UK 2011

Packed and ready to go (365:165) - I had a busy day processing pictures.

Layover at Chicago (365:166) - UK Vacation - Day 1. The day was going well until I checked on my camera. Two-minute read

An evening with Mick (365:168) - UK June 2011 - Day 3. To be more precise a whole day with Mick. 2 pictures

UK June 2011 - Day 4. Gary and Ginger braving in the wind outside Southsea Castle.

At the end of the evening (365:170) - UK June 2011 - Day 5. A late night family picture of the stragglers.

Dinner with Robert and Mel (365:171) 6 pictures

Porcelain Sunflower Seeds - Ai Weiwei - I wish I'd been able to see the full installation.2 pictures

Floor 4 - Tate Modern.

Gary and Ginger at the Tate Modern (365:172).

Rest day (365:173) - UK June 2011 - Day 8. Today we didn't do a lot.

UK June 2011 - Day 9. A trip out to visit family. 10 pictures

Hands (365:175) — UK June 2011 - Day 10. Today was a day for recovering.

Watching Coldplay live at Glastonbury in 3D. And today we met Dandy. Two-minute read, 6 pictures

Tonight we are in Shirley (365:177) - UK June 2011 - Day 12. "Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious... and don't call me Shirley." One-minute read, 2 pictures

On the beach near West Kilbride (365:178) - UK June 2011 – Day 13. Today we had a longish drive, by UK standards anyway. Birmingham to Cumbernauld (North East of Glasgow).

Looking Towards the Islands (Black & White) - Looking across the Firth of Clyde towards Great Cumbrae and Bute. Taken from near Largs, Scotland.

Looking Towards the Islands - Looking across the Firth of Clyde towards Great Cumbrae and Bute. Taken from near Largs, Scotland.

keith, Gary and Ginger on Dumyat, Stirling, Scotland (365:179) - UK June 2011 - Day 14. Time to get some hiking in again

Larchwood path. 4 pictures

Late at night sitting on my uncle's sofa, apparently with a ceramic pigeon sticking out of my head (365:180) — UK June 2011 - Day 15. More hiking, lots of driving, and a fish supper.

Gary and Ginger at the saddle of Lairig Gartain (365:181) - UK June 2011 - Day 16. The plan was to drive to Glen Coe and Backpack up into the Lost valley.

At the end of the hike (365:182) - UK June 2011 - Day 17. It was a long hike. Two-minute read, +10

Hiding from the midges ( 365:183) - UK June 2011 - Day 18. Today I drove across Scotland, twice. Starting from our campsite in Glen Etive near the West coast we drove up the length of Loch Ness, stopping at Foyers to have a walk and take pictures of the falls, which at 165 feet high are the highest we've seen on this trip so far. We drove on to Inverness; on the way passing Easter Boleskine where I'd stayed for a summer holiday over twenty years ago. Once at Inverness (on the East coast)...

View to the East across Gruinard Bay.