We're home.

We are home now, I had a succession of hotels at the end of the trip who wanted to charge for internet access. Being the cheapskate that I am I refused, and I just didn't get time to go to Maccas or Starbucks to get internet access. So I will add a few posts not in any particular order of the parts that I missed.

The following photos are from our 3 day coach trip to the Isle of Skye. We had one day of heavy rain in the start, but then 2 fine days so that we could hike around on the island, country was very rough and quite cold, but very beautiful.

 See, Nessie is real!!!!!   Loche Ness

 Scottish Cattle, not as mean as they look.

 Isle of Skye, Wild country,beautiful scenery and lots of sheep.

 Halfway through the hike. Isle of Skye

Eilean Donan Castle.

 Setting out onto Loche Ness.

 Waterfall, Scottish Highlands.

Town of Portree, Isle of Skye.

 Along the docks at Portree

 Coastal view Isle of Skye.

 Waterfall, Isle of Skye.

 Houses, Isle of Skye.

 Fairys Lookout, Isle of Skye.

 Crofters cottage, Isle of Skye.

 Lighthouse, Isle of Skye.

 Hard to see in this photo, but the roof is tied down with rope. Some houses on Skye have large rocks hanging from their thatched roof to hold it down in the wind.

Eilean Donan Castle again.

Hit Scotland at last.

We have finally hit Scotland, we are staying in a lovely hotel just outside of Edinburgh. We stayed last night in York, a walled city with lots of history right back to Roman times.

 Avebury stone circle, a lot larger then Stonehenge, so big that they have a town in the middle of it.

 Stones from the circle, sheep graze amongst the stone.

 Clifton Tower in York

 One of the gates in the city wall in York.

 On the city wall in York

 Ruins on St Marys Abbey in York, another one destroyed by Henry VIII

 Helmet Yorkshire Museum

 Roman Statue Yorkshire Museum.

The Wall at York, from the outside.

Castle at Lindisfarne, looking out to the North Sea.

Lindisfarne Priory ruins

Lindisfarne Priory ruins

Lindisfarne Castle.

 Lindisfarne Castle

Lindisfarne Castle

More stone at Avebury.

Had to leave Wendy and Howard

Sadly we had to leave Wendy, Matt and Howard. It was very hard to leave and when we did leave we got onto the motorway and remembered that we had left our coats at Wendys house. Thank goodness for the GPS to direct us back, then we had to say goodbye all over again, very sad. Some photos in  no particular order.

Roman mosaic floor at Roman baths.

 One of a huge number of avenues of Georgian residences.

John outside the Pump House at the Roman Baths.

 View of main pool at the Roman Baths at Bath.

 Deb overlooking the spring where water enters the complex.

 River Avon in Bath.

 Stonehenge at dusk.

 Howards Audi TT, would you believe cost 7,500 pounds. I even drove it. 

It goes a bit faster than our rental 1200cc Vauxhall Corsa.

John with Howard and Wendy

Bath Abbey from the Baths.

We've spent a few days touring around with Wendy and Howard, Matt and his girlfriend Jade came with us down to Lands End yesterday. We then went to Tintageel which has the ruins of an ancient castle on the cliffs above the coast. Today we are off to Bath and will have to get a move on to get to Edinburgh by Thursday. We start our Scotland tour on Friday morning.

 Beside the seaside at Teignmouth

Checking out family history at Bradnitch. 

 The surname on this plaque on the wall looks familiar.

Howards new hat.

Now that name rings a bell..

 Some of the coastline at Lands End, and look at the day we had!!!

Lands End

 Walking along the coastal paths at Lands End.

 Jade, Matt, Howard, Wendy, Deb and John having a drink at Lands End.

 inside a cave at Tintageel.

Part of the old castle ruin at Tintageel, part of the old King Arthur Legend.