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[Ralph-n-Bev]

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Goodness me, I could live off of that for a month. Thats way OTT for me.

There’s a bottle of prosseco and a couple of brandies and 3 courses for two people think on there .
I think that’s good for a lovely meal out .

But I shop at Aldi and Lidl when we’re at home and I know £85 goes a long way in there , so I guess I get where your coming from.
It’s nice to have it cooked for you , for a change sometimes.

 

[Anthea M]

There’s a bottle of prosseco and a couple of brandies and 3 courses for two people think on there .
I think that’s good for a lovely meal out .

But I shop at Aldi and Lidl when we’re at home and I know £85 goes a long way in there , so I guess I get where your coming from.
It’s nice to have it cooked for you , for a change sometimes.

Bev and Ralph thanks for a lovely thread , lovely photos , great info on places to visit and eat and humour too.
We've loved reading it all and thanks for taking the time to post for us who haven't done the trip before.
Like you when on holiday we like to eat out and enjoy local food and restaurants as a treat.
Safe travels home!and so glad your back held out.

 

[jumartoo]

Bev, I too have enjoyed this thread and made we want to go on a trip up there again myself. If only we could be guaranteed at least halfway decent weather and few midgies!!!

Thanks for going to the trouble to post and happy birthday to Ralph.

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[Langtoftlad]

Thank you for taking the time to post this very interesting & informative thread.
I hope I can find it again when needed for future reference.

And:

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

We’re on the road home now . It’s a lovely sunny albeit chilly day in Moffat and we both wish we could stay longer . But it’s a lovely day for a 3 hour drive ...
Thanks for Ralph’s Birthday wishes too .
We’re back up to Moffat for Boxing Day over New Year so only a few weeks !!!!

 

[Caggsie1]

What a brill thread. Thank you.

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[Grianan]

Fabulous thread thanks! I’ll be coming back to this when trip planning!

 

[Baileysbus]

Really enjoyed your thread. Thanks for posting such great pictures. We’ll definitely be heading to the Hebrides next year

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

Well thanks for all the nice comments everyone.
We’ve arrived home safely later than planned as the A66 was closed at Penrith . The detour added just over an hour to our journey . Then we called into see Ralph’s mum on the way home , for an hour as we’d promised to , before the closed Motorway delay.
Anyway we’ve had tea and both had a nice long bath.
Something we both always look forward to when getting home. Showering is ok , but you can’t beat a nice long hot soak .

Can you believe it , over the last 18 days , Ralph’s actually lost weight and I’ve put on 10lb !

Bloody typical

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[irnbru]

Another thanks from us. Great thread and photos. Wheres your next Scotland trip gonna be? Excluding Moffat at New Year.

 

[MandP]

Loved all the photos and the information you have given on your travels.Thank you very much.

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

Another thanks from us. Great thread and photos. Wheres your next Scotland trip gonna be? Excluding Moffat at New Year.

We are thinking about trying Scotland ( don’t know where yet ) in the wintertime , February maybe. Just for a week , so it’ll be the mainland somewhere. Or we thought June for a couple of weeks.

We were going to go to Harris and Lewis the end of next year , but we are now going to Iceland in November 2019.
Not in Pug though, on a cruise.
We will visit TorsHaven on Faroe Islands, Reykjavik , akureyri in Iceland and Kirkwall on Orkney islands. So that should be fun.
Hopefully we will get to see the Northern lights too.
It’s only a small ship so it’ll be good, we hope.

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[PORKSTER]

Thanks for sharing and happy birthday to Ralph

 

[Chipster]

Cracking thread!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Jagtazman]

All the islands are nice but in our opinion Harris and Lewis are the best .
Next year we are just going to do our yearly trip there .

Can I be cheeky and ask how much the ferries were?
Also what are the roads like for larger Motorhomes?

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[irnbru]

Sorry never realised it was Ralphs birthday.

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

Can I be cheeky and ask how much the ferries were?
Also what are the roads like for larger Motorhomes?

https://www.calmac.co.uk/island-hopping

We're going early next summer, the fares are very reasonable as you'll see from the link above

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

We are thinking about trying Scotland ( don’t know where yet ) in the wintertime , February maybe. Just for a week , so it’ll be the mainland somewhere. Or we thought June for a couple of weeks.

We were going to go to Harris and Lewis the end of next year , but we are now going to Iceland in November 2019.
Not in Pug though, on a cruise.
We will visit TorsHaven on Faroe Islands, Reykjavik , akureyri in Iceland and Kirkwall on Orkney islands. So that should be fun.
Hopefully we will get to see the Northern lights too.
It’s only a small ship so it’ll be good, we hope.

Loved this thread thanks for posting.
Better remember your seasick pills as the wind the Outer Hebrides get originates in Iceland

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[Ralph-n-Bev]

Can I be cheeky and ask how much the ferries were?
Also what are the roads like for larger Motorhomes?

No problems ,
The ferries cost a total of £270 for a van up to 8m. We went on 4 ferry trips in total , two of them were the longest crossings available to and from the mainland to the islands .

Btw out of a matter of interest
In the 18 days we were away , we only had hook up for two days , back at moffat on the mainland .
That was only because we didn’t get it cheaper without !
We don’t need it and it bugs us paying for it .
Ralph says to say that his new battery to battery charger ( redarc BCDC 1240) worked amazingly . Far better than the Stirling alternative that he had previously .

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

Oh I forgot to say @Jagtazman you can book the ferries in advance , then cancel if you want to stay somewhere a bit longer . Without incurring extra costs .
We did that a couple of times this trip . If you don’t book you sometimes can’t get on . Though to be honest we’ve always been squeezed on in the past . But a few locals told us the ferries we’re getting busier with tourists and they annoyingly , struggled to get off the islands , at various times of the year .

 

[ymfb]

If you had dared park in Jarrow (south side of Tyne) you could have walked through the foot tunnel under the Tyne,
I do remember my grandad bringing up coal from a beach called the Blast just south of Seaham many years ago when they lived in Easington.
It looks like you two have found some super places keep the pics coming,
Keep the nets on your heads we are still getting rid of the effects of bites over 2 months later.

The coal washing plant near Easington was called Ellington South, I worked there as a contractor a few times in the late 80’s early 90’s, I’m sure the tailings (waste) went by overhead elevator to be dumped at sea.

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