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[CLKD]

>BYE<!  Post-card in the mail yet 

[dulciana]

Well.  We were going to go to driving round the west coast of Ireland for ten days - or so we thought.  We set off good and early a.m. on Monday and by 8am we'd driven 50 miles from Edinburgh.  We were going for the midday ferry from Stranraer and were doing really well.  Then the fun started.  I became aware of a sort-of sloshing sound which I first of all thought was rain, but it wasn't raining.  Then the dashboard came up with the notice "Engine too hot.  Stop now."  We stopped, opened up the bonnet to help things cool down and then saw that water was dripping out underneath.  Looked like radiator trouble.  Oh dear.  We called for help and were told by the Green Flag man that he couldn't fix it and that it would need to be taken to a garage.  So he called the vehicle recovery service and we were taken back to Edinburgh, with the car on the back.  The garage told us it would need a new radiator.  So that was it.  Irish holiday up the spout, as car hire round Ireland was way above our price limits.  We've just had four very pleasant days in Dunkeld (Perthshire), instead, courtesy of a much-shorter-distance car hire. Maybe Irish holiday next year - flying to Ireland and hiring a car when we're there!   

[Two hoots]

Reminds me of a holiday about 20 years ago, we hired a cottage in Suffolk for a week, loaded up husbands car with the luggage and all the things a two year old takes. After about 30 miles the car gave up and we broke down on the m4.  We were taken to the local garage and left his car there but I had a car a Citroen ax, so we loaded almost everything into it and set off again.  We were lucky there were no ferry crossing included but it's a long drive from west wales to Suffolk in a tiny car.

I loved that little car and kept it for 14 years, it never let me down 

Better luck next time getting to Ireland 

[dulciana]

Yes, Hasty, it was, thank you.   We enjoyed beautiful scenery, a comfortable, friendly hotel and lots of good food.  We've also come back with a whole host of kitchen bits and pieces bought from a kitchen "Alladin's cave" in Dunkeld - which is a lovely little historical little town that I would recommend anyone to visit, by the way.  Meanwhile, fingers crossed for the west coast of Ireland 2018.  After all the trouble Hubby went to in organising the trip, it's got to be worth it!

[dulciana]

.................it was probably better it happened on mainland UK rather than on the west coast of Ireland.

...............And yes!

[cubagirl]

That's a shame Dulciana. At least you enjoyed Dunkeld instead.

[dulciana]

Reminds me of a holiday about 20 years ago, we hired a cottage in Suffolk for a week, loaded up husbands car with the luggage and all the things a two year old takes. After about 30 miles the car gave up and we broke down on the m4.  We were taken to the local garage and left his car there but I had a car a Citroen ax, so we loaded almost everything into it and set off again.  We were lucky there were no ferry crossing included but it's a long drive from west wales to Suffolk in a tiny car.

I loved that little car and kept it for 14 years, it never let me down 

Better luck next time getting to Ireland 

Thanks Two hoots - and sorry to hear about your beloved little car! 

[dulciana]

That's a shame Dulciana. At least you enjoyed Dunkeld instead.

We did, cubagirl.  It's a lovely place.  Do you know it? 

[cubagirl]

Passed through it on the train, never stopped off. Surrounding area is so picturesque.

[dulciana]

Despite the reasons why we ended up there, would recommend.  Great place for a weekend break.   

[littleminnie]

Watching 'The Loch at the moment. The scenery is stunning.

[dulciana]

Sounds interesting!

[CLKD]

The important thing was to have a Plan B and to be able to enjoy the un-expected visit to Perthshire - which is on our List 

[CaroleM]

What's a holiday?

[Mbrown001]

It can be a vacation or a staycation.

I take it you can't get away.
Try and have a holiday at home. A few days out....a picnic in the garden. A day of chilling and watching DVDs...a takeaway or a meal out.

You don't have to go away to get a break..