Holy Island or Lindisfarne is a tidal island just off the Northumberland coast. Eager to see as much as possible on our camping trip we checked the tide times and headed up the coast and across the causeway. Holiday makers are consistently caught out by the tide on their way to Lindisfarne. They drive onto the causeway when it looks safe, the tide comes in rapidly and they have to be rescued by helicopter or make use of the refuge which sits ... Read the Post...
Bamburgh Castle and A Farne Island Boat Trip
A couple of weeks ago we headed over to Northumberland for our last camping trip of the season. We stayed at Waren Caravan and Camping Park near the beautiful village of Bamburgh. The park itself was pristine with lots of facilities including a shop, bar/restaurant, playground, splash pool and games room. We knew we would be arriving late on the Friday night so the staff had arranged to leave a map on the reception door to show us where to ... Read the Post...
Fishing on Armadale Pier and the Ferry to Mallaig
On an overcast day in the summer we headed to one of our favourite places, the Isle of Skye, for some fishing and a boat trip. Having holidayed in Skye a couple of times before we knew Armadale pier was a great place to fish for mackerel so unpacked the sea fishing gear, chose our lures and tried our luck... We weren't very successful although we were told we were a little early in the season and nobody else had caught anything ... Read the Post...
The Accessorize Melissa Winged Bag
When I need a new handbag Accessorize is my first port of call. After living with a broken zip on my old bag for about a month (numerous attempts were made to rescue it!) I eventually gave in and headed for my nearest shop. The Melissa caught my eye straight away. I love the winged shape, clean lines and simple gold features. As I tend to carry my DLSR in my handbag having a cross-body strap is essential. I need to be able to get my camera ... Read the Post...