On Saturday Sam, Kathy and Yvonne arrived into Glasgow airport. Once they arrived we started having a few afternoon beers, after which we went to the Kilwinning Bowlo to have some exceptionally cheap pints. We started the night saying that it would be a very early night but after the excitement of bingo, and Andrew winning a bottle of scotch in the raffle, we started on a fairly big night getting home around 2am.
Sunday was fairly quiet as you could imagine.... We went to the local shops and bought some much needed supplies for the campervan (sheets, beers etc...). Sunday night was the second night in the van, and was bloody freezing (-1degree). We survived OK so haven't sold the van yet.
Monday was the big day.... The day we drove the van. Seems to be OK so far, providing you don't need to use 2nd gear which is, shall we say a little challenging to get, and as for reverse... who needs to go backwards anyway????... After fighting with the van, we went for a drive down to Robert "Rabby" Burns' birth place to check it out and ended up finding a beautiful hotel called the "Brigadoon Hotel". After a quick scotch, we were on our way back home for a late dinner but an early night.
Tuesday has been a BIG day. We drove down to Culzean Castle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culzean) which was beautiful. Who built these places? We've put a few photo's up so check them out. We nearly drove all the way down to Stranraer but were turned around right at the end as there was a bad accident on the highway which had blocked the whole road.
We drove back via Dunoon and checked out another old castle on the way. Tomorrow, we're off to Edinburgh for a couple of days. Update to follow that... :)
A&J
xo
Hi G & J,
ReplyDeletewow -1degrees now thats cold. I've got 2days of work then on holiday for 2wks (back to NZ) so looking forward to it. Eric and I havent killed each other yet, we talked the other day about all the dum things you 2 did on the way home on a Friday avo. Eric is running home this Friday (cabbage). anyway the photo's are stunning.
missing you both.
kiwi
Hello darlings,
ReplyDeleteThe photos are stunning, can't wait to see the place. We are jealous, jealous, jealous, jealous, oh by the way did we tell you we are jealous. :) So glad you are having a great time and we would get that gear box fixed before you leave an English speaking country.
Love
Mum and Dad
Looks great!
ReplyDeleteI agree with mum on getting gear box fixed. wouldn't want it to break in croatia or somewhere like it.
looks a bit chilly over there. Daisy says hi with her two bottom teeth through!!!!
Love from us all xxxx
miss yous already.
BTW want me to get mum some flowers from you guys for mothers day this weekend?
can you make sam speak without moving your lips? Remember that motorbikes dont have reverse and nobody thinks less of them. Cheers, gravy. Ps, tapped this out on fiona's new nokia 5800, poor man's iphone. :)
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteWhere's me Mum?
Phil
Hi Jamie & Andrew and have just today read all this great news which has made me laugh with the van dramas
ReplyDeleteIt's Anna here.....yeppo all the way from Loganville..heheheheheh
I cannot beleive you went to see Robert Burns birthplace and DID YOU KNOW? THAT Gerard Butler is playing him in his new movie...how about that?????
And have you seen him as yet?
Miss u Jamie
Love Anna