Stonefield Castle Tarbert

... trip to the Kaori forests and Cape Regina, before thinking about heading south to continue exploring!<br><br>My rucksack's not as heavy as I thought, which is always good! And, I've very recently sold my car, which of course will bring a massive boost to my traveling budget, although it is wired not seeing it in the car park!<br><br> <br>So, just counting down the days now! I'll keep you posted:)<br><br>Leonie<br>xxx<br>

Some of the older historic sites - apparently prehistoric people put cups (or something) in the same place and caused marks in the rocks. Kind of funny that they always chose their meeting places way up on top of hills. Getting too much exercise today.<br><br>Also got to see another one of the canal locks.<br>

A rare stop at one of the "National Trust for Scotland" member locations, instead of just "Historic Scotland" locations.<br>After the driving, thought it would be good to stretch my legs and take a couple of the walks through the gardens. Mainly took the waterfall paths.<br>

... Office, where you can also buy all essentials from toilet paper to fresh milk, and home made postcards too! Again we were greeted as long-lost cousins and entertained to cups of tea at a little table in the window overlooking the bay. All along the seafront this little village has planters, baskets and pots of brilliant flowers which made our stay delightful.<br><br>So what to do in the evening? Well there are three pubs: a locals' pool and TV place ...

... catching a plane over to OZ. If all goes well, a few relaxing weeks will be spent on Tasmania before making my way up the east coast to the Great Barrier Reef, and back down to Melbourne via Ayres Rock. <br><br>To be honest, I'm pretty excited!!, I've plenty of sea kayaking planned for the trip, along with whatever comes up along the way..maybe some bungee jumps....and how about a gliding tour?! The world is my brand new oyster:)<br><br>Oh!, I must of course introduce ...

... sober, so after a text message poll to fellow sailors, I settled upon a pint in The Victoria. Book, beer and a view across the harbour; can't beat it.<br><br>Next time I'll check the contours on the map before having a pint - hill over to the Arran ferry was a bit steeper than I thought!<br>

... every single one's existence, for they were merely roadblocks in my attempt to reach my plane on time. The sweat that my body exuded in this short period of time is rather unbelievable and quite honestly disgusting. Once I reached my plane, I realized that I had panicked for no reason. They did not even let us on for another twenty or thirty minutes. On top of that, I was forced to remain in my sauna of a sweatshirt due to the aforementioned issue ...

... him, just starting out here in Greece, full of enthusiasm for the cruising ahead of him, brought home to us how we felt in June 2006 when we arrived here. It also made us realise that we were now at the end of our outward journey. If Ken's future experiences here are half as good as our past ones he will have a great time. A Visit to the "Goatshit Gallery" and a Birthday Picnic. Last year we became friendly with a remarkable woman, Mo, who hails from Nottingham ...

... was more typical pub-style and before I divulge, I do wonder why it is that we end up ordering meals when in a pub that we wouldn't normally eat and aren't on our 'agenda' as it where? I had an excellent home made burger (I do actually make burgers, come to think of it) and chips and Julie had haddock and chips. Perhaps it's the chips that tempt us... We returned to the boat for coffee and a night cap and bed, after a very satisfying

... been completed, and all equipment ready. The plan is to do France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Italy, and Switzerland all in 2 1/2 - 3 months on about 12,000 pounds all up bvetween us. Already a big chuck of that money has gone on Inter-Rail tickets, which I can't workout how that's going to work without having to pay extra charges on top of that. But we'll ...