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break over

kyber — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:01:18 +0000

I have had a really nice break from work, mostly resisting the temptation to deal with emails and respond to texts and voice mails. I am looking forward to returning to work tomorrow though as I always hate leaving things … Continue reading →

Two men in a boat

kyber — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:22:03 +0000

A rare photograph of me and my brother together risking our necks on water (well, relaxing on a narrow boat really).

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Canal Christmas 2008

admin — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:00:38 +0000

We took the unusual step this Christmas (2008) of hiring a narrow-boat for the week and navigating the canals of England whilst everyone else faced the normal stresses of the celebration period. We had a great time away from the hussle-and-bussle that normally goes with this period. Continue reading →

Scotland 08 – Friday

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:37:05 +0000

Heavy rain most of the night and still going strong in the morning. We did not feel motivated to do very much. We had planned a day out in a particularly beautiful area near by including a couple of waterfall … Continue reading →

Scotland 08 – Thursday

kyber — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:25:45 +0000

Awoken by my youngest daughter at 7.20am today. Had hoped to lie in for a change as I have been getting up before 7am so far. Understandable though as it was her 15th birthday. We quickly got ourselves together and … Continue reading →

Scotland 08 – Wednesday

kyber — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:04:23 +0000

We headed for Inverness again today with a stop on the way at the Loch Ness Visitors’ Centre. We have been the latter in the past and not much has changed – still loads of "tat" (as my parents would … Continue reading →

Scotland 08 – Tuesday

kyber — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:04:06 +0000

I wanted to minimise the amount of driving I did today so we chose to go to the nearest town: Fort Augustus. This is a very popular tourist spot featuring a series of locks on the Caledonian Canal leading down … Continue reading →

Scotland 08 – Monday

kyber — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:13:41 +0000

Heading to Skye was an obvious choice give we were already on the main road for Skye via the Skye bridge. We were tempted to go by ferry for part of the journey but saved that for later. I have … Continue reading →

Scotland 08 – Sunday, the first day of our holiday

kyber — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:10:45 +0000

The priority for today was to get some more fuel and provisions. We had found several garages the day before had no diesel which was a bit worrying as we only had about 70 miles left in the tank. We … Continue reading →

Scotland 08 – Holiday time

kyber — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:00:01 +0000

We have been to Scotland many many times over the years. My parents used to take me regularly and I have picked up the habit. Generally though, when I say Scotland I actually mean the Highlands of Scotland – typically … Continue reading →