Orkney Family Road Trip – Part 3: The Orkney Motor Show, St. Magnus Cathedral and The Ring of Brodgar

The Orkney Motor Show, 2019. Large load! The main event for us on this trip was to attend the Orkney Motor Show. My husband had driven up in his pride and joy, and my parents had come up in one of Mum’s quirky rarities. We love everything automotive in our family, so we knew thisContinueContinue reading “Orkney Family Road Trip – Part 3: The Orkney Motor Show, St. Magnus Cathedral and The Ring of Brodgar”

Orkney Family Road Trip – Part 2: Arriving at Orkney, The Italian Chapel and Scapa Beach

After the crazy start to our day, I’m pleased to report that we did make it to the ferry port in time! Thank goodness I’m the sort of person who plans plenty of extra time into my excursions! I’m also pleased to say that that was also the only hiccup to our adventure, thank goodness!ContinueContinue reading “Orkney Family Road Trip – Part 2: Arriving at Orkney, The Italian Chapel and Scapa Beach”

Orkney Family Road Trip – Part 1: Whaligoe Steps, Struie Viewpoint and John o’Groats

The furthest point North we’d ever travelled was in 2018, when I took my husband on a surprise trip to the GlenDronach Distillery. I talk about our first road trip with two under 4s on board in my post “Our First Family Roadtrip” – and it was such a success, that I didn’t think twiceContinueContinue reading “Orkney Family Road Trip – Part 1: Whaligoe Steps, Struie Viewpoint and John o’Groats”

Our first family road trip: 2-days on the road with toddlers!

I’ve always had a love for adventure and travel. Unfortunately, what with one thing or another, it hasn’t actually been something I’ve got to do much of! As a child I dreamed of being a lorry driver – I loved the idea of being out on the open road and driving up and down theContinueContinue reading “Our first family road trip: 2-days on the road with toddlers!”