Summer 2022 – England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland
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- Walking in Snowdonia National Park—Day 1
We are staying in Betws-y-Coed because it is an excellent place for walkers who aren’t planning on hiking “the mountain.” Most serious hikers come here to take on Mt. Snowdon.…More - An Introduction to Wales
Wales is a magical place. It looks like home in the spring. Green and wet and jungle-like with weeds and ferns and trees. But more moss than at home. And…More - Yorkshire Dales
Driving to the Yorkshire Dales involved leaving Scotland. Our last lunch (above) was in Jedburgh right above the English border. No surprise, we had to stop at the border and…More - A Yorkshire Dales Birthday
Today is my birthday. I wanted to spend it in the Yorkshire Dales. I’ve taken so many pictures here that I’m going to have to work backwards in posts. So,…More - St. Andrews
When we arrived in St. Andrews it was sunny, but on our day for exploring the town it rained all day. So, we explored for a bit and then ducked…More - Travel from Orkney to St. Andrews
We spent one full day taking the 7:45 ferry (read waking up at 5:00 am to pack and leaving for the ferry by 6:30 am) driving from the Orkneys to…More - Orkney—Bird Watching and Cliff WalksSo the other major thing we did in Orkney was watch birds and walk around the coast (which is everywhere). On our first walk we went to the Brough of…More
- Orkney Islands—Ancient Sites
We are definitely seeing a lot of the Scottish islands on this trip! First was Mull, Iona, and Staffa. Then we stayed on Skye. Then a quick trip to Harris…More - North Coast of ScotlandThursday was a driving day. We basically drove from Ullapool across the entire north coast of Scotland to the very end at John O’ Groats. This officially completed our End…More
- To UllapoolWe started the day driving down to the lighthouse at the end of the road where we were staying in Lewis (Tiumpan Lighthouse). I was a bit surprised when we…More
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David and Heidi’s Travels 