Scotland Trip

Hello there - We have recently returned from a trip to Scotland.  We went on a coach tour which was a long journey and we had several stops on the way to eventually arrive, after a very early start, at our hotel which is situated on Loch Achray in the Trossachs

 

 

It was around a fourteen hour journey because of a couple of accidents on the motorway on our way up.  We left Cosham at 05.40 am and arrived at Loch Achray at 7 pm.  We had our evening meal and then had an early night. 

 

 

The next day after breakfast we headed off out towards Stirling and did a tour of the local distillery

 

 

 

 

 

 

Towser the famous cat who kept the distillery mouse free for 24 years

 

 

Hubby with his wee dram next to the largest bottle of whiskey in the world

 

 

 

 

 

We passed Gleneagles golf course on a day trip out

 

 

 

 

Heading towards Stirling Castle for a walk about to stretch our legs

 

 

Statue of Robert the Bruce

 

 

War Memorial of past Battles

 

 

 

View from the top of Stirling Castle

 

 

A trip to Largs and a stroll along the promenade

 

 

 

 

Recognising their Viking past

 

 

Railway Bridge built over the River Forth in 1890

 

 

Forth road bridge - finished in 1964

 

 

New bridge under construction and hopefully to be opened later this year

 

 

A wander around Edinburgh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

A damp dreary day - just the day for a boat trip on Loch Lomond

 

 

 

Rob Roy used to hide in the caves on the banks of Loch Lomond from the

red coats and this is where his hide out was - the place marked

'CAVE' - hilarious!!

 

 

 

 

The Kelpies Statues in Scotland

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed our trip around parts of Scotland on our coach tour

and of course there was a bit of knitting and crocheting going

on whilst travelling around

 

 

Day 1 - Cosham to Loch Achray

 

 

Day 2

 

 

Day 3

 

 

Day 4

 

 

Day 5

 

So we got back home at the weekend after having a lovely week away and this week has found me tidying and finishing off some of the bits that I had knitted and crocheted whilst away

 

 

These needed pom poms making

 

 

 

 



 

 

These need the buttons sewing on

 

 

Buttons done

and the

next few to do

Can't wait!!

 

 

 

At the end of the week we have these!!

 

Thanks for popping by

 

Xx Joy Xx

 

PS

 

Before going on holiday I left this little something to be given to Liz when she completed her 100th parkrun, which unfortunately I missed as I was away - yay she did her 100th run - brilliant

 

 

 

I made this for Abigail

 

 

Julie has been selling her raffle tickets at £1 a go at parkrun for

four weeks and so far she has raised £224 - brilliant

 

 

Mary's (first) blanket squares have been sewn together

and the border has been done and we are going

to raffle this for Parkinson UK on Tuesday

Mary is still knitting squares and I will be starting on her (second) blanket soon

 

xx ttfn xx