Our visit to the Island of Lismore Lismore is a small island off the west coast of Scotland. The island is 10 miles long and 1 mile wide. It is on one of the most fertile islands of Scotland and may once have supported a much larger population. The first reliable estimate is 1500 at …
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Getting married in our back garden Chapters Let’s get married! Other important matters Organising Our wedding Let’s get married! Aileen and I met in 2001. We were both 36 and had 3 children between us from previous relationships. Fast forward to 2012, our children were now growing up and moving on with their lives and …
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This is a story about our Airbnb, which is currently unable to take any bookings, at the time of writing, due to COVID 19. This unfortunate break has given us time to gain some personal insight into why we started our Airbnb, what has been the positives & negatives, what have we learned about ourselves …
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I can’t recommend High Intensity Training for over 50’s highly enough. At the age of 55, it has become even more important. I have created an easy to understand introduction to HIT training. I would appreciate you having a look. This might just be the first step to a different level of health and fitness. …
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A Visit to the Isle of Mull in February. Mull is just off the west coast of Scotland and has always been on our list of places to visit. Mull has been inhabited since around 6000 BC, creating a rich history. Ranging from the Lochbuie Standing Stone Circle, Duart Castle, Whisky, the Highland Clearances …
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We didn’t know it at the time but 2018 was going to be a defining stage in our journey from camping to a campervan. It involved just as much exploring and adventures but our first visit to Balloch O Dee music weekend, in September, created a chain of thought processes and events that would finally …
2017 Arrived and once again we made plans for the year ahead. Our thoughts turned to our newly purchased large tent. Maybe we should also buy a smaller tent? One that takes up less space and is quick to put up and down. One that doesn’t limit where we can stay and becomes our ‘second’ …
Back in the day, I was a keen sprinter and got to a reasonable level. Like most sprinters I never really enjoyed ‘jogging’
We decided to make up for our lack of camping the previous year and made a concerted effort to get on the road as much as possible. Of course our wandering spirit also resulted in another year of tent free side track travels:-
2015 was a big and hectic year for us. We were turning 50 and we had a year full of trips and birthday parties ahead of us. So our fledgling camping lifestyle was going to have to take a back seat.
