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Jurassic Coast, Islay, and London Complete read

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JC and Islay Summary

Summary of Jurassic Coast, Islay, and London What a journey! It’s always bittersweet for a great vacation to come to an end. However, we are excited to be home. The travel was easy. The flight from London got into Chicago an hour and ten minutes early, which allowed us to get an earlier flight toContinue reading “JC and Islay Summary”

JC and Islay Day Thirteen

Day Thirteen (Tuesday) Always a little sad to leave a new friend. That is the way I think of Islay as a new friend. She opened her doors to Katy and me and showed us all that she had to offer. From the incredibly friendly people – didn’t matter where you were, the people ofContinue reading “JC and Islay Day Thirteen”

JC and Islay Day Twelve

Day Twelve (Monday) Today is bitter-sweet. It is our last day of exploring this extraordinary island Islay. No distilleries today, just historical sites and seeing this incredible landscape. Again, we allowed the morning to come to us. Breakfast at the Inn before heading out to the Church on the south end of the island. TheContinue reading “JC and Islay Day Twelve”

JC and Islay Day Eleven

Day Eleven (Sunday) We did not set the alarm again today, mainly because we didn’t need to. I used to wake up naturally around 5:30 am. But since the pandemic, it’s now around 7:30 am. So on this trip, I’ve been waking up around 6:30 am. And we are usually out of the house aroundContinue reading “JC and Islay Day Eleven”

JC and Islay Day Nine

Day Nine (Friday) Thursday night, looking at the weather forecast for Friday, Katy and I were trying to figure out the best game plan for Friday. Knowing that we had two tastings back-to-back, the best scenario would have a driver drop us off at first and then pick us and take us the second andContinue reading “JC and Islay Day Nine”

JC and Islay Day Seven

Day Seven (Wednesday) Another long day of traveling, but once again get to see some of the incredible beauty that God has to offer. The plan for the day was to drive 2+ hours to London Heathrow, drop the rental car off, and then fly up to Glasgow and then to Islay. Always sad toContinue reading “JC and Islay Day Seven”