Journey No 7 – 15th to 18th March 2010
15th March 2010
Departed Carrick Castle at 15.10 for Glenshee to spend the next day skiing at a different resort. Arrived Glenshee Ski Centre at 19.00 in the dark to an empty car park. Parked up close to the chairlift on the Sunnyside.
16th March 2010
At Glenshee, ready to start skiing when the centre opened at 08.30. Started skiing on the Sunnyside of the mountain spendig two hours covering all that was open. Very good skiing on Glasse Mal and off piste at the top of the mountain. We came down for a coffee in Harrie and then crossed over to the other side of the road. Skied for another couple of hours on that side covering all that was open. Then returned to Harrie for lunch.
After lunch we went back up Sunnyside again for the afternoon, Douglas skiing until 4 pm and Liz to 4.45 pm. Stayed in the car park over night – again the only ones there.
Skiing today was the 19th day this season for Douglas and 17th day for Liz – probably the best skiing season we have had so far and it’s not finished?
17th March 2010
We departed Glenshee at 8.30 am for Carnoustie arriving at 10.15 am. We visited Helen, Liz’s step mother, for the day, going to Arbroath for lunch. Returned back to Carnoustie taking Helen home again.
That night we parked on the seafront by the Carnoustie Golf Course and Hotel. So far every night we have been away in Harrie we have been able to ‘wild camp’ not having had to use a camp site yet.
18th March 2010
Departed Carnoustie at 8.30 am for Stirling to visit Stirling Castle arriving at 11 am. We visited the castle first. The Great Hall had been fully restored with its incredible replica oak-beamed roof.
There was a special exhibition on whilst we were there of the ‘Orkney Venus’ or ‘Westray Wife’ – a 4,500 year old stone carving of a woman found in Westray in the Orkney isles.
We then visited the Argyll Lodgings in Stirling dating back to 1632. This was an interesting visit of a well restored noble’s house.
We enjoyed our Stirling visits, all the better for being able to use our Historic Scotland membership that Simon and Gillan bought us for Christmas 2009. We departed Stirling and headed home arriving at 5.15 pm.
Mileage at start 113186 km and 113720 km at home, totalling 535 km (334 miles).
