Back on the road, day three

 

view from the kitchen

Both Saturday and Sunday turned out to be very similar, on Saturday we drove down to into town through ran, sleet and sun to call in at a friends shop and ransack the nearby charity shops. It turned out that we just missed our friend so decided that we would call back later in the week and catch up with his daughter instead, Still it was a scenic drive down.

Even the car park has a view, once parked up we headed to the three charity shops, One of which is down by the harbour.

car park view

 Inspite of missing our friend, I managed a small haul from the charity shops to add to my purchase in Fort William

Budget £20.00 spend £20.50

By the time we had coffee and a bite to eat it was sleeting heavily, this was interspersed with blue skies all the way back to the cottage.

Soed Idee Jubileum week eleven

 I was right, a row of squares. A day or so late in finishing this one but will hopefully catch up properly during the week.

Back on the road, day two

 We woke early the next morning, packed then took a walk up the main street of Fort William but we were thwarted by the weather, again.

The underpass to the main road was flooded with two workmen keeping an eye on it.

 We made a brief detour and looked round the shops before beating a retreat due to the rain. One charity shop purchase was made which I will review along with any others in a few days. As we returned to the car, we caught a glimpse of what was to come.

Overnight the sleet had changed to snow making it a fairy-tale drive north.

eventually we arrived at the bridge, travelled a few more miles then dropped into the hamlet where we will be spending the next few days,

At this point I was going to drop in a photo of where we are staying, I'm sure I took a photo of the village but I can't find it so I will pop it in another blog. I have a feeling that rainbows may be a theme this week.

Back on the road, day one.

 We soon started to travel again , after Bridlington we headed North and across the Border, Not the best weather for driving up. Started off fine but soon started to rain and by the time we were on the motorway the warning signs were flashing weather warnings for wind and then floods,

sorry, shaky photo but you get the idea, It didn't really get much better. Even Callander was looking a bit dreary.

Glencoe was looking misty and moody, certainly not somewhere to get stranded and I felt a little sorry for the workmen. I'm not sure if they are widening the road or stabilising the banks but they had some interesting kit, all wheels and ropes on the rock sides.

By the time we reached Fort William it was heavy rain/sleet so we only ventured out to grab snacks from the local supermarket.

very quick yarn update

 I needed some yarn for an upcoming road trip so I cimbed some washed white face woodlens and some jacob, spun the fibre ready for a hat.

Soed Idee Jubileum week ten

 I finished week 10 at around 11 o'clock last night, just in time as week 11 dropped this morning. We seem to be on squares at the moment so the wording will have to be stitched after the next block completes the row, At least this will give me some time to think about how to space it out.

Just a few more Bridlington pics

 We ended up having five nights on the campsite at Bridlington, lazy days spent walking the cliffs into town, drinking coffee, catching up with the gossip and scouring the charity shops for bargains.

The weather was cold but mainly dry, not too windy but we didn't bother with the kites.

We spotted this sign in the window of Boyes Department store and had to investigate.

Interesting use of audio cassettes, I also spotted some textiles.

All in all it was an interesting window display.

On the subject of shops, during our first visit we spotted a traditional clothing shop on the high street. I remember taking photos as it had just closed down but still held stock and peering through the windows we could see the old wooden display cabinets. I took photos of the frontage but can't find them at the moment.

Nowadays the shop is empty and has been up for sale for some time.

However this time we were lucky and were able to go into the store to have a look round at the fittings that were left.

I would love to have these units in my craft room !

A last walk round before returning home, the last few photos then its time to plan the next getaway.

Soed Idee Jubileum week nine

 I nearly forgot to post week nine progress.

As you can see we were still in Bridlington ( see next post ) and I added the Gansey Lass as Ian was in the boat shed helping to give the boat Gansey Lass a coat of paint.

a not cross stitch post

                        Who enjoys Bridlington in February ? there was no one at the harbour

                                                              Most of the ships were in.

                                          
Although there was a man up a ladder. He is painting a mural on the end of the building so I may have to update you on his progress on our next visit as it has been raining for the last 12 hours or so.

                                    However, I think that the most fun was being had by the birds :-)