I left Skye in freezing cold conditions, sun but with an iron grip frost all over the car which took some thawing. The snow built and built as I reached Cluanie and then Fort William and was about six inches deep in Glencoe. The roads were, thankfully completely cleared so driving was a breeze. I can’t quite believe I am on the way. After the last six weeks it seems, ( to me personally) a miracle that I feel up to such a huge journey with all the stress of travel and alien, largely non diabetic food ! Wonderful friends who helped, encouraged and allowed me to stop teaching guiltfree, are the reason why I am here and fit enough to make it, for which much thanks are due ! Well, here I am on the very first tentative leg which will take me to Yorkshire and Littlebeck to break my journey to the South. I say break my journey, but frankly it will be a delicious little holiday in itself I know ! Gorgeous surroundings, much loved old friends and total quiet. What more could I want for a couple of restful days.
There is also going to be a ‘World of Coffee’ special theme running through the trip, so apart from pictures and comments about my travels I will also mark the passing of time with a good cup of coffee in my round trip of 18,886 miles ! So the first moment is now ! A Costa coffee at my favourite costa waterering hole, five miles from the A66 in north Cumbria on the M6 in the north west of England. Average to decent drink, not quite hot enough, but deep and comfortable arm chairs......Ah.
World of Coffee 1
( exciting and where will they all be ???)
Cumbrian Costa Coffee
(is that a tongue twister ? Watch out pupils !)
Driving to Cluanie
Clean pure snow and the most blue sky I could wish for !
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