With apologies to anyone reading this who isn't a family member - this is my trip down memory lane / connecting with family section. On the way down to Herne Bay, we discovered where all the population of the UK lives - on the M25.!!! Saturday was a day for Op shopping for the girls, and football viewing (Arsenal v Tottenham),for the boys at the Rodney's Pub (Peter Monkhouse's old home) before my cousin Janet picked us up to visit Aunty Jean and Uncle Gordon....

Day 1 Bowness= On= Solway to Carlisle 14 miles We left the Swallow Hilltop at 9.00 to catch the bus to Bowness On Solway to start the walk. After a slight misunderstanding by the local bus driver involving being dropped off at a bus sop instead of the bus station, we were rescued by another local bus driver who drove us to the bus station to catch the Hadrian's Wall bus. While we were waiting, another couple turned up to also do the walk- an Australian guy, orig...

My cousin Rosa met us as we walked out of the ferry terminal. We drove to Ayr and had a late lunch in a little pub - chicken stuffed with Haggis!!!, then on to Aberdeen where we stayed in a Holiday Inn. All our accommodation has been booked by Rosa and Phil through a late room website and we have had good deals. After settling in, we went to visit Ben and Nicky ( Rosa and Phil's son and daughter- in- law) It was lovely to reacquaint with Ben and to meet Nicky w...