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Eire Yesterday morning, we got up really (really) early. Way too early, if you ask me. If you ask Pim too. Even if you ask Stena Line: when we got to the dock, we had to wait for 45 minutes before we could board. Luckily, boarding went a lot easier than on the chunnel - a lot more room for maneuvering. We parked the car and went to the on board restaurant for some much needed breakfast. Read more...
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Polenta! While walking through Oban, I remembered what that dish was that Pim got with his sea bass during dinner last night: Polenta! Just thought I’d share that with you really quickly while we drive from Oban to Cairnryan… Posted by Paul de Weerd at 9:03 AM Ain’t that quaint Well, well, ain’t that quaint. There’s something about bed and breakfasts that creeps me out. I’m not accustomed to going to a “hotel” to find the door locked and a sign saying to ring the bell of the door of the house behind the building, but I get ahead of myself. Read more...
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Glenmorangie and Nessie Our departure from Livingston was smooth. We got up at around 8am, and after the customary showering ritual, we went to the Mall to handle some errands - specifically we needed some more fruit and good stuff for the road ahead of us, and I wanted to top up the SIM card I borrowed from Todd, so that we could Inter the Nets en route. So we went to this mall (the same one we were at yesterday night in search of a letterbox). Read more...
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Scotland at last On to Scotland! So, Doncaster is nice and all, there’s uhm .. “food”, sort of a bed, uhm. Yeah. Let’s get rollin’! Onwards, to Scotland! We get up around 8, I hit the shower (careful not to bump my head against the showerhead) and go for some breakfast. We’ve already lowered our expectations, so we’ll be OK. With some calories down the hatch, we quickly jump in the car and program the car for Scotland. Read more...