Slides — 1983
These trips precede my obsession with recording my travels, so the narrative is from memory which may be unreliable.
Galloway Attractions — Tuesday, 12 to Friday 15 April 1983
Waverley on the Forth — Saturday, 21 May
Travelpass Tour, West & North — Tuesday, 24 May to Saturday, 4 June
Edinburgh Interlude — June 1983
Two weeks in Stornoway — Monday, 4 to Monday, 18 July
Waverley on the Clyde — Tuesday, 2 August
Edinburgh Interlude — August
A weekend in London — Friday, 12 & Saturday, 13 August
Edinburgh Interlude — August
Waverley on the Clyde — Sunday, 21 August
A week in Oslo — Friday, 30 September to Monday, 10 October
Walking with Charlie across Rannoch Moor — Wednesday, 9 November 1983
South West Scotland — April 1983
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| From outside the Youth Hostel |
A short trip round the south-west for a breath of fresh air.
Day 1 - Tuesday, 12 April —
In the afternoon, I drove in a leisurely manner down to Wanlockhead and booked in to the youth
hostel for one night. The only other resident was a foreign cyclist, obviously a glutton for
punishment to include the highest village in Scotland in his itinerary. I spent the evening
wandering about the area.
Day 2 - Wednesday, 13 April — I spent the morning at the Wanlockhead Mining Museum (including a trip down a lead mine) and wandering around the remains of the mining activity, then visited Clatteringshaws Loch before driving on to Minnigaff where I booked into the youth hostel for 2 nights.
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| Replica Romano-British homestead at Clatteringshaws
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Day 3 - Thursday, 14 April — I drove to Glen Trool, parked the car and went for a walk up The Merrick. As usual, the weather deteriorated as I approached the summit, and improved again as I made my way down.
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| An anonymous waterfall near Loch Trool |
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The Merrick
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Benyellary and The Merrick |
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Day 4 - Friday, 15 April — I drove home, pausing en route to view the remains of Glenluce Abbey.
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PS Waverley on the Forth
The Grand Tour of Scotland
Tuesday, 24 May to Saturday, 4 June 1983 (With a 12-day Travelpass.)
An Edinburgh Interlude
Views from Blackford Hill — June 1983
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| Salisbury Crags & Arthur's Seat |
The Castle & Salisbury Crags |
Two weeks in Stornoway
Monday, 4th to Monday, 18 July 1983
PS Waverley from Ayr to Tarbert, Loch Fyne
An Edinburgh Interlude — August
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St Giles | Parliament Square |
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A weekend in London with Barbara
Friday, 12 and Saturday, 13 August
A cruise down the Thames to Greenwich — Friday, 12 August
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Tower Bridge | Tower of London |
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Cutty Sark | Cutty Sark |
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| Royal Observatory |
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Cutty Sark | Prospect of Whitby (a pub) |
London & Sidcup — Saturday, 13 August
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A park in Sidcup |
An Edinburgh Interlude
From below the Castle walls — August
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North | West |
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PS Waverley from somewhere to Ayr — Sunday, 21 August
A week in Oslo with Barbara
Friday, 30 September to Monday, 10 October
Walking with Charlie – Across Rannoch Moor
Wednesday, 9 November 1983
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John Reynolds - December 2012