In a park in Manchester - 1st day.
The Velvet Hotel in the heart of the gay village, Manchester. With a name like "velvet", what would you expect!
Just arrived in Hebden Bridge.
Walshaw Lodge - our home for the week!
Our lovely bedroom at the Lodge.
New friends on a walk from Walshaw Lodge.
Drinks and chats at the side - until the rain came!
Sweet little Lambies!
Looking back at Walshaw Lodge.
Old mill on the walk to Hebden Bridge.
Penny and Daphne hiking.
Daphne, Janet and Susan
Black faced lamb
Happy Hikers!
At the Pack Horse Inn.
Sylvia, Patrick and Jennifer.
Trip to the Parsonage Museum in Haworth, - home of the Brontes.
Bonrte Museum.
Cemetery where Bontes are buried.
Some of the gang at the sweet shop in Haworth.
Old Church in Heptonstall.
Tombstone of Sylvia Plath.
A day in York.
York Minster in the background
York Minster
Rose window in York Minster.
Malcolm starting us out on the hike to Wuthering Heights.
Consulting the map.
Fish and Chips at AJ's
Hike with Nick Wilder who told us about Ted Hughes, poet laureate, and read some of his poetry.
Looking out over the beautiful countryside of Yorkshire.
Approaching the waterfall.
Area where poem "Six Young Men" was written.
Donald Crossley, artist and childhood friend of Ted Hughes, tells us stories.
Last night at Walshaw Lodge.
On the drive from Shrewsbury to Wales with Diana.
Rick and Diana in Montgomery.
Penny and Diana in Llanidloes, Wales.
Walking in Pembridge.
John, Diana, Mary and Penny - cousins of Rick's ( not Penny)
Lovely lunch at the Salutation Inn in Woebly.
Les and Annie.
Jane and Diana.
Mary and John and their amazing car.
Oak House - where Rick's grandfather was born.
Diana's beautiful house in Llanidloes.
Hiking with Jane on a Sunday morning.
Scenery from the hike with Jane and friend.
Diana's kitchen - Rick working on finding his passport left at Walshaw Lodge.
Diana and John - our last day in Wales!
Bluebells up close.
Loch Lomond.
On the way to Oban.
Oban from our hotel window - before the heavy rain set in.
Dunollie Castle - once the seat of the clan MacDougall, Lords of Lorn, who were a significant force in Scottish history - at one point they owned a third of Scotland.
Celtic cross at Dunollie Castle.
Dunstaffnage -The MacDougalls were previous residents in Dunstaffnage Cstle which was taken from their care and declared a royal castle by Robert the Bruce and the Campbells made keepers.
On the way to Isle of Skye.
Eilean Donan Castle.
From our hotel window - Dunollie Hotel, Broadford, Isle of Skye.
Sunset from the window.
Inside out sheep - very windy day!!!!
Old Man of Storr - Isle of Skye.
Hiking at Old Man of Storr hiking trail, just before it poured.
Museum of Island Life, Kilmuir, Isle of Skye.
Our favourite restaurant - Creeler's, Broadford, Isle of Skye.
River Ness, Inverness, Scotland.
Inverness Castle - now the courthouse.
Drinks and munchies at Johnny Foxes.
Loch Ness.
house in Beuly.
Old church - Beuly.
From our hotel window in Aberdeen.
Sharon and the girls outside their house in Aberdeen.
Stonehaven - outside Aberdeen.
From Dunnotar Castle.
Busy Edinburgh - a fascinating city.
Edinburgh castle.
Cannon goes off at 1 PM every day.
Tolbooth Pub - former prison from 1541.
Last day in Edinburgh - hike up Salisbury Craggs - across from MacDonald Holyrood Hotel.
The End.
The Velvet Hotel in the heart of the gay village, Manchester. With a name like "velvet", what would you expect!
Just arrived in Hebden Bridge.
Walshaw Lodge - our home for the week!
Our lovely bedroom at the Lodge.
New friends on a walk from Walshaw Lodge.
Drinks and chats at the side - until the rain came!
Sweet little Lambies!
Looking back at Walshaw Lodge.
Old mill on the walk to Hebden Bridge.
Penny and Daphne hiking.
Daphne, Janet and Susan
Black faced lamb
Happy Hikers!
At the Pack Horse Inn.
Sylvia, Patrick and Jennifer.
Trip to the Parsonage Museum in Haworth, - home of the Brontes.
Bonrte Museum.
Cemetery where Bontes are buried.
Some of the gang at the sweet shop in Haworth.
Old Church in Heptonstall.
Tombstone of Sylvia Plath.
A day in York.
York Minster in the background
York Minster
Rose window in York Minster.
Malcolm starting us out on the hike to Wuthering Heights.
Consulting the map.
Fish and Chips at AJ's
Hike with Nick Wilder who told us about Ted Hughes, poet laureate, and read some of his poetry.
Looking out over the beautiful countryside of Yorkshire.
Approaching the waterfall.
Area where poem "Six Young Men" was written.
Donald Crossley, artist and childhood friend of Ted Hughes, tells us stories.
On the drive from Shrewsbury to Wales with Diana.
Penny and Diana in Llanidloes, Wales.
Walking in Pembridge.
John, Diana, Mary and Penny - cousins of Rick's ( not Penny)
Lovely lunch at the Salutation Inn in Woebly.
Les and Annie.
Jane and Diana.
Mary and John and their amazing car.
Oak House - where Rick's grandfather was born.
Diana's beautiful house in Llanidloes.
Hiking with Jane on a Sunday morning.
Scenery from the hike with Jane and friend.
Diana's kitchen - Rick working on finding his passport left at Walshaw Lodge.
Diana and John - our last day in Wales!
Bluebells up close.
Loch Lomond.
On the way to Oban.
Oban from our hotel window - before the heavy rain set in.
Dunollie Castle - once the seat of the clan MacDougall, Lords of Lorn, who were a significant force in Scottish history - at one point they owned a third of Scotland.
Celtic cross at Dunollie Castle.
Dunstaffnage -The MacDougalls were previous residents in Dunstaffnage Cstle which was taken from their care and declared a royal castle by Robert the Bruce and the Campbells made keepers.
On the way to Isle of Skye.
Eilean Donan Castle.
From our hotel window - Dunollie Hotel, Broadford, Isle of Skye.
Sunset from the window.
Inside out sheep - very windy day!!!!
Old Man of Storr - Isle of Skye.
Hiking at Old Man of Storr hiking trail, just before it poured.
Museum of Island Life, Kilmuir, Isle of Skye.
Our favourite restaurant - Creeler's, Broadford, Isle of Skye.
River Ness, Inverness, Scotland.
Loch Ness.
From our hotel window in Aberdeen.
Sharon and the girls outside their house in Aberdeen.
Stonehaven - outside Aberdeen.
Busy Edinburgh - a fascinating city.
Tolbooth Pub - former prison from 1541.
Last day in Edinburgh - hike up Salisbury Craggs - across from MacDonald Holyrood Hotel.
The End.
