through forestry which was amazing. We pitched up camp on the side of the road waiting for a taxi at the end of the day and hardly saw a car pass us. We felt like we were out in the wilderness. Tracey our taxi driver that picked us up from the airport was a welcome sight coming over the hills as we were freezing sat there on the verge, even with our kettles whistling away. The next morning after a wonderful breakfast we were collected by Tracey again and taken back to the spot ... read more

Hi everyone, winding down on the last leg of our tour now. We arrived in Bangkok safe and sound and headed for our Hotel. Boy, what a complete change after the accommodation we had become used to. This hotel was 88 storeys high and we had a room (well, it was more like a suite) on the 38th floor. We thought we were in heaven, the room was huge, with spectacular views right across the city. We had a dressing room! We were in for an even bigger shock when we took a tour around the hotel. On the 20th floor, there was an outside swimming pool and spa and beauty area, and Dave really did think he was in heaven when we discovered a driving range on the lobby floor. Golf balls being hit into ... read more

A belated Happy Easter to all you happy readers out there!! Well, it's Tuesday evening at 7.15pm and we are now back on mainland and checked back into Coasters after sailing 13kms in a little boat not much bigger than Pill Ferry (for those of you who remember!) and, there were 20ish of us on there. The sea was quite rough, so it was a little hairy to say the least, but we got back safely, if a little wet. There are no jetty's out here, they just point the boat at the land, stop the engine about 30 feet short of the beach and then we drift in. We then have to disembark into the water (about waist deep), with bags on top of our heads. Different eh? What can we say about Bamboo Island ... read more

Arrived safely after a six hour double decker bus journey and checked into our weirdest hotel yet! Well, we have never seen anything like it in our lives. The first room I rejected as it had no window, so he showed us to another room, which seemed to be in the attic of a warehouse. Little rooms added on higgledy, piggledy. But, it was clean, had a bathroom and most importantly air conditioning as as the outside temperature was now 32 degrees, so we accepted it. The walls were painted brick and the ceiling was unplastered, unpainted plasterboard, and two of the walls were unfinished bright orange studwork. Johnny Andrews would have cringed as none of it was either square or straight. But, hey it had character. Loads of it. However, when we went exploring, we ... read more