Telling people you’re going for a weekend in the Lake District often illicits a variety of reactions; some are wistful, thinking back to happy, sunny, warm, ice cream filled days, maybe pootling about on a boat on calm still water, or possibly of striding up well-worn paths and clambering through rocky gullies to reach...
I’ve been asked a few times over the last few weeks whether I’m missing the waves and as odd as it may seem, I’ve not really had a proper answer. While Evie and I were on the road I didn’t miss it as we were so wrapped up in the trip and the fun...
So, the trip is now ended and I’m back home in Aberdour. Over the course of the 18 days on the road trip Evie and I clocked up 3,363 miles and spent 83.5 hours driving – nearly 3.5 days – and every one of those hours and miles was a joy. What fun we’ve had!
My time in San Clemente...
Having finished our ice creams at Fisherman’s Wharf, Evie and I made our way to San Francisco airport and the mood was unsurprisingly a little blue. We talked through all our highlights and tried to keep cheerful, but we knew what was coming. This was the end.
Evie got checked in for her flight to...
For our second full day in the city we wanted to go and see the Golden Gate Bridge, but rather than drive over we wanted to do it up close and what better way to do this than by bike. There are a great many places which hire bikes in the city and as...