We have not had internet for 2 days so here is a catch up: 28th May 2018 We discovered yesterday evening, again, that the ferries are getting so full that trying to be spontaneous just doesn’t work. I tried booking…

Last year we visited Wittenberg during the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther giving birth to Protestantism, by nailing his 50 thesis to the Wittenberg church door. The Outer Hebrides is a good example of some of the unexpected consequences of…

26th May The day dawned with beautiful blue skies and a light southerly wind. For the first time on this trip we had to start opening Basil’s windows to dissipate the heat. Today we drove all the way to the…

Anyone who followed our blog last year may remember that we were stalked by a particularly noisy bird called a Scops Owl that kept me awake for many a night with its monotonous, night long, squawking. We picked him up…