Scotland 2015
Tom and Patty met Marlee Mansfield as a new teller at their bank in 2012. Tom chatted Marlee up and they talked about lots of things including one her favorite things: travel. When discussion...
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Scotland 2015 – Manchester Airport
After leaving Islay, we headed to Leeds where Marlee planned to see an American musician in concert for considerably less than a ticket in the U.S. The plan was she would meet us at...
Scotland 2015 – Kilchoman Beach
After visiting Bruichladdich and a visit with the McEwans, we headed to Kilchoman Distillery where we had a light lunch at the café. Then we followed the road west to Kilchoman Beach on a...
Scotland 2015 – Islay Community Garden
While visiting Elizabeth Sykes Batiks and Islay Ales, we discovered the Islay Community Garden.
Scotland 2015 – Around Islay
We spent time around the island, including a trip to the Tormisdale Croft Crafts where we met Abby a very enthusiastic spaniel and Islay Woollen Mill. We visited distilleries, including Bruichladdich, Laphroaig, Bowmore and Ardbeg,...
Scotland 2015 – Visiting Friends
Tom and Patty met Rosemary and Donald Fletcher on a previous visit to Islay and struck up a friendship. When we knew we were returning, we booked a self-catering cottage at Persabus Farm. We...
Scotland 2015 – Edinburgh to Kennacraig
We met up with Marlee at Waverley Station in Edinburgh. After stop at M&S for a little nosh, we hopped a bus to find the new location for Inchgrove House. Wifi was iffy, so...
Mostly Scotland
Tom and Patty’s first European vacation was in April 1992 to England, France and Scotland. It was a whirlwind tour because who knew when we’d return? London, Inverness, Edinburgh, Caen, Rennes, Bordeaux and back...
Scotland 2011
In Edinburgh, we enjoyed time with friends, Jacqui and April, and thirteen shows at the Fringe. August 22, 2011 Next was good to visit the very much less frenzied (and crowded) Islay. In...