net cancer Archives - Travelling Light UK and beyond

A visit to Glenkinchie Distillery

May 31, 2023June 2, 2023Posted in Health, Travel, UncategorizedTagged a visit to glenkinchie, biker, blog, blogger, cancer, country, Countryside, distillery, Dr Elizabeth Johnston-Young, Edinburgh, farming, gardening, glenkinchie, harley-davidson, Johnnie walker, lammermuir, Lammermuir hills, malt, motorcyle, net cancer, octreotide, Pencaitland, plants, royal highland show, Scotland, scotland tourism, sheep, Travel, travel blog, whisky, whisky trailLeave a comment

After my octreotide treatment today my sister, Hazel and I take a drive to my local single malt whisky distillery. Served with water from the Lammermuir Hills this local distillery was founded in 1837. It proudly serves as one of the Four Corners distilleries of Johnnie Walker. Set in well kept gardens and knowing there are a couple of sheep that are going to the Royal Highland Show I jump at the chance of a visit to Glenkinchie Distillery. The plants in bloom bring beauty and colour to the garden. The beautiful statue sheep are an additional attraction, alongside the wonderful sculpture of Johnnie Walker and his dog nearing the entrance. As we walk in a member of staff warmly greets us and welcomes us to Glenkinchie. I certainly recommend a visit to Glenkinchie Distillery. And perhaps sample the whisky earning the title of The Edinburgh Malt.

Glenkinchie Distillery is close to Pencaitland, East Lothian only 15 miles from Edinburgh. The red bricked visitor centre nestled in farming countryside. Originally the distillery was founded by two farmers in 1825, John and George Rate. Until 1837 it was named Milton Distillery. The Kinchie burn runs through the glen and so came the new name with new licensing in 1837 Glenkinchie.

https://www.malts.com/en-row/distilleries/glenkinchie

Shopping on a visit to Glenkinchie Distillery

The shop has something for everyone. Gardening tools, clothing, pencils, books, bags, diffusers, cocktail kits, glasses, of course whisky plus more. A fabulous cafe. The distillery can arrange wonderful tours. For us today it is a short visit. In the first instance to see the sheep. However, while I am looking around my sister catches a bargain or five. To say the least she got an amazing wax jacket, a sweatshirt and a bottle of whisky. After all you can’t go to the distillery without buying a bottle of whisky, can you?

A road trip to Holy Island

May 23, 2023May 24, 2023Posted in Health, TravelTagged beach, bike, bike life, biker, blog, blogger, cancer, carcinoid syndrome, causeway, Celtic, Christianity, Christin, church, day out, family, harley-davidson, harleydavidson, health, Holy Island, Island, lindisfarne, monk, Motorbike, motorcycle, nasogastric, national trust, net cancer, neuroendocrinecancer, NHS, peg feed, RIG Feed, road trip, sea, Travel, tube feed, Writer5 Comments

The sun is shining, the days are longer what better time to take a trip across the sea. R ide the red machine and take a road trip to Holy Island. As we head down the A1 the sun continues to shine. Passing the big bear at Dunbar he sparkles in the sunlight. And since we were actually crossing the sea. We checked the tide times the night before. If you don’t get your timings correct you are either left stranded on the island or carted off in the sea. And we certainly didn’t want that. On seeing the sign Holy Island of Lindisfarne made my heart skip a beat. Well on our way to a road trip to Holy Island.

All set to cross the causeway of approximately 3 miles. It is far from a straight line. Which makes it an interesting and at times eerie ride. Breathtaking views, we were lucky, no rain, sunshine, and most beautiful sand stretched out in front of us.

It is a wonderful ride and a super walk around the island. I can recommend it to anyone. There is adequate parking. Plenty of places to get a coffee, ice cream, some lunch, etc. Some examples to get you going, Lindisfarne Castle, Priory, Lindisfarne Natural Nature Reserve, and The Parish Church of St Mary the virgin, all worth a visit. On the whole the island is a great day out. We love it. Rain, hail or shine.

Why is Holy Island so called? The first abbey on the island was established around 634AD by an Irish monk. It became a centre of Celtic Christianity.

Planning for Rudesheim on The Harley-Davidson®

May 6, 2023May 24, 2023Posted in Travel, UncategorizedTagged Bikelife, biker, Biking, Biking blog, cancer, carcinoid syndrome, Dr Elizabeth Johnston-Young, Germany, harley, harley-davidson, Magic bike, Magic Bike Rudesheim, motorcycle, nasogastric, Nestle, net cancer, Neuroendocrine, peg feed, Peptamin, Rhineland, RIG Feed, Rudesheim, Travel, travel blog, travel blogger, travelblog, TravellingLightUKandBeyond, Writer3 Comments

Well four weeks today and we will be packing for our dream trip to The Rhineland. Such an exciting time to be going together on our big red machine to a country that holds dear to my heart. So many miles in France together, taking wonderful summer holidays with the children, now this is our time. Our first European trip together alone on the bike. We are going to Germany and the Magic Bike Rally in Rudesheim. These next few weeks will be the exciting ones planning for Rudesheim on The Harley-Davidson®.

We received our stickers for our numberplate this week. Every other day something else happens or arrives and brings some excitement. Turn on the computer and have a look at social media and brighten up our evening. Seeing the progress of the rally preparations.

We have our cabin booked on the overnight ferry there and back. Hoping to get good sailings and not choppy seas. Already we have sought out The Harley-Davidson® dealerships. They are nearby to the fine little house staying there the 10 days we are away. The dealerships in Wiesbaden and Frankfurt looks fabulous, so looking forward to walking through their doors.

All in the planning for Rudesheim on The Harley-Davidson®

As long as I have a notebook and pen and a camera packed I will be equipped for our holiday. I will leave the bike prep to Steve, I know the bike will be in safe hands with Steve. Its going in for a service, MOT and new tyres the run up before we go. Essentially Passports, insurance, registration document etc is all in hand. Clothes as always we won’t have much clothing with us as our web address says ‘Travelling Light UK and Beyond’. My feed is getting posted this week in good time. Most importantly it will arrive at our holiday destination, our hostess kindly said the boxes of feed and be stored till we arrive.

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30