The morning was bright and lovely so we got organised and drove the 2 minutes to the Wroexeter Roman city site. The campsite is actually on top of where part of the city would have been. Wroxeter, also known as Viroconium Cornoviorum, was once the fourth largest Roman city in Britain. It has the largest standing…

We woke up in a real bed – a treat for us – and the sun was shining. After breakfast we set off to climb Moel Famau , the highest hill in the welsh county Flintshire. The views are beautiful all around. It is a good path and gradual to begin with. It then gets…

Heavy rain on the roof woke me early in the morning in Dolgellau. After breakfast we went to check out the town. Its main industry was Aran wool – as we can see from the many sheep everywhere. There was a good cafe/deli that was nice to sit in out of the rain with good…

The day was looking good when we woke and we all got ready for a walk down to the harbour at Abersoch. It is an old fishing village but is now a beach resort with many houses bought up as weekenders. The shops are quite upmarket and expensive. It was lovely down in the village…

On our first morning of the Welsh tour by Sean it was quite warm and sunny. We were at the back of the Dunham Arms where we had a peaceful sleep after our big night in the pub having diner and playing pool. We got on the road and our first stop was Wrexham –…

We woke to brilliant sunshine at the Falkirk Wheel. It was getting busy at the visitors centre but it was still quiet where we were. Sean had already been for his 30 mile return cycle to Linlithgow along the union canal path. We walked to the top area of the Falkirk wheel and through the…

The weather was amazingly different from last night when we woke on the side of Loch Lomond. It was very sunny with a light wind. We got going early so that we arrived at Hill House in Helensburgh 5 minutes before opening time. We watched the gates being unlocked and were the first visitors inside.…

We woke to an initially dry morning in Fearnoch Forest – but the rain was on its way. Glenn did a quick bird walk and saw new birds to him this year the great spotted woodpecker and the gold crest. It was raining by the time we got on our way down the Mull of…

We woke up to a nice sunny view across the sea loch at Invercoe. It was nice to use the facilities and we got going eventually to the Glencoe visitors centre. It was still quiet when we got there – lots of parking. The displays on geology, flora and fauna and history were very interesting.…

We got on the road early in rainy conditions after being stopped yesterday due to the road closure. The scenery was dramatic going through the glens surrounded by high mountains. We stopped at a lay by and found it was the site of the Battle of Glenn Shiel in the Jacobite uprising of 1719. 200…