A couple of people have asked me how Rocket is doing and he's doing great. I took this video of him the other day rolling in his sand bath. This is just his travel sand bath as we had to take him in a smaller cage for our holiday so I used the smaller sand… Continue reading Hamster, home, and water leaks
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Pillars of Hercules Bothy
We've had the most relaxing weekend at the Pillars of Hercules Bothy just outside Falkland. The bothy is on the Pillars of Hercules organic farm, the name for which was inspired by a local 19th-century landowner with an interest in classical history, Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce. There is a statue of him in Falkland: The history… Continue reading Pillars of Hercules Bothy
The Bridge House Stables
We're just back from a fantastic weekend away staying at the Bridge House Stables in Perthshire. It's an old bridge built in 1881 over the River Ardle and now let as two holiday homes. The interior has been tastefully renovated and in keeping with the age of the bridge. Straddling the river means you can… Continue reading The Bridge House Stables
Glamping in a bus
I've got lots of bus photos to share today. First, the chicken bus again because I think it's ingenious. Just inside the front door is a gate to stop the chickens from escaping. Also up front and where the driver sat is a good storage area for food and straw which provides handy access and protection from the elements.… Continue reading Glamping in a bus
Peeing in the driver’s seat
We are glamping in a bus and it's heaven. We have our own wood-fired hot tub in a peaceful rural setting of wheat fields and rolling hills. It doesn't get much better than this. Teetotal me even enjoyed a South African organic red with no added sulphur. This is my kind of camping. Here's our bus:… Continue reading Peeing in the driver’s seat
When in Rome…
We're in St Andrews, the birthplace of golf, and what better way to introduce the kids to the sport than by visiting the British Golf Museum? It's not a free museum but I think we got our money's worth. It's filled with cabinet after cabinet of old golf clubs, golf balls, trophies and medals and… Continue reading When in Rome…
More from St Andrews
You can't go to St Andrews without visiting the world-famous Swilcan Bridge and this we did today. I'm not sure whether you're allowed to walk onto the green for the purpose of taking photos but we did and no-one told us off. Here are our tacky tourist photos. Ben is attending a conference here so… Continue reading More from St Andrews
Day 2 in Glasgow
We have word from a Glaswegian that it rains twice a year in Glasgow: for three months over the summer and nine months over the winter. I like a city that can make fun of itself. Today was a rainy day so we took the city bus tour which was terrific and I highly recommend… Continue reading Day 2 in Glasgow
Mount Ruapehu
We are back from our little adventure and it was a bit of a disaster because we were all so sick. We just felt rotten for much of the time and depleted of energy with sore throats, chesty, phlegmy coughs, headaches and all the rest. We're still not right but have passed the worst of… Continue reading Mount Ruapehu
New Chums beach and more
Our weekend of adventure is now over and we are back at home. Fortunately the mishaps we had at the beginning did not continue and the rest of our weekend was very nice. We stayed in a little place called Whangapoua. The nearest beach was just a short 5 minute walk away:There was another short… Continue reading New Chums beach and more
The Coromandel
We are in the Coromandel with Mum! She and Doug arrived at the last minute on Thursday and we all decided it would be nice to go away for the weekend so here we are.The journey here was a little stressful. We left Auckland at 4pm yesterday afternoon. All the tourist info states it takes… Continue reading The Coromandel
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