Scandinavian Village

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Newcastle

Newcastle Central Arcade

Camping at Lauder Campsite

Camping two lightweight tents

Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Ross Fountain
Edinburgh, Ross Fountain
Royal Scots Greys
Royal Scots Greys on Princes Street

Culzean Castle

Culzean Castle
Culzean Castle

At the campsite…

Orange and black beetle

Near the campsite

Sphere at Culzean Castle

Isle of Arran and Holy Island in the mist

Isle of Arran and Holy Island in the mist
from the campsite

The Coast and Turnberry Castle

The Coast and Turnberry Castle

Dunure

Dunure Harbour
Dunure Harbour
Dunure Castle
Dunure Castle

The Electric Brae

We stopped here but did not try rolling the car up or down the hill!

The Electric Brae
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Sunset at the campsite

Sunset at Culzeana Castle Campsite

Culzean Castle and Country Park

Culzean Castle and Country Park green house
Culzean Castle and Country Park
Culzean Castle and Country Park meadow flowers
Meadow flowers
Culzean Castle and Country Park
Culzean Castle and Country Park hidden grotto
Hidden grotto
Culzean Castle and Country Park
No swans on the Swanpool

Coast Path

Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path
Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path
Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path
Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path
Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path
Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path

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Saturday’s Photo

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I started off early at a frozen Pine Lake.

frozen Pine Lake

Then a stop at Annandale Water Services.

Annandale Water Services Sunrise

Then on to Ayr to visit a university friend. Where we went for a walk along the Ayrshire Coastal Path.

From Prestwick looking back towards Ayr
From Prestwick looking back towards Ayr

The Blackthorn Salt Company was featured on an episode of the Hairy Bikers – this is their railway carriage office and evaporator near the Port of Ayr.

The Blackthorn Salt Company
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We also passed famous Prestwick Golf Club – where the first Open Championship was played.

The First Golf Open Championship Prestwick Golf Club
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The day finished in Aviemore with pizza.

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Gateshead

Gateshead sunset
The Schooner Gateshead
Gateshead Station

Newcastle

Newcastle
Newcastle Metro
Millennium Bridge Newcastle

Hadrian’s Wall

Hadrian’s Wall and Crag Lough
Crag Lough in the distance
Turret 39a​
Turret 39a
Milecastle 39​
Milecastle 39

Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay
The Spanish City
The Spanish City

Tynemouth Priory

Tynemouth​ Priory
Tynemouth​ Priory

Aviemore

AvieMOO
AvieMOO

The Highland Hospice – Meet our Coos

Scandinavian Village
The view from the patio
Cairngorm Sunset
Aviemore station
Aviemore
Last breakfast on the patio for this year

Aberneth Forest

Pine tree Aberneth Forest
Spider
Lichen

The Strathspey Steam Railway

The Strathspey Steam Railway
The Strathspey Steam Railway

Speyside Way

Speyside Way​
River Spey

Aberlour

Aberlour Weigh Bridge
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River Spey

Inveravon Pictish Stones

Inveravon Pictish Stones

Cairngorm

Loch Morlich ​
Loch Morlich
Cairngorm
Cairngorm
Cairngorm
Cairngorm

River Nethy

River Nethy
River Nethy
River Nethy
River Nethy

Forres

Flowers for Kevin
Flowers for Kevin

The Highland Hospice – Meet our Coos

Forres
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Unicorn
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Unicorn
Forres

Castle Roy

Castle Roy​
Castle Roy​
Highland Cow
Castle Roy​
Annandale Water Services
Annandale Water Services
Cairngorm Mountains

One last photo on the way home…

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