Tag: Scotland
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Day 8 – Sept. 11th Starting the return trip
So our tour time is coming to an end, the boat needs to be back in Falkirk Monday morning. Since we travel so fast (most walkers and all joggers outpace us) it is time to start back. Since this is a repeat of the getting there I am not taking many pictures. Just things I…
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Days 5, 6 & 7 – Lots to catch up on
This is a long post – lots of pictures and few words. I hope you enjoy. A few things you learn on a boat of this size, one it is tight quarters; everyone is on the same (or very close) schedule; and your electrical connections are limited. For one thing Europe is not AC but…
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The adventures at Linlithgow – Museums, castles and a Church
First off I have caught-up on posting gallery pictures, so take a look there. Also all pictures can be enlarged by clicking on them. Enjoy! So today was a zero mile day, we toured the castle, two museums and had a fun lunch in Linlithgow. We started at the castle, where Mary Queen of Scotts…
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Let’s recap day 2 on the canal
So we started out from our last mooring at Redding round 9ish. Skys were clear and it was crisp but not cold. Winds last night were gale force (at least it sounded like that). Today the winds were light with occassional gusts. The canal is narrow and from here to the mooring in Linlithgow it…
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Exploring Edinburgh: A Boater’s Adventure on the Canals
We started on the 3rd in Richmond, flying to Laguardia in NY., where Bruce and Linda picked us up and we went to JFK for our flight to Edinburgh, Scotland. The flights were pretty uneventful (small delays, but nothing problematic). Our flight to Scotland was an evening/night flight, but rest was the best we could…
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