Blogs from Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 8

We started with the drive from Auchterarder to Glencoe, about 3 hours in total, I can report that the piper at the layby about 20 miles from Glencoe is still there, pipiing. I reckon he must make about 200 quid a day in cash for his efforts. He has also bought a new camper van this year! The burgers are still excellent and if you a tattie scone on the top you get a fine piece of Scottish Culnery. We arrived at Glencoe at about 1:30, got set up, opened the wine / beer and whiskey and frankly can;t remember much else.... read more

Went to Glen Coe for a drive really nice place, was showing my friend about who is here from san francisco. Really hot and awesome views. Great day out..... read more

We set off at 10am after breakfast this morning heading for "The Devil's Staircase". We had been told that the 9 miles ahead of us consisted of a steep climb, followed by a long descent and that was basically the 9 miles in total. I wasn't looking forward to the climb and there seemed to be a lot of people ahead of us, slowing making their way to the top. The path zig zagged towards the top and we all took a deep breath and headed for the summit. Frank told us all to go ahead and leave him to go at his own pace, so off we went. It was hard going, but wasn't as bad as we had all feared. Again, the views from the top made it all worth it. The ground underfoot ... read more

We woke on Sunday morning after heavy rain throughout the night and thought we were heading for a very wet day, so packed our bags so that we could get to our waterproofs in a hurry. Our day was going to take us along the banks of Loch Lomond, so everyone was looking forward to it. We all arranged to meet at a certain place, but as this was planned the night before, in the pub, details were a little blurred and we didn't actually manage it. Dave, myself and Frank started walking and hoped the others would catch up with us. After leaving Rowandennan, the sun started to shine and things were looking up for us. We took the high road after advice and started climbing through forests that smelt wonderful. The bluebells were later ... read more

We are back! After a grand total of 6 months and 2 days we arrived back into Manchester airport, to glorious sunshine and a warm welcome from Aidan's sister Ellie at the arrivals hall. We decided to change our flights to come home a couple of days earlier than planned as it was getting sooo hot in India that we were beginning to stay indoors with the aircon on full blast all day. Also, we realised that acclimitising back to the UK would be a good idea before Aidan starts work again on Monday. Aidan's Dad was not expecting us and was very shocked when his son jumped out from behind a hedge to surprise him. It is lovely to be home and we have enjoyed a few days of fishing, sleeping, driving and, especially, eating! ... read more