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!
Ellooooo little maties. So glad you got there safe and sound, sorry the storm is heading your way. I think OTL is very sensible to not want to get blown into the lake. Loved all the pictures. Sorry to hear about all the hold ups but hope you enjoyed your fish and chips. Love, licks, wags and sniffs from lttle Arch xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteWe went to Castle Stalker, well passed it on our McGoodes travels. Sorry about the light lens but at least you didn’t take out any of those brick walls, very sensible is OTL. Right next day now xxxxxx
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