The eighth circle of Brexit Hell....

[Soph0571]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2019/apr/12/martin-rowson-on-brexit-and-mps-easter-recess-cartoon

Of course it is us that is stuck in the 8th circle - not these numpties.... we are stuck in every increasing anger and frustration at the total lack of competency - while they go scoff easter eggs....

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Good one. And one wonders how they ever ran an empire.

[csziggy]

2. It's as if Brexit had been set for February 2

And it will be Groundhog Day without Bill Murray to figure it out.

[Soph0571]

3. Heh - can pretty much guarantee

That October will be March all over again.

[csziggy]

4. That part is good news to me

My husband and I will arrive in Greenock, Scotland on August 5, and leave at Southampton on October 26. So extending Brexit to October 31 means we should miss the beginning!

[Denzil_DC]

5. Hey, you'll be landing just across the Clyde from me!

We see cruise ships - some really massive - passing by to berth at Greenock or heading out to sea from our front window practically daily in the summer.

Greenock's got an interesting history (like the rest of the lower Clyde), but it's not much of a port of call in itself, though its views are spectacular. Land transport links are good, which may not matter if you've booked a package.

August's weather can be unpredictable in Scotland, so let's hope you're lucky.

[csziggy]

6. We'll be coming in on the Queen Elizabeth

Then we're renting a car and driving around Northern Scotland for nearly a month - probably even taking a ferry to the Orkneys. At the beginning of September we'll head into Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, then to Bury St. Edmunds to start a ten day needlework tour that ends in London (at Heathrow for those flying back to the States).

We'll spend a few days in London, then off to Wales to visit where my great grandfather came from. Then we end in Southwestern England, driving out to Land's End and back to the Isle of Wight before we get on a Royal Caribbean ship that is relocating to the Caribbean for the winter.

We may have to go to the Glasgow Airport to rent a car - I have not booked one yet. We'll turn in the car for the duration of the tour and the time in London, then rent another one for the last month.

So far we don't have an exact itinerary. Pretty much we have listed places we want to go and have left extra days for laundry, goofing off, and just spending more time where we want.

We're used to iffy weather - we both grew up in Florida - but it will be cooler in Scotland than we get here in the summer.

[Denzil_DC]

7. Sounds like a grand tour!

Queen Elizabeth isn't the largest liner we get in - some of them look like cities sailing past.

Scotland's not short on textile history, and it's not hard to find out about online. If you haven't already included it in your itinerary, I'd recommend Stirling Castle. There's plenty of interpretive stuff to see there and quite a lot of the structure has been faithfully restored (and the town's quite cool in places), and it's home to The Stirling Tapestries, showing The Hunt of the Unicorn. The seven panels weren't complete when we last visited a few years ago, but they are now, and looked spectacular even while being worked on.

Then there's the more modern, massive Great Tapestry of Scotland. A permanent centre to house it is still being built, due to open in 2020, but sections are often displayed in various locations. I can't find this year's itinerary at the moment, but I'm sure a bit of research would figure it out if you were interested.

[csziggy]

8. One of the first places we're going to visit is Lanark

The museum there about the weaving industry is of particular interest to both my husband and me - we both have ancestors who worked in the mills in Lanark, his in particular worked as a young girl. No wonder when she had a chance to emigrate she and her family came to the US!

We had not put Stirling Castle on our list, but I will. I have done needlepoint canvases that were poor imitations of the Hunt of the Unicorn so it would be great to see the real tapestries!

We are used to traveling with a loose schedule so as we find things we want to see we can change our route.

[Denzil_DC]

9. The Stirling Tapestries are utterly superb (original versions are in MoMA New York),

as are the interiors. I don't think you'll be disappointed (but it may be busy!).