Author: Alan Cole

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View from the Sofa

We get a little blasé about the sunsets here as we get so many nice ones throughout the year. The colours are always spectacular and it often looks as though the sea is on fire, so here’s a quick snap through the windows from the comfort of the sofa last night. And after a spectacle from...

Boat Trip 1

Chester Zoo 2015

Following our trip to Loch Lomond which was a complete success all round, we had planned to meet up with Pat (Anna’s Mum) at Chester Zoo on our way back. She had a coach trip over from the Isle of Man and we had spent the night nearby in a Premier Inn in Runcorn. We...

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Loch Lomond Holiday 2015 – Day 4

Not much of a holiday day today really, as it was the last day in Scotland. Rain overnight meant that the tent was wet when we came to pack it up after breakfast and then it was time to load the car and start our journey south. We weren’t heading all the way home as...

West Highland Way 3

Loch Lomond 2015 – Day 3

After a night of pouring rain and no sleep I got up early and had a coffee and breakfast under our new awning. I had planned to take an early morning walk up Ben Lomond but seeing as the weather had been so terrible overnight and I didn’t have all of my proper walking gear...

Tranquility 1

Loch Lomond 2015 – Day 2

Inchcailloch After our little stroll into Balmaha yesterday, we had decided that we wanted to take a boat trip out to the island and Nature Reserve of Inchcailloch. It’s only a couple of hundred yards off shore from Balmaha and I was going to swim out to it, but decided against that as I would...

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Loch Lomond 2015 – Day 1

Our summer of long weekends continued last weekend with a trip to Scotland, camping on the shores of Loch Lomond. The primary objective of the trip was for Morgan to visit his friend Cameron who moved up here earlier in the year, but we obviously wanted to enjoy the scenery too. The Drive Up –...

Views of Ceredigion 1

Closing in on more Records

Another glorious day here on Tuesday so after some work, some chores and checking through the Moth Trap, Morgan and I headed out geocaching. We stopped of at Annamarie’s house first to drop of a cake and a hard drive full of films so that should could watch them whilst eating cake during her recovery...

What's all this? 0

Aquarium Update – Where’s the Carpet and Adding CO2

It’s been a while since I posted an aquarium update here, so time to make amends. It’s been a bit of a mixed bag really. The fish and shrimps are doing well as are some of the plants. The Anubias are growing well and looking good. The moss is growing like mad and most of the...

Fun in a Hot Tub 0

Fun in the Hot Tub

Morgan and others having fun in a hot tub at Jo and Danny’s 10th wedding anniversary party that we went to on Saturday.

Road Trip Hero 1

Geocaching Road Trip 2015

Hooray, we completed our 2015 Geocaching Road Trip yesterday and earned ourselves the bonus ‘Road Trip Hero’ souvenir. As usual, this little challenge took us to some nice places and some fun times. As a recap, the 2015 Geocaching Road Trip ran between June 19th and September 2nd during which time we had to find five...