Another Week Gone By

Wow how time flies... I cant believe that another week has gone by already. We have now been here for almost 3 weeks. This week was spent mostly getting settled in and house hunting. So far I have viewed 12 rental places: Cottages, bungalows, flats, terraced homes, semi-detached and detached homes, Whew! 
Finally I think we found the perfect place. Move in date will be the end of September. (yes, we will have plenty of room 
for guests)

 

 

We attended a "Leaving Do" for our friends Bryan and Janice.

We have enjoyed spending time with them the last few weeks and will be sad to see them return to Florida. 

On Saturday we decided to do another road trip. This time to Dunoon with a ferry ride to Gourock then back to Helensburgh

It was a beautiful day with stunning scenery 

 

Rest and Be Thankful

Dunoon Waterfront

Downtown Dunoon was a quaint little town, we stopped for lunch and browsed the shops 

We then took the Car Ferry to Gourock and made our way back to Helensburgh

Sunday we enjoyed walking the Helensburgh Waterfront. 

It was a perfect Summer day here in Scotland! 

(We even stopped for Ice Cream)

 

Well, that was our travels for this week.

We are looking forward to another new adventure this weekend to celebrate our 

12 yr Wedding Anniversary. 

(I know, can you believe that it has 

been that long?)

So just for fun I thought I would share with you a few words or phrases we have learned since being here:

Leaving Do - Goodbye Party

HOB - Stove / Cooktop

Aubergine - Eggplant

Gushy Gushy - Bubbly Person

Benny - Tantrum

Hoover - Vacuum

Give You A Bell – Call you

 (Of course there are a few I can't repeat!)

Well, It's time to get oot and aboot.

We hope everyone enjoys the Holiday Weekend.

Sending LOVE to all our 

Family and Friends,

Cheers!

John and CJ

Exploring New Areas

Spent the day sightseeing with the Juels on their last day in Scotland.

We started with a tour of the Glengoyne Scotch Whiskey Tour. 

 Glengoyne

We then headed to Stirling, Scotland for a tour of the Castle.

Stirling Castle

It was a absolutely amazing and beautiful sight to see.

 

Inside the Castle is the The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum where they have exhibits and memorabilia from conflicts all round the world.

We found this plaque that was taken aboard the Endeavour in February 2000

I, Of course had to take pictures of all of the 

John Mitchell Memorabilia.

Coasters I bought in the gift shop with the Mitchell Crest and Tartan

Walking around in Stirling

After Stirling the 3 of us headed into to Glasgow, John took the train and met us for dinner. 

We met at one of our favorites finds from our last trip here. 

Bar Soba, Mitchell Lane 

After a great meal we headed back to Helensburgh and said goodbye to the Juels as they left the next morning to continue on their European Journey. 

 It was a fun filled few days as we all learned our way around the area together! (yes, we did find ourselves a little lost at times.)

Our next road trip was to Kilcreggan 

 on the Roseneath Penisula, a short drive from Helensburgh.

It was a beautiful drive with a mixture of sunshine and rain. 

There are some beautiful houses,

 the beautiful Knockderry House Hotel and Restaurant 

the Kilcreggan Hotel

And whats a road trip in Scotland without Sheep in the road?

 and our favorite crazy sheep....

 

For our "Sunday Funday Roadtrip"

We decided to head south this time.

Our first stop was the Newark Castle in Port Glasgow

Cruise Ships docked in Greenock

Our next Holiday? 

Cloch Lighthouse in Gourock

Looking for food, we wandered in to the Cardwell Garden Centre where we found the Patio Cafe. After a toastie and a panini we decided to check out the rest of the centre.  It has plants both indoor and outdoor and everything for the patio and garden. (so all that know me know that I was definitely in my element) What a great find!  

But WAIT!! It gets better, it has an Art Centre as well.

The grounds were beautiful and we found a few sights that reminded us of home.

I know that it is hard to tell in the picture but these rabbits were huge!
(they were about 2 feet long!)

We continued to browse through the shops and had a little fun trying on hats, we laughed but will probably regret not buying them in a few more months.  

For those of you asking about the weather..

It has been in the low to mid 60's during the day and in the low 50's at night. (Or In the low to high teens if I ever learn to read in Celsius.) Yes, that's quite a change for us Floridians, but we are enjoying it and hoping to adapt to the weather soon.

We have been enjoying walking to the grocery store and downtown area, browsing the various establishments: Charity stores, gift stores, pharmacies, chemists, bookstores, butchers and of course PUBS. 

John found some reading materials on one of our trips, that should keep him busy for awhile.

Well that's our travel adventures for this week, now it's  

time to rest and see what we can get into next week.

Cheers to another Fabulous Week!

Much Love to our Family and Friends,

John and CJ