Scarborough, another seaside resort/fishing town in Yorkshire (also lays claim to having the best fish and chips). The hotel we have chosen is right on the Esplanade overlooking the bay. A quick tour of the town quickly confirms that it is indeed a tourist town. Along the esplanade every 2nd business is an amusement parlour. But not the amusement parlour we may remember from our youth. Instead of pinball machines or video games, these parlours are filled wit...

Day 2 of our run home, and first stop is a small coastal town in North Yorkshire, Whitby. According to Wikipedia, Whitby is the home of the finest fish & chips in the UK (in fact Rick Stein has nominated The Magpie Cafe as the best in Britain). The drive down from Edinburgh to Whitby is picturesque - rolling hills covered with a light blanket of snow, green valleys dotted with herds of sheep. The scenery becomes more coastal as we near Whitby itself, and...

Ok, we're into the home stretch now, just 5 more days 'til we leave for home. We've decided to cram as much as we can in before we leave. So, first stop Edinburgh. Overnight rain and freezing temps have made some of the roads hazardous to travel on, so caution may be the order of the day. Approaching Edinburgh on the M8 motorway, we pass long queues of traffic heading the other way - held up by numerous accidents earlier in the morning. Road seems free of i...

The weather up north seems to be holding so its off to Scotland for a quick look see. Lochs and highlands are what we want to see, so after consulting our travel bible, Google Maps, we select Ayr as a good place to stay for a couple of nights. Arrived at Ayr, found the B&B we booked, the Daviot Guesthouse, stowed the luggage, and headed off to explore the town for a bit. Weather may be holding, but it is bitterly cold. Walking along the seafront means y...

Back on the road again, this time we're heading further north to the Lakes district. We've found this great little hotel in a place called Dockray, Penrith. Stuck on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere (thank heavens for the SatNav and GPs co-ordinates). Today we experience real country road driving - narrow twisting roads, barely enough room for the car to negotiate - constantly hoping no one is coming the other way. Pictures don't do the area j...