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Edinburgh, Scotland September 29, 2023 - Our second day in Edinburgh was spent riding buses! Yesterday, we had purchased a 48-hour pass on the hop-on hop-off bus system that gave us access to 3 different bus lines and admission to the Edinburgh Castle, and a couple other tourist sites. In the morning, we took an Uber car from our campsite into downtown Edinburgh, Using Uber is so MUCH ea...
Durness, NC500, Scotland September 22, 2023 - Our second day at Sango Sands Oasis Campsite was spent relaxing. It's been raining all day, but we still ventured out to explore the nearby Smoo Cave. Smoo Cave is an active cave being fed by the Allt Smoo stream. A walkway into the waterfall chamber is free of charge. We wanted to take the tour, which goes further into the cave, but to...
Wow, time has been flying by. We have 2 weeks left in Scotland, and a week to get back to London for our flight out. We've been really lucky on the weather. The cruise was fantastic weather, with a couple cloudy mornings when at sea. We did get heavy fog in the morning in Iceland, but it burned off by noon. Even here in the United Kingdom, the weather has been very good, with a few nights of ...
St. Mary's Croft, Scotland September 8, 2023 - After leaving the Hadrian's Wall area, we drove 125 miles to our next stop at an old Royal Air Force Seaplane Base. We're now in Scotland! Friends of ours (The Chouters), who have been traveling Europe for about 5-years, let us know about this place. Part of the old "RAF Wig Bay Seaplane Base" has been turned into a Motorhome Stopover. Simil...
St. Davids, Wales September 1, 2023 - We made camping bookings (reservations) months ago for most of this trip. Normally, I'm not a fan of having a firm reservation, since it forces us to a set schedule and destination. We normally like to "wing it" and stay as long, or as short as we want, and to change locations if we see somewhere else to visit. But on this trip, we decided to play it safe...
The 2-day cruise from Iceland to Greenland was relaxing, but uneventful. Our usual cruise day consists of sleeping in (maybe), then having a quick breakfast in the overly crowded buffet. Afterwards, I would spend 60 - 90 minutes in the hot tub while Connie worked on her current knitting or crochet project. After a little more laying around, it's time to get a small lunch, usually from the poo...
Rental Campervan When I started researching this adventure, I was looking to rent a campervan. This type of travel has its pros and cons. Pros: A rental camper allows us the freedom to go where we want, on our own schedule. It is easier to have everything with you, without lugging suitcases around. We can choose to eat in the camper or go out for a meal. I like having a variety of ...
We did have a small hiccup with our connecting flight from Boston, MA to London, England. We were scheduled to catch the cruise shuttle bus in London, but our flight from Boston was delayed for a couple hours (mechanical issues). Luckily, after a long overnight flight, we arrived in London and caught the shuttle bus. We even had 15 minutes to spare. Cornwall, England We've been floating arou...
Even before last year's "Epic" adventure was finished, we started discussing what we would do for 2023. After listing the different places and countries we wanted to visit, we settled on visiting Iceland. Earlier in the year, we mentioned maybe visiting Iceland to Leslie, our oldest daughter. She and her boyfriend decided to "beat us to the punch", as they made a summer trip an...
Only 9 days until we depart on our 2023 "Lands" Epic Adventure. This trip starts off with a flight to London, England with a bus ride to Southampton to catch a 16-day cruise. On this cruise, we'll be visiting Ireland, Iceland, and Greenland. When we return to Southampton, it's another bus ride to London to pick up our 6-meter rental camper van. From there, it's a 6-week driving trip around E...
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