Category: Scotland and London 2018

Just done a spreadsheet crunching the numbers from various apps – it makes interesting reading, particularly to an orthopaedic surgeon.

Thursday 25 October, 2018 This was our last day together, and we were determined to make the most of all the time we had and crammed everything in. The day started with business as...

Tuesday 23 October 2018 All that really survived from the second half of our plans for this trip was the chance to catch up with some leading educators as part of Paula’s grant from...

18-21 October, 2018 I could say that nothing has been happening for the past four days, but that’s not true. I’m recovering from a stomach bug, the first illness I’ve had in all these...

Tuesday 16 October, 2018 Confidence is a wonderful thing, but the idea we could fight the gale – and the rain and the cold – was pure wishful thinking. We certainly gave it a...

Monday 15 October 2018 We safely ensconced in the Uig Hotel, surrounded by hordes of Americans who have descended on this quite remote part of Skye for a wedding. There’s a gale tomorrow and...

Sunday 14 October 2018 Berneray is the small island at the top of the southern group of islands in the Hebrides. The ferry wends its way among the small islands and banks south of...

Friday 12 October We were sad to leave Stornaway, particularly as the night had been filled with the sounds of the storm. It transpired that the Isles got off rather lightly compared with some...