Itinerary 2002

Itinerary: Plockton 2002

Updated 26-Feb-2004">26-Feb-2004

My thoughts on credit cards:

Fire is beautiful
and we know that if we get
too close it will kill us
but what does that matter
it is better to be happy
for a moment
and burned up with beauty
than to live a long time
and be bored all the while.

-- Don Maquis

* Note₁: All times are listed local per region -- i.e., 8:00 a.m. in Edinburgh would mean Edinburgh time (midnight of the night before, in California).
* Note₂: England and Scotland are 8 hours later than the Bay Area

CROSS THE POND

9/10 Tue Departure SFO 10:15 US Airways 196

9/10 Tue Stopover Arrival No stopover?

9/10 Tue Stopover Departure No stopover?

A MOMENT IN WIGAN? - ??

11-Sep Wed Arrival MAN 07:55 Head straight for train to Edinburgh?? Or:

11-Sep Wed Or: Wigan Pier? 09:00 - ?? Noon? 14:00?? Village of Wigan Pier: Canal museum, canalside pub, etc.

11-Sep Wed Train Wigan/Edinburgh? Noon? 14:00??

EDINBURGH

11-Sep Wed Arrive Edinburgh xx:xx Terrace Hotel
37 Royal Terrace
Edinburgh EH7 5AH
Tel: 0131 556 3423
http://www.touristnetuk.com/sc/terrace/

11-Sep Edinburgh

Guide Friday?
The Greenery? City Restaurant?

12-Sep Thu Mary King's Close xx:xx Mercat Tours

12-Sep Edinburgh

Guide Friday
Underground Edinburgh
Bob Miller the piper
Greyfriars Bobby
Matthew and the bothy
Elephant House coffee shop
21 George IV Bridge
Witchery Tour

13-Sep Fri Edinburgh

Union Canal
Linlithgow - Broxburn
Ratho Canalside pub
Sea World, Queensferry
Maid of the Firth
Drum and Monkey jazz bistro

13-Sep

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum -- organ recitals on Friday?

14-Sep Sat Depart Edinburgh xx:xx To Inverness

INVERNESS, DURNESS AND CAPE WRATH

14-Sep Sat Arrive Inverness 17:00? 20:00? Old Royal Guest House, 10 Union Street
Inverness, Scotland, IV1 1PL
Telephone: 01463 230551
Fax: 01463 711916
http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/oldroyal.htm/

14-Sep Overnight in Inverness

Check out Leakey's bookstore?

15-Sep Sun Head for the far north with Nicola xx:xx Highland Journeys, 011-44-378 499 307, Shore St., Beauly
Nicola Fraser: EMAIL: nicola@fraser150.freeserve.co.uk

Black Isle, Cromarty, dolphin trip, Dornoch Firth, Rogart, Lairg, Altnaharra, Dun Dornaigl, Loch Eriboll

15-Sep Overnight in Durness 20:00?

16-Sep Mon Continue northwest:
Cape Wrath and Sutherland 08:00? Durness, Cape Wrath, Ardvreck castle, Ullapool

16-Sep Overnight in Ullapool 20:00?

17-Sep Tue Continue northwest:
Gairloch 08:00? Corrieshalloch Gorge, Gairloch, Loch Maree, Victoria Falls

17-Sep Achnasheen xx:xx Connect with the Highlands train to Plockton

MAGICAL PLOCKTON AND THE ISLE OF SKYE
17-Sep Tue	Arrive Plockton	xx:xx	Plockton Hotel, Harbour Street, Plockton IV52 8TN Phone 011-44-1599-544274 (FAX: 011-44-1599 544475)

18-Sep Wed	An Corran, Isle of Skye		Scottish Dinosaurs: Today, visitors to An Corran, at Staffin Bay, can see work progressing to preserve the fossils, considered to be the biggest and best ever found in Scotland, as scientists, while not exactly walking with dinosaurs, are certainly following in their footsteps.

19-Sep Thu

20-Sep Fri	Plockton	14:00	Plockton Tea Party
20-Sep			Kristy and Paul arrive!

21-Sep Sat	Skye?		Faerie Glen? Balnaknock?
21-Sep			Submarine at Kyle of Lochalsh?
21-Sep			Otter sanctuary?

22-Sep Sun	Depart Plockton	xx:xx	Highlands train to Inverness (Other trains:) DEP xx:xx, ARR xx:xx DEP xx:xx, ARR xx:xx

A MOMENT IN INVERNESS
22-Sep Sun	Arrive Inverness	xx:xx
22-Sep Sun	Depart Inverness	xx:xx	Train to York
22-Sep Sun	Stop off in Aviemore?	xx:xx	Ride the antique train??

YORK
22-Sep Mon	Arrive York	xx:xx	St. Denys Hotel St. Denys Road York, England Y01 9QD +44 (0)1904 622207 & 646776 Fax: +44 (0)1904 624800 info@stdenyshotel.co.uk
22-Sep Mon	York	xx:xx	Firkin Pub - play some Jenga ? Witchery Tour?

23-Sep Tue	York		River Ouse Cruise Jorvik Museum Guide Friday Micklegate Bar Museum Miniature Railway Railway Museum

24-Sep Fri	Depart York	xx:xx	Train to Manchester

HEADING HOME
24-Sep Fri	Arrive Manchester	xx:xx
24-Sep	Departure Manchester	12:15	US Airways 197
24-Sep	Stopover Arrival	13:10 PHL
24-Sep	EMail BUG!
24-Sep	Stopover Departure	19:40 PHL	US Airways 7
24-Sep	Arrival SFO	22:47	HOME TO BED!

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* Note₁: All times are listed local per region -- i.e., 8:00 a.m. in Edinburgh would mean Edinburgh time (midnight of the night before, in California). * Note₂: England and Scotland are 8 hours later than the Bay Area

CROSS THE POND
9/10 Tue	Departure SFO	10:15	US Airways 196
9/10 Tue	Stopover Arrival		No stopover?
9/10 Tue	Stopover Departure		No stopover?

A MOMENT IN WIGAN? - ??
11-Sep Wed	Arrival MAN	07:55	Head straight for train to Edinburgh?? Or:
11-Sep Wed	Or: Wigan Pier?	09:00 - ?? Noon? 14:00??	Village of Wigan Pier: Canal museum, canalside pub, etc.
11-Sep Wed	Train Wigan/Edinburgh?	Noon? 14:00??

EDINBURGH
11-Sep Wed	Arrive Edinburgh	xx:xx	Terrace Hotel 37 Royal Terrace Edinburgh EH7 5AH Tel: 0131 556 3423 http://www.touristnetuk.com/sc/terrace/
11-Sep	Edinburgh		Guide Friday? The Greenery? City Restaurant?

12-Sep Thu	Mary King's Close	xx:xx	Mercat Tours
12-Sep	Edinburgh		Guide Friday Underground Edinburgh Bob Miller the piper Greyfriars Bobby Matthew and the bothy Elephant House coffee shop 21 George IV Bridge Witchery Tour

13-Sep Fri	Edinburgh		Union Canal Linlithgow - Broxburn Ratho Canalside pub Sea World, Queensferry Maid of the Firth Drum and Monkey jazz bistro
13-Sep			Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum -- organ recitals on Friday?

14-Sep Sat	Depart Edinburgh	xx:xx	To Inverness

INVERNESS, DURNESS AND CAPE WRATH
14-Sep Sat	Arrive Inverness	17:00? 20:00?	Old Royal Guest House, 10 Union Street Inverness, Scotland, IV1 1PL Telephone: 01463 230551 Fax: 01463 711916 http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/oldroyal.htm/
14-Sep	Overnight in Inverness		Check out Leakey's bookstore?

15-Sep Sun	Head for the far north with Nicola	xx:xx	Highland Journeys, 011-44-378 499 307, Shore St., Beauly Nicola Fraser: EMAIL: nicola@fraser150.freeserve.co.uk Black Isle, Cromarty, dolphin trip, Dornoch Firth, Rogart, Lairg, Altnaharra, Dun Dornaigl, Loch Eriboll
15-Sep	Overnight in Durness	20:00?

16-Sep Mon	Continue northwest: Cape Wrath and Sutherland	08:00?	Durness, Cape Wrath, Ardvreck castle, Ullapool
16-Sep	Overnight in Ullapool	20:00?

17-Sep Tue	Continue northwest: Gairloch	08:00?	Corrieshalloch Gorge, Gairloch, Loch Maree, Victoria Falls
17-Sep	Achnasheen	xx:xx	Connect with the Highlands train to Plockton