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Scooby's been complaining about "just going round the block" so we took him for a stroll from Budleigh Salterton to Otterton via East Budleigh (birthplace of Sir Walter Raleigh). Didn't see any beavers in the Otter River…

Past Straight Point and on to Budleigh. Not much wind for some of the time but a lovely day and a lovely sail.

First sail of the year on Derek Hathaway's Sadler 26. A chance to get re-acquainted with the boat before a planned cross channel trip in a couple of week's time. Quite bouncy to start with - apparently a F6. Wind dropped…

Darts Farm, Topsham to Budleigh Salterton and back. Liz's birthday present - a ride on a tandem. Quite a nice tandem - a Dawes hired from Darts Farm at Topsham. Some of the cycle track between Exmouth and Budleigh was be…

A gorgeous sail in Derek H's Fulmar. Out and along towards Budliegh. With the sun out and the wind gently rising and falling between about 8 and 16 knots, it was a gorgeous May Day sail.

Another stomp around Edinburgh - this time with the aim of getting Liz back to Arthur's Seat. Stopped at Holyrood for a coffee and a laugh at the entrance prices for the Palace. Then on to Arthur's Seat where I "mutinied…

Doing the tourist thing in Edinburgh. Princes Street, Royal Mile and Calton Hill. Didn't bother with going in to the castle itself. Good buses from the campsite (Mortonhall) to the centre of Edinburgh and Tye does appear…

Down from Drumnadrochit to Pitlochry on the A82 alongside Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal. Then the A86 along Glen Spean and the A9 though Glen Garry. All very picturesque and Scottish! Into Pitlochry for some wanderi…

OK - so Fraserburgh wasn't our bestest ever choice for a night's stopover. We didn't really give it a fair chance - it was raining and the food wasn't too inspiring (please no - not another fish and chips!). And then the…

A good walk round three Scottish forestry ancient Caledonian pinewood walks in Glen Affric. Another case of going back to Liz's childhood holidays. Then we tried Plodda Falls which was a big mistake - worst road we've ev…

From Fraserburgh, a pleasant drive along the A96 and the Moray Firth. Got a bit gnarly round Inverness with some roadworks and a sudden plague of roundabouts. Now at the very nice Lock Ness Bay campsite after having gone…

Stopped off on the way to Fraserburgh to have a look at Dracula's Castle (i.e. the 2nd Slains Castle). Interesting history - https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/crudenbay/slainscastle/index.html - built after the ori…

You'd think after 5 weeks in Orkney and Shetland we'd have had enough "seal spotting" but a stop off at Newburgh Seal Beach proved otherwise. Hundreds of them hauled out on the beach for a rest at the entrance to the Riv…

Off the Lerwick to Aberdeen ferry at 07:00 and along to the river Dee to Potarch Bridge to meet one of Liz's childhood friends. Arrived a couple of hours early so went for a short stomp around the local woods. Met Claire…

A hound beach walk while using up time waiting for the evening's ferry to Shetland. Tye liked the beach at Newark Bay - he preferred that bit of the walk to the section along the top of the coastline to the Point Of Ayre…

A visit to Tarbet and then back south along the "golden road". Lots of theories as to why it is called "golden" but most likely is the cost. The landscape is very "lunar" for much of the route - lots of rocks and some m…

Down to Prawle Point - the most southerly point in Devon and a headland well known to sailors! Pint at the Pigs Nose pub.

From Weymouth round Portland Bill to Topsham at the top of the Exe. Stage three in bringing Derek H's new Fulmar back to the Exe. With very big Spring tides, we took the offshore route around the East Shambles buoy and a…

Round the rebellious village of Colyton. Muddy. Very muddy. Like a muddy year at Glastonbury - say 1984 perhaps - but without 30000 people off their heads. Oh - and Scooby didn't like the hail at the end of the walk but…