We were awake once again at 7.15 this morning, to a beautiful day with barely a cloud in the sky. We could expect an amazing 23°C today, quite extraordinary considering we were in Scotland and it was still only April! 🙂 After getting washed and dressed, we made our way upstairs to the saloon, and…
Month: April 2025
On the Way to Fort Augustus
Woke up this morning at 7.15am to sunshine sparkling and glinting on the calm waters of the canal. Fantastic. Hurriedly getting washed and dressed, we made our way up to the saloon deck for a pre-breakfast coffee, saying “good morning” to our fellow passengers as we did so. Breakfast was at eight o’clock, so we…
Climbing Neptune’s Staircase
What a wonderful day we had today! So much to see and do. When we got up this morning it was still drizzling with low cloud, but we had confidently been advised by Skipper Iain that it would fair up this afternoon, and we could expect sunshine for the rest of the cruise. Hooray! 🙂…
Cruising to Corpach
Woke up at 7.30 this morning to the inevitable sound of raindrops pattering against our porthole. Great. To add insult to injury, a quick look at our Ring doorbell footage showed us that it was bright and sunny back home in Durham. Typical! 🙁 However, it’s not as if it was unexpected. We’re in Scotland….
Onward to Oban
It was with excitement and anticipation that I got out of bed at 6.00am to get showered and ready. Yes! Today we were setting off on another cruise… but one with a difference. We were once again travelling up to Oban, in Scotland, to join one of the amazing little Majestic Line vessels, this time…





