Category Great Britain
Gluten Free Indulgence and a Stroll Around Scopwick
We are still in recuperation mode, and after a couple of busy days of sightseeing and driving, we declared today a rest day. After a good sleep and a late start to the morning, we headed to nearby Navenby, to visit Robin Rose Bakes and Books. This is a completely gluten free bakery café, with […]
Cum On Feel The Noize
First you hear a high pitched whistling noise, which becomes a whine. You look up to the left, over the trees. A small black bird-like shape appears, tilted on a 45 degree angle. It straightens, and you can see this is no bird. As it approaches, the whine turns to a screaming roar. You are […]
Breaking Codes
We came to Cambridge for several reasons – orienteering at Wellingborough, a visit to Duxford for Ian, and a visit to Bletchley Park, the country estate where the British carried out top secret intelligence operations, including cracking the codes of the German Enigma machine. Bletchley was top of our list, so we left it until […]
Cambridge
With Captain Kumamon for company, I made up a picnic lunch and headed for Cambridge. I’ve been there before – back in 1978, on my first trip to the UK. According to the giant scrap book that I compiled (complete with airline menus, paper slippers, and even a pebble from Brighton Beach), we went there […]
Out of the Freezer and Into the Fryer
I’ve had a cold/infection for the past few days, and inevitably Ian came down with it as well. By departure day I was starting to feel better, but Ian was copping the worst of it. It was not ideal to have a 5am wakeup, a full pack up, a steep flight of stairs to get […]
Dignified Anticipation
I can’t say that Captain Kumamon is excited – it’s more dignified anticipation. Why? Well I’m not sure he’s quite forgiven us for the lack of a cruise last year. Cosy as the Newcastle-Amsterdam ferry was, it’s not quite the same thing. His major complaint was the distinct lack of towel animals, trivia quizzes, and […]
2026
Happy New Year! Our plans for 2026 are: Here are a couple of maps, prepared with my trusty orienteering course setting software. The first one is the full picture, the second one is a better look at the plans for England:
Back Across The Border to Berwick
It was time to leave Scotland, and return south. We farewelled the provider of yesterday’s lunch, and headed off to England. On the way we called in at Dunning again to properly photograph the Campbell gravestone Ian had found. South of Dunning, we passed through Dunning Glen, a very pretty valley with steep sides. We […]
What You Can See From Here
If you hop in the car and turn left out of Roughstones, you drive for 3 miles along a single lane farm road, passing fields full of naughty sheep, hay bales, and the occasional osprey hunting for small animals. You turn north at Blairgowrie, the nearest sizeable town (by which I mean it has a […]
Sixteen Thousand Steps
My usual daily step target is 4000. I’ve upped it temporarily to 6000, in anticipation of extra walking while we’re away. I’ve been hitting this pretty easily, clocking up 10-12000 most days, just with the occasional longer walk and incidental sightseeing. But today I hit a new high, surpassing 16,000 steps. How … An investigative […]
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