Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the UK Main Route 10.75 miles out and back Elevation gain 4,146 feet Near Fort Williams Reported average speed that is posted is between 7 and 9 hours Yes we did it! In 6 hours 15 minutes! (They have a run every year on the mountain and the […]
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Scotland, Fort Williams
After searching the other day for two hours, which was pretty fun I might add, we saw this coo close to town in Fort Williams,
Scotland, A day between Isle of Skye and Fort Williams – see video
There is never enough time to do everything you learn about once you have visited a place. Our explorations from three days on the Isle of Skye brought us to places not written up in the guidebooks (and a few that were and that, despite the stream of people, were still fun to visit). As […]
Scotland, Jacobite Steam Train (as in Harry Potter Train)
A trip to Scotland is not the same without a view of this iconic train. We decided not to take 6 hours to ride this train, so we went in pursuit to the viewing spot. Than we took a 4 mile hike up the valley. Once again Beautiful! I would come here again and ride […]
Scotland, hiking on the Isle of Skye
Following the suggestion of our wonderful B&B host, we drove out to this remote spot on the island to start our hike. The clouds had already claimed their rights to the day, releasing enough misty drops on the windows at breakfast to clarify their intentions. So we packed our hats and jackets and gloves (It […]
Scotland, Isle of Skye – Hike video part 2
This little video that Fred took is too good not to share! Enjoy
Scotland, A day in Inverness and Cairngorm National Park
We have left Ireland! We flew from Dublin to Aberdeen June 10, our plane was about an hour late so our drive to Inverness made for a late arrival to our B&B, Antfield, we arrived around 11:00pm. Antfield supported 4 rooms of guests, great hosts and a good breakfast. We were about 4 miles out […]
Ireland, Ring of Kerry – (video attached)
We love Ireland, this drive is considered the most scenic in Ireland.
Denmark – Ferry trip from Svendborg to AEro Island
We took our bikes that we rented from Knud onto the ferry and took about a 20K round trip ride on part of the Island. Terrific laid back day, hope you enjoy the video!
Denmark – Svendborg
We stayed at a lovely Air B&B. We had the upper floor of the house owned by Knud, if you plan on visiting this area of Denmark we recommend staying with Knud, (will update with contact info when I find it). We had a separate bedroom with a kitchen, bath and living room overlooking the […]