This morning we visited the cooperage just outside Craigallechie (cra-gell-a-key). There was a good description of the process of making and repairing casks as well a as a short video, but the highlight was watching the coopers at work on the casks. We also got to try our hand at assembling two mini casks-not easy!…
We all made up a packed lunch and headed out for the day. Ady and I took a walk for about six miles west along the Speyside way. We passed a processing plant for the waste water from one of the the distilleries in the area. Aside from that the main attractions were the river…
We were up reasonably early and headed straight for the castle. The queue for tickets wasn’t too bad and we had a good couple of hours looking around. Neither of us had a good night’s sleep so we struggled to keep up with the explanations of the history of Scotland. At least the crown jewels…
Today we set off on our trip north to Speyside. Things started out well with clear motorways, until the top of the M61 where it was queuing to join with the M6. We diverted off past Preston and took the opportunity for a pit stop just before joining the M6. Up until half an hour…
Mum and Dad were up and out of the villa by 8am to go and catch their flight. They took the Corsa so the rest of us could pile our suitcases into the Meriva. Typically it was a still sunny morning and only small waves rolled onto Son Bou beach. We left the villa at…
We had a very lazy day today. Dad and I were still not feeling well so the day of little action was appreciated. Mum, Ady and I walked down to Son Bou just before lunch to pick up some lettuce and also got some fresh bread and small bottles of alcohol. Later in the afternoon…
Tim and Nadine decided to have a day to themselves, so Mum, Dad, Ady and I took the Meriva and drove up to Fornells. We parked up towards the end of the town and walked up to Fornells Tower, which was built by the Brits to defend the island against attackers. For a change it…
It didn’t stop raining all last night and was still going this morning with thunder and lightning up until day break. We whiled away the morning in the villa and had lunch before driving to Ciutadella, whilst the others went back to the same restaurant in Es Mercadal to eat lunch out. We managed to…
Ady and I left the villa before the others and walked down to the beach. We went via a pharmacy to pick up some decongestant tablets for me and then carried on along the beach to the west. We lay on the headland for an hour or so before the others turned up and we…
Today we drove to a track just south of Alaoir and walked past the abandoned army buildings. We explored one of the abandoned storage rooms that were built into the limestone hill. Back outside we were greated by two chickens who have obviously taken over sentry duty. We walked on down the track to a…