Macca's Meanderings

No 13 - ANTIQUE SHOPS and DAM BUSTERS We spent a great few days around Horncastle. Nancy made herself busy making our cases heavier while Bryan checked out some local and aviation history.  Jeanette and Gary, Heather and Mum have been to Horncastle before so will recognise some of these sites around Horncastle. Left - High Street, the Admiral Rodney Hotel is straight ahead. More about the Rodney later. Right -  A little thatched roof pub - The Lion. Below - The Horncastle Square. In the past Horncastle was a centre for markets. More about them later. Look at the blue sky!! Right - Smiling Nancy and her 'treasures'. She is hoping the baggage handlers do their job with care. HaHa  High Street, Horncastle at the front of the Admiral Rodney Hotel. Admiral Rodney was a famous English Admiral. He was around at the same time that Joseph Banks was around. Although older than Banks, its almost certain they knew each other. Joseph Banks owned a larg...

No12 - WALES to HORNCASTLE Our stay in Wales was marked by quite a lot of wind and rain. Normally, Wales does receive a lot of rain however even the locals are over the rain at the moment. Even with the wild winter weather, the scenery in Wales was amazing. Just a short drive from our accommodation on  Tynllwyn Farm was the Vymwy Dam. In this part of Wales there is a lot of stone hence it was commonly used in construction. This dam wall is made from stone (with no steel reinforcing).  And one of the many stone road or rail bridges....... And the many stone fences. On Monday we drove to southern Wales to visit another relative. The scenery on the way was breath taking. Below the rolling green hills in the foreground and the snow covered Brecon Beacon Mountains in the background.  Thelma (left) is related to Bryan. Her grandfather came from Scotland near Inverness. Some of his uncles and aunties emigrated to Australia in the 1850s. The o...

No 11 - CHRISTMAS IN GLENCOE Hi again. We enjoyed our Christmas at Onich which is on the shores of Loch Linnhe near Glencoe between Oban and Fort William. Below is the Lodge on the Loch where we stayed - viewed from the other side of the Loch. We had a room with great views of the loch and the mountains. The first two days were very windy with regular rain showers and low cloud. Then the wind calmed and the weather improved so we took a drive around Loch Leven. There were some amazing reflections. At this time of the year with the trees bare of leaves great scenes can still be seen through the trees. The village of Glencoe viewed from other side of the loch. Behind the village is the valley called Glen Coe (In Scotland, glen = valley).  The next day we took a drive to the west passing the northern end of Loch Sheil. The memorial in the foreground is to those who died in the Jacobite uprising in the 1700s. Turning around from the photo above is the Glenfinnan ...