We're Here!

Hello Woofers!

It's Tuesday!

Guess who?

McDaisy, MacHolly, McMay, MacWendy, Eric McFerret and Monty MacFerret!

Well, we are here in Port Appin at last!

The trip up to Gretna was a bit boring, loads of traffic and a couple of big hold ups on the motorway. The first was to do with some trucks and cars trying to play at bumpers! The second hold-up was due to the motorway being closed! Old Two Legs did some playing about with the SatNav and managed to get around the hold up but it involved going sown some very small roads and through some rather dodgy looking housing estates!

In the end we got through and landed in Gretna Green around Five Fifteen. Just in time to set up the caravan and head off to the chippy for some fish and chips and sausage and chips and sausages!

OTL, in his haste backed too far into the parking bay and managed to break the light lens on the caravan but with the help of some Gaffa Tape he covered the hole, made it waterproof and the light still works!

Another job for when he gets home!

It was about seven thirty we left Gretna and headed off to Port Appin. The road normally takes us along side of Lock Lomond but OTL hates going that route 'cos the road beside the loch is so narrow and the coaches just seem to fly along the road and OTL gets the wobbles cos he thinks they are trying to push him into the rocks beside the road! So, being a clever old stick, OTL heads of to Stirling, hangs a left and joins the road above Loch Lomond, all without getting shoved off the road!

We arrived in Port Appin around two thirty and set up the caravan. Well OTL did the setting up while The Missus just stood around telling him what to do and how to do it!

Who's in charge then?

Out in the loch there is a castle or fortified house called Castle Stalker, looks like a great place to live, surrounded with water and no neighbours!

Castle Stalker

OTL took us for a walk and found a super path by the side of the loch, loads of sniffs and we were allowed to have a paddle in the mud! 

Watch out for the Squiggy Bits!

The path joined up to a bridge which crossed the stream. Holly got the wobbles crossing the bridge and it was only OTL telling her she was a big brave puppy that got her across. Mind you, going back was no problem, well, she had done it once!

We found a rather old bird hide that Holly and OTL can sit in to do some birdwatching later on.

Someone has wee'd here!

 Tonight we are getting ready for this storm that is supposed to arrive tonight and carry on blowing all day tomorrow.

Should be fun!

OTL has already inspected the trees and he reckons there are none close enough to fall on us, so that's OK then!

By the way, we seem to have an Internetty Problem, TM can get a signal on her phone but OTL's phone and computer can't see any signals at all, so that means he will show me how to back up the blog then find a tea shop with free Wi-Fi where we can publish!

Right, dinner has arrived, so, bye for now!

Luv,

McDaisy, MacHolly, McMay, MacWendy, Eric McFerret and Monty MacFerret!