This blog already contains posts about our Welsh Canal Boat holiday, one from Lydia, one from Jesse, and one from Mary Ella. So why do we need another one? Because the dad experience was a bit different from the others’ experience. Day 1 As we got underway from Beacon Park
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Canal Boat and Crickhowell Capers
I think that my favourite vacation that we went on in the UK was the canal boat. It took a very long time to get there, but it was absolutely worth it. When we finally got to the “boatyard”, it turned out to be a very fun place. The boats
Canal Boat Adventures
When we last left off, the family had just arrived at Beacon Park Boats, the location where we would board our canal boat and depart on our voyage. Once we had finished filling out paperwork and learning to drive the boat, we got on and looked around. Here is a
Canal Boat Holiday, Wales
Our British friends were curious as to how we decided to rent a canal boat. Apparently a canal boat holiday is a Very British Holiday. Many people had stories of having done one as a kid with their families. I’m not sure where I got the idea, but I think
Family and Church Family
Perhaps it goes without saying, but one of the things we miss most about Scotland was sharing it with others. This includes visits we had from family back home and the new family we met there through our church. This post will talk about a little of each. We’ve already
Spring Ballinluig Trip
This is our second trip to the Cairngorms National Park, and to the Ballinluig house, Explained in list form. Step one: Fit everyone in the car. This is easier said than done with 5 people, 5 bags, and a dog all in one small rental car. It was
Walking, work, and golf
Although you might get the impression from this blog that all we did while we were in St Andrews was have holidays and trips, that was certainly not the case. Most of the time the parents were working and the kids were going to school. So in this post I
Mull and Iona: Days Four and Five
The next morning we visited the Iona Craft Shop, which had beautiful handmade blankets and other woolen items. We also rented bikes from the shop so we could explore more of the island. The weather was beautiful, sunny and fairly warm for early April, and since it was early April
Mull and Iona: Day Three
The next morning we had a little more time to spend in Tobermory before we had to catch our two buses to the town of Fionnphort on the other end of the island. From there we would be catching the ferry over to Iona, a very short ten-minute hop. We
Mull and Iona: Day Two
We poked in shops for a first activity, and my favourite was the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust. They “work directly with local communities to ensure whales, dolphins and porpoises are protected and valued throughout Scotland’s west coast”. I can’t explain better than their website. Basically, they help with conservation