Success!

Here we are!

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

Well, after a couple of hours sitting in the car watching the parking attendant's walk past, we have finally found Wi-Fi!

Next is to find a fish and chip shop for some sausages and chips!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

A Fishy Day Today!

Helloooo McWoofers!

Us again, McDaisy, MacHolly, McMay, MacWendy, Eric McFerret and Monty MacFerret.

We have been on an adventure today, a Sealife Centre!

Yes, loads of wrigly tnings with no legs!

We have passed this place many timme when we have been going out expoloring and today we decided to have a look at the place.

The signs said that there were Otters there, a sort of ferret who loves water and fish! Also there are Seals and loads of other sea creatures.

We got to the entrance only to see that the Otter, Lewis, had unfortunatly died of old age so the Otter Enclosure was closed, sorry!

Not to worry, there is plenty more to see!

We went looking for the seals but they were no where to be seen. It seems that the seals come in if they get rescued then they get fed and looked after until they are well enough to go back to the sea again.

The day we went all the seals had got better and had gone home, so, no seals!

There were loads of fishy type swimming around in circular water tanks, around and around and around and..........well it made us dizzy just looking at them!

Sort of Dizzy Fish!

There were sort of sharks and big flat fish the size of car tyres and wot Old Two Legs called Dog Fish but we renamed Woof Fish! 

My name is Sharky, fancy a swim?

There were Rays, a sort of flat fish with a tail, but they didn't move that much, in fact they didn't move so much that Holly said they were made of plastic and were put in to make up the numbers!

We saw some orangy fish that OTL called Clown Fish, they didn't look much like clowns, mind you, I've never seen a clown!

A Clown Fishy Thing!

 There was one very large tank that had a big flat fish called a Talbot, enormous it was and OTL said it could eat us up in one mouthful!

There was also some Red Squirrels in the trees, but 'cos there was so much rain pouring down, they were tucked up in their nests called a Dray!

So, we didn't see any squirrels!

Another sad thing was, the centre was closing down 'cos they couldn't make enough money from the visitors to keep the centre open. Now that's a shame 'cos where are the seals going to go if they get sick and need attention?

One good thing, while we were parked up in Oban, OTL found a Wi-Fi signal he could make contact with and gain Internetty Access!

Problem was, he didn't have the computer with us!

I can see he is planning a return trip to Oban, armed with enough change for the parking meter and with a bit of luck we can upload the blog!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Wet and Wobbly just about sums us up!

Hi Woofers!

Here we are again, McDaisy, MacHolly, McMay, MacWendy, Eric McFerret and Monty MacFerret.

Guess wot?

Yes it's been raining, again!

Old Two Legs got thrown out of the caravan and then Holly and I got thrown out as well! I mean, it's OK for OTL to get thrown out but what have us poor little woofers done to deserve such treatment?

Well, it appears that it's because we didn't have a poo this morning, so, OTL was given orders, 'Take them out and De-Poo them!'

We got soaked to the skin and even OTL got soaked as well!

In fact we got so soaked that The Missus allowed us back in to dry off and she even let OTL in to change all his clothes!

Holly and I reallyforced ourselves and left little piles for OTL to pick up!

We're good like that!

As it looked like rain all day Holly and I decided that the best place in the caravan was under a nice warm blanket!

The afternoon was no better so we had a 'Relaxing Day' we snoozed and the TL's read their books they had brought, for a rainy day!

The ferrets didn't mind the rain, they stayed in doors and just rampaged around the caravan getting into trouble!

Eric was the last ferret out and spent most of the time finding his squeaky toys and lining them up in the shower!

Miss May is getting a bit 'Wobbly' and OTL says it's her age, we reckon she is five years old now and that is a good age for a ferret! Mind you, it doesn't stop Eric jumping on her and giving her neck a playful nip. She normally rolls over onto her back and grabs his ear in her teeth and gives that a nip! Then as he bounds off she heads for the Brambles Biscuits and the bowl of Lactose Free Milk and enjoys her breakfast while Eric gets back to his squeak's and his OCD!

If it stops raining tomorrow we plan to visit the Sea Life Centre where they care for the seals and otters an all the sea life that gets in trouble and needs a helping paw, providing the rain stops 'cos the whole place is in the open, no shelter, just pools of water with animals sloshing about!

Doggy Scoff tonight, so we will have to see what we can snaffle from OTL before resorting to the Doggy Scoff!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Holly, get wet?

Hello Woofers!

It's McDaisy, MacHolly, McMay, MacWendy, Eric McFerret and Monty MacFerret.

And not a Wi-Fi signal to be seen!

You know, it might be quicker to write the blog and then post it via Snail Mail to everyone!

Today has been fun, it started when we got thrown out by The Missus who wanted to 'Get On' with some ink and glitter sloshing, getting all ready for the next Master Class!

The ferrets were put to bed and after Old Two Legs had done all his chores like cleaning all the cages, then filling up all the water bottles and topping up the food bowls after which he had to empty the waste water container, replace it under the caravan and then fill up the fresh water tank plus leave one full water barrel ready for use later!

There were a few other chores but to carry on would make OTL look like a right Cinderella!

Holly and I demanded another walk along the foot path and over the bridge 'cos we both fancied another poo and a wee before setting off to see the country side!

With the car loaded up with camera gear we headed north to just see what we can see. It wasn't long until we came to the signs for the Corran Ferry, now we have been on this ferry many times when we spent our holiday on the Isle of Mull, so we knew it very well. If we cross the water, get off the ferry and turn left we would be going over roads we have travelled before, so, this time we turned right!

Now we have not travelled this road before and spent a lot of time with our heads out of the windows sniffing the sniffs and woofing at the Heeland Coos!

We stopped by the side of the loch and OTL found that he hadn't brought our harnesses or the lead!

So, we promised to be on our best behaviour and we both headed out to the beach and away from the road.

There were loads of little rivers on the beach and both Holly and I had fun jumping over the smaller ones.

Now, as you know, just like Archie Babe, Holly doesn't do water, so when we came to one little river OTL told us to go to the left 'cos he could see it was shallow, Holly, on the other paw says that she can see the bottom and it didn't look deep and anyway she had seen a duck paddling along it and the water only came half way up the duck!

Half Way up a Duck?

Them Ducks have got Long Legs!

 You know, they have Cockle Men up here!

....and there is wormy men as well!

 Back to a wet Holly......

When OTL opened the car door and showed Holly the Doggy Towel, Holly was the first in!

She would do anything to get dry!

We went all the way up to the top and back again and when we got back to the caravan it was four in the afternoon!

That was it, snooze time!

Not sure what we are doing tomorrow but TM has mumbled something about throwing us out again, so it looks like there is another adventure heading our way!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

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

We got a ferret with OCD!

Hi Woofers!

Us again,McDaisy, MacHolly, McMay, MacWendy, Eric McFerret and Monty MacFerret.

Today has been fun, sort of.

We headed off into Oban equiped with all the computer gubbins, power suppy and the inverter that changes 12v DC into 230v AC so we can use the computer power supply.

Oban wasn't so crowded as yesterday and Old Two Legs found a parking spot on the pier. The Missus headed off to WH Smith to buy a book while OTL settled down to access the Internetty Thingy via the 'Free' Wi-fi.

Trubble is, all this free stuff needed a password! The free site got us access to the system but wouldn't let us into the Internetty and all the other Wi-fi spots wanted a password!

We was not happy!

Even when we went to the ferry terminal where they have free wi-fi access we couldn't get a strong enough signal, unless we joined the queue to get on the ship!

Tesco was the same, unless you went inside there was no way to use their wi-fi!

That was it, in the end we gave up and decided to go back to the caravan!

On the way back we stopped at the forest for a little run around but to be honest, we are used to flat ground and the path through the forest was mostly straight up, or if you were coming back, straight down!

We had some showers of rain, not much but there was one where the rainbow looked like it was going to land on us but right at the last moment the sun went behind the cloud and the rainbow went 'Poof!' and disappeared!

The ferrets had a little run out on the grassy patch and of course the neighbours came running out to Ooo! and Arr! all over them! With the exception of Miss May, all the others wanted to do was to get back in the caravan for a game of chase!

We have found out that one ferret suffers from OCD!

Yep, it's Eric de Ferret.

When we get the rubber balls and toys out for them to play with, Eric insists on getting all the balls and placing them in a line in the bathroom and woe betide the ferret who upsets his perfectly aligned toys!

We have got Doggy Scoff tonight but some stuff OTL found in the local village shop, don't taste too bad, in fact it is almost edible!

See you tomorrow, or sooner if we can find a signal!

Luv,

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

Still no Internetty Thingy!

Hi Woofers!

Us again,McDaisy, MacHolly, McMay, MacWendy, Eric McFerret and Monty MacFerret.

Today has been fun, sort of.

We headed off into Oban equiped with all the computer gubbins, power suppy and the inverter that changes 12v DC into 230v AC so we can use the computer power supply.

Oban wasn't so crowded as yesterday and Old Two Legs found a parking spot on the pier. The Missus headed off to WH Smith to buy a book while OTL settled down to access the Internetty Thingy via the 'Free' Wi-fi.

Trubble is, all this free stuff needed a password! The free site got us access to the system but wouldn't let us into the Internetty and all the other Wi-fi spots wanted a password!

We was not happy!

Even when we went to the ferry terminal where they have free wi-fi access we couldn't get a strong enough signal, unless we joined the queue to get on the ship!

Tesco was the same, unless you went inside there was no way to use their wi-fi!

That was it, in the end we gave up and decided to go back to the caravan!

On the way back we stopped at the forest for a little run around but to be honest, we are used to flat ground and the path through the forest was mostly straight up, or if you were coming back, straight down!

We had some showers of rain, not much but there was one where the rainbow looked like it was going to land on us but right at the last moment the sun went behind the cloud and the rainbow went 'Poof!' and disappeared!

The ferrets had a little run out on the grassy patch and of course the neighbours came running out to Ooo! and Arr! all over them! With the exception of Miss May, all the others wanted to do was to get back in the caravan for a game of chase!

We have found out that one ferret suffers from OCD!

Yep, it's Eric de Ferret.

When we get the rubber balls and toys out for them to play with, Eric insists on getting all the balls and placing them in a line in the bathroom and woe betide the ferret who upsets his perfectly aligned toys!

We have got Doggy Scoff tonight but some stuff OTL found in the local village shop, don't taste too bad, in fact it is almost edible!

See you tomorrow, or sooner if we can find a signal!

Luv,

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

A Day of Rat Holes!

Hi Woofers!

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

Well now, it's been a funny old day today, Holly woke up with the Grumbly Tum this morning and was in need of an urgent poo!

As The Missus was the only one up she had to escort Holly to the grassy patch. It was raining and wet and soggy and TM was not happy 'cos it was a bit of a mess that TM had to clear up and back in the caravan Holly got the 'Washy Butt' treatment! Phew!

We decided to leave Holly in the caravan while Old Two Legs and I headed off to Oban to do some 'Uploading'!

If only life was that simple!

On the way we stopped off at the Nature Reserve for a quick wee and a poo, me that is, and then headed off to Oban.

Well, being a Saturday there was the world and its wife out shopping and of course there were no parking spaces anywhere. On top of that Old Two Legs decided he needed a wee! In the end we double parked and he dashed into the Two Legs Weeing Place and was out again before the Parking Attendant arrived!

Now, we had to find a place to park so we could use the 'Free Wi-fi' there was in town. In a narrow, dingy back street in the back of the town. OTL dug out a whole eighty pence to feed the parking meter and returned with a ticket that goes on the dashboard of the car.

He gets the laptop from the back of the car and turns it on ready to search for some free Wi-fi. Now there were loads of 'Free Wi-fi' available but the trouble was, they all needed passwords!

Just as we were starting to try a couple of the standard passwords, like, letmein or password or even the name of the hotel, when, accompanied by a bleeping sound, up flashes a window that says 'You only have six minutes battery life left, connect power supply!

Oh! Rat Holes! The power lead is back at the caravan and the 12v power lead that plugs into the car is at home in North Kent!

Now it's me that is showing off, all this way and no power in the computer!

Nothing more to do except to drop in the village shop and get some Doggy Scoff for dinner tonight!

Mind you, after lunch OTL took us out for a walk 'cos the rain had stopped and sun had come out, so, not all bad in the end.

Maybe tomorrow we can try again!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

A sort of Wet Day, for a change!

Hello Woofers!

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

Well, today has been a day of two halves.

You see, after getting all the jobs done, Old Two Legs was told to 'Clear Off' and let The Missus get on 'Creating' with her bits of paper and stuff!

So, off we went across the bridge and on towards Fort William. We didn't get to Fort William 'cos it was twenty six miles away but we did get a couple of miles down the path! It wasn't too bad, well, until the rain started and we had to hide under the arches of a bridge until the rain eased off a little.

There's a bridge there!

It's still raining, sort of!

Mind you, we were still wet when we got back but at least we were allowed back in!

Now, tomorrow, OTL has plans to go back to Oban, pay fifty pence in the parking meter and up load all our holiday blogs to date. Well that's the plan!

The rest of today has been spent snoozing and reading, well, OTL has been reading, Holly and I have been snoozing 'cos we don't do reading much!

TM seems pleased with the glue sloshing so she is a happy puppy tonight!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Still not Internetty!

Hi Woofers!

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

Still no Internetty but OTL is working on a plan!

Well, the sun has come out and the wind has dropped and we've been out for a wee!

We finally shamed The Missus into taking us out for a wee, all the time it has been raining it suddenly became Old Two Legs 'Job' to look after us woofers!

So, as the rain had stopped and the sky was blue TM says she will take us out!

The grass is still wet, so, in we come with wet paws and tummies!

Us woofers that is, not The Missus, she just got wet boots!

TM decided she wanted to go into Oban for some 'Important Shopping' trubble is, we can't remember any Crafty Shops' in Oban!

We walked up and down the High Street and dropped into a Pet Shop to get another pair of harnesses for Holly and I. You see our super expensive harnesses with the handle on the back was soaking wet from our previous walk and our collars are not good for our throats as we try to pull ahead!

After getting the harnesses we got dragged off to a Craft Shop but it was selling stuff made by the local crafters rather than sell stuff to make the crafty stuff, if you know what I mean.

OTL sneaked off to the distillery and came back with a couple of bottles of 'The Water of Life'!

Now, being on holiday we expect there to be visitors from other countries but today we saw a visitor that we couldn't decide which planet he came from, never mind what country!

Holly thought it was a Klingon, I said he looked more like a Vulcan while OTL thought it was someone from Essex!

What ever he was he stood there while his mate took a picture and off they went!

You get some strange visitors up here in the Highlands!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Ali Who?

It's now a Wet and Windy Wednesday and Ali has arrived in Port Appin!

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

Well, last night the rain came and washed the road dirt off the caravan! Then the wind 'Blow Dried' the caravan to make it ready for the rain to have another wash!

In the end we got so fed up it got a bit boring, so we went to sleep!

Old Two Legs wanted to see what sights there were around here so after the cage cleaning etc we set off down some very narrow roads!

It was amazing just how much had blown off the trees, you know, leaves, twigs, branches, trees!

Another tree falling to bits!

We ended up on the beach at Oban and decided to get out and have a run, well that was the first idea!

This is us GONE!

Out we jumped, just as a blast of wind arrived and blew us sideways!

OTL wandered along the Sea Wall only to be met by a great big wet and soggy Old English Sheep Dog!

I mean, it was horrid!

Holly and I headed back to the car and stood beside it waiting for the door to open, we 'aint going out in that weather or with that woofer around!

OTL found this narrow road that went all the way around a loch and half way around there was a car park attached to a Nature Reserve!

Well, that's what the sign said but it was just a load of trees to me!

Off we went and had a great time sniffing the sniffs, wee'ing and poo'ing our way around the woods!

One small problem, no Poo Bins, so OTL had to store the used poo bags in the back of the car!

After that we headed off again only to find half a tree in the road!

As wandered along this road we came across a load of Heifers all standing by the fence, looking our way and waving their tails. Of course, we stopped to say hello and found out that as the wind and rain was blowing from behind them, they were getting their backsides washed by the rain, you know, a sort of 'Horizontal Power Shower'!

I'll haveto get Holly to try that!

We stopped for lunch by the side of the Sea Loch as saw a lifeboat racing up and down the loch and it was being shadowed by a Coastguard pickup truck with its blue lights flashing!

They were obviously looking for something in the loch!

Whoosh!

We got back to the caravan to find The Missus all happy 'cos he had been sloshing the glue and glitter around and making as mess, as she does!

A peaceful evening with nibbles and snoozes and listening to the wind and rain!

OTL reckons it should have all passed us by in a couple of days, so we will be looking forward to some more walks in the forests!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

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!