Maria had been talking about going to visit 'Auld Reekie', or Edinburgh as it's more commonly known, for the last few months and we had finally arranged to have an overnight stay in the capital city. The arrangements didn't go totally to plan though, we were meant to meet David's cousin, Lyal, in Edinburgh so he could take us into the Castle for free but he was struck down sick. Ian, David's dad, drove us to Edinburgh and dropped us as close to our accommodatio...

Monday morning and the sun was out, not like in a summer's day but in a Scottish winter's day - a bright, clear sky with the odd cloud and cold. We decided to venture out today after our lazy weekend, Maria hadn't seen much of Scotland and there were some places David hadn't been to either. David's dad drove us to Falkirk, a small town just to the west of Edinburgh, which has something unique in the world. As a millennium project, British Waterways embarked on ...

It was a very uneventful weekend. We slept very well in a very comfy and warm bed; and for way too long too. But maybe that was just a consequence of trip coming to an end. For the first seven months of our adventure we never really planned a thing. We wanted to be in Galapagos at a certain time of year, but we never pinned down a date. Everything was pretty much "What shall we do today and where will we go tomorrow?". The final two months and more so, the...