Sunday so far has been good. After breakfast we decided, having driven past it severally, to have a short walk down by Kielder Water. The weather is very different today – it had rained most of the night and more…
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Kielder – May 2024 (continued)
We found our cottage quite easily and were greeted by Ann on of the owners. It is what used to be the stable block & coach house for the (very small) hall. Very comfortable though some of the equipment has…
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Kielder – May 2024
Well it isn’t Norway where we should have been today (Trondheim to be precise) but as a sort of consolation we are in a very quiet part of Northumberland for a weekend of relaxation and, so far, it is going…
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A short walk and a health update
It is quite hard to believe it is only 12 days since my ‘incident’ and I thought it was time for an update. I am clearly getting used to the beta-blockers now though the main side effect (fatigue – especially…
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Achleek – April 2024 – day 6
After the past three days of rushing about it was nice to have quiet day today. After breakfast we headed over (well round) the loch to Strontian and parked up in the Ariundle Oakwood National Nature Reserve. We had no…
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Achleek – April 2024 – days 3, 4 & 5
Because we have been enjoying this holiday so much these (usually) daily updates have fallen by the wayside a little. So a compendium of the last 3 days as we contemplate our last full day. Monday – after the lovely…
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Achleek – April 2024 – day 2
Sunday is known as the day of rest and so it proved today. After a leisurely breakfast we went out for a little walk – ahead of us is Loch Sunart and behind us is a big hill so the…
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Achleek – April 2024 – day 1
Another of our year of ‘70th birthday treats’ finds us up in the west of Scotland visiting an area we have skirted round many times but never explored in depth. With us for this particular treat is our very good…
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Funchal – day 6 – the last day
It doesn’t seem like a week but, apparently it is, and this is our last day here. After a cloudy (still warm) start this morning the cloud has, as the afternoon wears on, cleared a fair bit and, as I…
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Funchal – day 5
Another very pleasant day today (which apparently is a Saturday!) all the better for being only lightly planned. It also helped that the weather remains warm, sunny and very calm. Our first port of call was Blandy’s Wine Lodge in…
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