Highs and Lows

Panorama of historic Lincoln Castle

With repairs on our campervan nearing completion, we headed back to Bristol but couldn't resist one more stop to explore Scottish history. We spent several hours touring the Highland Folk Museum. 

Farm implements, pen and home.

What a face!

There are many buildings representing over 250 years - from a 1700’s township to a 1930’s working farm. Each area was well-explained in a booklet but there were many implements we couldn’t figure out.   Of particular interest was the recreation of a Highland town from the middle ages.  

Click here for more information on the Highland Folk Museum.

Quite a few buildings were both home and a means of making a living. For example, some including quarters for livestock and one included a large loom. People dressed in period clothing provided additional insights. This site was used in the filming of some scenes in the Outlander series as well.  

Our photos here.

In a completely unexpected turn of events, Dermot got an email from a colleague he had worked with when Siemens sent him to India for two weeks in 2017.  Sundram had spent hours of his own time showing Dermot around India and made Dermot's trip so much more meaningful and fun. Sundram had been following this blog and knew we were in Scotland so he reached out to see if we'd be coming to Lincoln where he was currently working on a short term project. 

One of the great joys of travel is reconnecting with friends around the world. So we toured the historic Lincoln castle and saw one of only four copies of the Magna Carta while waiting for the end of the workday. We met up with Sundram and his friend, Gorava, who also works for Siemens. They took us to a wonderful Indian restaurant where we ordered far too much food and traded stories of home, travel and work. You just never know what surprises might be around the next corner!

Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England. 

Our next surprise was much less enjoyable. With major repairs completed, we happily reunited with our campervan and prepared to head to Belgium. Restocked and with two hours driving behind us, the engine light came on - AGAIN! This time we called for a tow. Now we’re back in Bristol waiting through the weekend to hear back from FIAT. The suspension bridge we visited below reflects our current situation.