“It is quite lovely – bits of it” – Oscar Wilde Most of the parts of Edinburgh that we saw were like stepping into the past. They’ve done a good job of preserving the… Read More ›
Month: June 2025
Edinburgh
“I thought we were done climbing hills!” -Mike Our train tickets were good for any train going to Edinburgh that day. I’d planned on the 10:39 train because it fit our logistics the best. Mike is… Read More ›
Stirling -Day 4
“Haven’t we already walked this way?” – Mike On our last day in Stirling, we really just walked around town making sure we’d seen the most of the “points of interest”. Not that there’s that… Read More ›
Stirling -Day 3
“You want me to drive how far today?” -Mike For our third day, I had planned a very ambitious driving tour, but after realizing how long it took for us to get to St. Andrews… Read More ›
Stirling Day 2 – Road Trip!
“Windy, rainy, and cold, but I’d play anyway…if I could afford it!” -Mike (The very famous Swilcan Bridge at St. Andrews) When I realized we were going to have more free time in… Read More ›
Scotland Bound -First Stop: Stirling
“Stirling, like a huge brooch, clasps Highlands and Lowlands together.” -Alexander Smith. Not wanting to take that long train ride back to London before we started Part 2 of this d’aventure, I located… Read More ›
Helford Point to Falmouth – 5 Miles (+)
“Just when we thought the trip was done, we had to deal with 3 extra uphill miles, the Russian Mafia and laundry!” -Mike (the ex-hiker). Today was scheduled as an 11 mile day…. Read More ›
Coverack to Helford -2.5 Miles
“Even though we took today off, we still walked 2.5 miles… uphill!” -Mike (the guy who wants full credit for every step!) We were scheduled to walk 11 miles again today (or possibly as much… Read More ›
Lizard to Coverack -10 Miles
“We’ve seen some pretty tough sections, how much worse can it get?” -Mike (the guy who dared the SW Coast Path to say- “Hold my beer” !!) There was rain in the forecast for our 4th… Read More ›
Mullion Cove to The Lizard – 8 miles
“The first two miles are uphill… then the next couple of miles are uphill… but after that, the rest of the way is still pretty much uphill.” -Mike (the increasingly reluctant hiker) We crossed… Read More ›