Welcome back to the adventures of Scotland The Brave in the UK of Great Britain. With his Guardians he looked about London, Stonehenge, Bath, and Plymouth and Devon and Cornwall. From Exeter, they headed north to Glastonbury in Somerset. Then they traveled to Cardiff which is the capital of Wales, and the most recent homeContinueContinue reading “Cardiff, Ludlow, and Tudor Houses, with Scotland the Brave”
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Gilbert Was Afraid of the Dark, by Ian Parminter & Vicki Jones
A grand little read to scare away the darkness.
Glastonbury Abbey with Scotland The Brave
If ever there was a place to take Selfies it is this place. A “Selfie” is a picture that says, “I was here.” This is a “Scottie” of Scotty and it says, “Scotty was here at Glastonbury.”
Sea-Dogs, Scones and Smugglers, with Scotland the Brave
This was the sort of inlet or cove favoured by smugglers in the 1700’s. They smuggled brandy, silks, brandy, tea, brandy and more brandy. Scotty kept a close eye on the little boats. Could smugglers be lurking in them? Could a stash of brandy be hidden there awaiting discovery by an inquisitive small bear?
Stonehenge, Barrows and Austen’s Bath with Scotland The Brave
They travelled from London to the west for quite some time then arrived at some large rocks piled up in a certain way in the middle of the undulating Sailsbury plains . Scotty learned that this was called a Henge. It was made of Stone.
Scotty braves Dinosaurs in the Natural History Museum in London
A blue whale is swimming above the crowds. Well, not ALL of the blue whale, just its bones. Even so, Scotty felt that nothing was better than having a bony blue whale sweep above him inside this incredible building. He was very happy.
London Town with Scotland The Brave: Towers and Crowds
Scotland the Brave spent months planning to visit the United Kingdom. He flew all the way from Perth in Western Australia to London. On arrival, his Guardians had carried Scotty through Hyde Park and Kensington and to the gates of Buckingham Palace. (Guardians are very useful in this way). They walked a long way andContinueContinue reading “London Town with Scotland The Brave: Towers and Crowds”
Olde London Town with Scotland The Brave: Palace, Park and Statues
Eventually, Scotty and the Guardians came across a very big house. The house was called Buckingham Palace but the people who lived in it weren’t home. They were away King-ing somewhere else.
Scotland The Brave’s Plans for Travel within Great Britain
Scotland the Brave planned to visit the United Kingdom. He especially wanted to see Scotland. He spent some time deciding what to take. He settled on just a couple of light bags and a minimal change of bow ties. He would fly all the way from Perth in Australia to England. A quick look atContinueContinue reading “Scotland The Brave’s Plans for Travel within Great Britain”
Scotland The Brave Dreams of Seeing Bonny Scotland
Scotland the Brave was the first bear to arrive in Mawson’s House after Mawson did. You can read about him here. Scotty once bravely navigated The Guardian around North Island in New Zealand but that was long ago. You can see from this pic that Scotty was often rather too brave. Scotty heard that theContinueContinue reading “Scotland The Brave Dreams of Seeing Bonny Scotland”
Meet Scotland The Brave
My name is Scotland the Brave. I was the first bear to arrive in Mawson’s house after Mawson did. My job was to sit in the microwave oven and get warm and then sit close to people and make them feel comfortable. Mawson was amazed that I went into the oven. ‘You are so brave’,ContinueContinue reading “Meet Scotland The Brave”