We started our day out by breaking in the new toys from a purchase of the previous day (crazy marbles and toy helicopter). We managed to not break anything at the wonderful AirBnB were staying at in Tomich and not lose the helicopter in a tree, river behind our house or neighbor’s yard, so we…
Month: March 2016
March 30th – Beauly, Castle Urquhart and Loch Ness (Scotland)
Kids were super excited to get a start to this day. Nona and Gradaddy Z gave them $20 each to spend on the trip and today was the day. We headed into the town of Beauly to make a purchase…Mylan 1) Flying Helicopter, 2) Parachute Guy and 3) Stuffed Kitty Cat; Sienna 1) Crazy Marble…
March 29th –Dalmahoy Castle Hotel, Edinburgh, Inverness, Tomich (Scotland)
Another famed breakfast from a Marriott property via Dalmahoy Castle started our morning just outside Edinburgh. With an early started we headed north once again traveling up the M9 (should have been the M90 for a more direct route – slight detour) onto the M9, then the A9 towards Inverness. It was a calm and…
March 28th – Birmingham, UK to Carlisle, UK, Hadrian’s Wall and Dalmahoy Castle Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland
Waking up to snow flurries…yes snow flurries – slight but enough to give us a quick scare…we had another Marriott family breakfast and headed north once again. Today would be the hardest day on the trip mileage wise, so it was important to get started early. Waking up on time this morning, we jumped in…
March 27th – London to Stonehenge, through the UK countryside to Birmingham, UK
The day started with us sleeping in big time!!!! Mommy wanted us up-and-at-em by 0800…yeah try 1000ish…the kids even slept that long…and that never happens! We utilized the family affair breakfast at the Marriott (btw – highly recommend the Marriott at the Marble Arch – parking is easy – don’t forget the London congestion tax,…
Sept. 7/8th – Off to Nova Scotia!!! Brews, Views and Moose
YASSSS! A grown up trip that includes wineries, breweries, a different country, and GORGEOUS scenery! A trip that will include great seafood, hiking, golfing, wildlife and a true appreciation for this amazing place! We only had 5 days here on our adult only vacation. We were having a hard time trying to decide where to…