It was sad to put the mountains and lochs of Scotland behind us but homeward we must go and south we must travel. We had a long drive ahead of us, past Perth, skirting round Edinburgh, through the borders and south to Alnwick, home of Hogwarts castle (well a bit of it in the first two movies, anyway). We broke our journey at Dunbar where there was a huge beach and a perfect place to chill out for a few hours, eating lunch and playing in the sea… well the kids...

As the sun sets on our last night in Scotland, it’s impossible not to reflect on the amazing time we have had here. Mountains, lochs, cycling and midges being the main highlights. We have done and seen so much whilst here and yet have only scratched the surface. We woke to a glorious blue sky. Andy made us a full Scottish breakfast, complete with haggis and something that looked suspiciously like corned beef to commemorate our last day in Scotland (and becaus...

Pitted patter raindrops through the night signalled that all was back to normal in Scotland. Thankfully much of the rain fell in the night and by morning the sky was cloudy but dry. After another lazy morning of enjoying a quiet coffee whilst the kids explored the campsite on their bikes, we set off for a 6km walk to the green loch (it has a more impressive Scottish name but the reception is dreadful here so I can’t look at the OS map to check). The walk mean...

We woke to a beautiful blue cloudless sky and what felt like our me first day of summer weather the whole trip. Coupled with a late checkout time of 12 pm we took it easy and enjoyed relaxing in the balmy morning. Elizabeth rode her bike with her new friend, Oliver played in a den or read and Andy and I drank our coffee in relative peace. The tranquility wasn’t to last and as the clouds rolled in, we rolled out, heading back into the mountains. On the way we ...

We woke to a beautiful blue cloudless sky and what felt like our me first day of summer weather the whole trip. Coupled with a late checkout time of 12 pm we took it easy and enjoyed relaxing in the balmy morning. Elizabeth rode her bike with her new friend, Oliver played in a den or read and Andy and I drank our coffee in relative peace. The tranquility wasn’t to last and as the clouds rolled in, we rolled out, heading back into the mountains. On the way we ...