Highland Not Not's

Hi Woofers!

McDaisy & Mac Holly here!

It has been a bit windy today, we were listening to the weather forecast on the TV and the lady said that it would be a 'Bit Breezy'

It was a Force 8 Gale!

Breezy!

Still, it didn't stop us from having fun. Holly and I were down on our private beach having a mooch around when all of a sudden we got the feeling someone was looking at us!

So, slowly, not to let anyone know we were looking at them looking at us, we very slowly raised our eyes to see.............................Not Not's!

Highland Not Not's

Well, that was it, we weren’t going to have Highland Not Not's looking at us on our private beach, so we woofed and woofed and they ran off!

It was then that Holly decided to go back to her favourite beach thing.............rolling in something smelly!

Rolling in it Again!

It was there that Holly spotted something on the beach and asked OTL if she could roll in it!

OTL said it would get smelly later but it had stinging things that could hurt little puppies like us!

He said it was called a Nelly Fish, but Holly said it didn't look like any fish she had ever seen before! 

Beached Nelly Fish!

Later on we went off to Bowmore to do some shopping, Holly and I had a run along the beach while The Missus was on the Co-op. Old Two Legs wanted to go in the Bowmore Distillery but TM wouldn't let him!

Never mind, we gave his ear a lick as we headed back to the caravan and promised him a return trip soon!

The afternoon was spent snoozing while OTL & TM played on their computers in the big building where they have Hi-Fi or Wi-Fi or whatever it is to make the Internet work!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

McDaisy & Mac Holly

And we have our own private beach!

Hi Woofers!

McDaisy & Mac Holly here!

Our first day here on Isle of Islay. We are at a place called Port Charlotte, well, just down the road really. It is the local Community Hall and camp site. We think that they really cater for Motor homes and Tents rather than caravans 'cos the caravan plot is rather small and our van is rather big!

But as we said yesterday, the view is to die for and we have our own sandy beach, just for us and the sheep!

A view to die for!

Holly and I went with Old Two Legs to investigate this morning, we had a ball! 

Sharing a Hole with Sis!

Running around chasing each other, digging holes, having paddles, woofing at OTL and rolling in new sniffs!

A Private Sniff to roll in on our Private beach!

A big Black Backed Gull landed on the rocks and introduced himself as the Life Guard, he said he normally works with fish but he would do his best if we got into problems!

Our Life Guard

I was in and out of the water for my swim but I only really had a 'Deep Paddle' 'cos I was not too sure about the Life Guard!

Who needs a Life Guard, I got OTL!

Today it looks like being a bit cloudy and wet, so we are going out in the car for an investigate while The Missus makes a card or two 'cos she says she is 'Inspired', not sure what by, Wind, rocks, sea or the sun coming up in the morning across the bay!

We went to the local RSPB site and had a look around but other than 'Little Brown Jobs' there was nothing too exciting to see. So, off we went on a tour of the South West of Islay. OTL passed three distilleries but only saw two, both shut!

So, he stopped at a local shop and purchased a bottle of a new whisky he has not tried before, so we know what he will be doing tonight!

Of course, there will be shortbread, so we are OK as well!

Just before we got back to the caravan, OTL stopped the car, jumped out and was looking through his binoculars and getting all excited 'cos he was watching a Golden Eagle gliding around on the wind looking for it's dinner!

That's another good reason for getting the shortbread out!

Good or wot!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

McDaisy & Mac Holly

We've Arrived!

Hi Woofers!

McDaisy & Mac Holly here!

After we left the camp site, Holly was looking out of the window and said she saw a monster splashing around in the loch and shouted out Look Nessie!

We all looked over but all we saw was a big Labrador chasing sticks!

Holly was telling porkies!

Driving down towards the ferry I was looking out of the window at the forests and trying to Spot Squirrels 'cos I'm sure there must be hundreds of them swinging through the trees gathering nuts!

Holly said that we should be seeing The Haggis in the fields during the day 'cos they come down from the mountains to graze during the day. We have been doing some reading on the Internet on how to hunt Haggis and Holly has been looking on how to stuff and cook Wild Haggis!

Well, it will make a change from Doggy Scoff!

Driving through the mountains here is super, I know we have some hills at home but nothing like these mountains. Holly says she wants to climb up to the top of one on her holiday but OTL said there are some serious hills but no mountains on Islay, so we will pick a hill for a day out with OTL.

Holly says we can pretend to be 'Mountain Dogs' and carry barrels of whisky around our necks in case we meet any climbers who need rescuing or just fancy a slurp, but we won't have any shortbread!

We had to wait for a while before the ferry came in and it took ages to load up.

Waiting for The Boat to come in!

We arrived first but we were the last to get on!

Head of the Queue but Last On!

Mine you, it was no where near as boring as the trip over to Islay, I mean, boring just does not do it justice.

We couldn't run around the decks chasing the sailors, we couldn't woof at the children and we couldn't wee on the carpet!

You can tell we were bored!

Bored, Bored BORED!

Better still, there were some other dogs on the ferry as well and they were just as bored as us. There was one who managed to take boring to a new level!

Seriously Bored!

There was a funny looking load of glass tubes with bubbles in them, in the middle of the room we were in, not really sure what it was for but OTL seemed taken with it, so he took a picture!

Strange or Wot!

We kept a look out for Sea Monsters and Dolphins and Otters. Holly said she saw a Sea Horse but we know she was telling Porkies again!

When we got to the caravan site it was windy, so OTL put off erecting the awning. But what a view! Like it was worth not having the awning up just for the view!

Better still, every so often a gang of sheep wander by on the other side of the fence, so we have fun standing at the window woofin!

Out the front of the caravan!

This evening OTL is making a list of all the places he wants to visit, strangely, they are all Whisky Distilleries!

Sunday we think they are all closed, so it's a run on the beach for us and digging holes!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

McDaisy & Mac Holly

PS.
Sorry the blog is a bit late but the WiFi is only accessible when the centre is open and it shuts at night! Also, OTL's Dongle keeps loosing the signal, so that means no blog.  We will blog each day but it may be a little late!

McDaisy & MacHolly

Hi Woofers!

McDaisy & MacHolly here in sunny Scotland!

We are camped out by the side of Loch Fyne, which MacHolly says is 'Fyne' by her!

Loch Fyne.

She can be a right wag sometimes!

This morning we went looking for our new coats. The place Old Two Legs had found on the internet had loads in stock but they were all the Velcro type of fitting and that stuff doesn't last more than a day or two with us!

So, off we went to another place and found just the design that pleased OTL, no velcro and reasonably priced!

They didn't have our size but we tried on one a bit larger and it looked super smart!

So, OTL paid for a couple of coats and they will send them on to home when we get back.

As Old Two Legs says, we looked 'The Dogs Doo Dah's'

Yeah, seriously good looking!

Last night it was early to bed 'cos we will be in Scotland a few miles up the road and OTL says we will need passports to get over the border but we know he is joking!

We cleared Gretna Green about eleven and stopped for a break alongside Loch Lomond, OTL pointed out Ben Lomond and said that he had been to the top. It looked a long way up and no bus to come down!

We got to our caravan site about three and had a run along the side of the Loch with The Missus, I managed to find this super mud bath and jumped in, then we found the river so I jumped in and washed it all off, well almost!

Me, in trouble again!

By the way,MacHolly has won the prize for getting the first Tick. OTL saw it creeping up her leg!

OTL says you always know if it is a Tick 'cos when you try to squash it, it bounces back up!

Now until the end of the holiday it will be a 'Brush & Search' twice or three times a day as well as 'Kit Inspection'!

We are off for some Fish & Chips tonight, well OTL & TM are and we may just get a nibble if we are lucky!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Heading North with OTL & TM & Holly & My Pills!

Hi Ho Woofers, We're OFF!

Daisy & Holly here, heading up the M1 to Scotland, via Penrith!

Last night we could hardly get to sleep, we were so excited!

Holly kept asking if I was asleep yet!

Old Two Legs was snoring away, as normal and The Missus was giving some as well, but not as loud as OTL!

Well, the morning finally arrived and I jumped up onto the bed and gave OTL a good ear licking, for two reasons, one to tell him to get up and the other to tell him I stopped hurting. So, those pills he hid in the Doggy BBQ Sausage Worked!

I've got a few more days of pills but that's OK 'cos that means more Sausage!

We were off for our walk across The Field, we both made it quick 'cos we wanted to get going!

It was all misty and damp and of course OTL just had to take some pictures!

Misty!

 And, of course if it's misty then there has got to be.........................Dew Drops!

Dew Drops

This one I liked 'cos it had a sniff like Rabbit droppings on a warm day!

Path side Flower

Back home and it wasn't long before we were all hitched up and ready to roll!

As we went joined the M25 we were all singing our 'Driving Songs' and Holly was asking 'Are we there yet' but she was having a joke 'cos she knew it would take a bit longer!

We had a snooze and then a woof at the other people on the road and before long we arrived in a place called Penrith. The caravan site was not up to much but as OTL said, it's only for one night and anyway it was just for us.

Not bad for an overnight!

Being a farm, it has got loads of animals and where you get farm animals, you get some serious sniffs!

The Joy of a Good Sniff!

We unhitched to caravan and then we were off again into town to a posh looking restraunt that was run by some Chinese people who served meals, Well The Missus came out with a big bag of food and we helped OTL & TM eat it when we got back to the caravan.

Tomorrow morning we are going to a shop that does all the 'Hunting and Fishing' stuff as well as coats for dogs!

OTL has promised us our first 'Real Posh' coats for when it rains or gets cold!

So, that's our first day and the sun is shining and it's warm and Holly has found some super stuff to roll in!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly (Holly loves Plawn Clackers)

Not a Happy Daisy!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here.

We were up early this morning, I know that 'cos when I jumped up onto Old Two Legs bed and gave his ear a good licking, all he said was '......What Time is IT?'

He has no idea how hard it is for me to get up at four in the morning just to give his ear a wash!

Well, because the little car has been taken off for mending, we went for a walk over The Field. OTL said that we couldn't go down to The Sea Wall 'cos we would have grubby paws and mess up his nice clean car!

OTL had to deliver a panic order to one of his customers, so we went with him, of course!

After the delivery we went to the Riverside Park and had a wonderful time. We played 'Chase the Ball' then it was 'Hunt the Rabbit' and after that it was 'Hunt the Rat'!

We were hunting everything!

OTL found a strange looking caterpillar and OTL took a picture!

Strange Caterpillar!

The plant was Ragwort and the caterpillar will grow into a Cinnabar moth which looks like this.

Cinnabar moth

 OTL didn't take the picture of the moth, he copied it from the Internet!
 
 He also found a Teasel plant that the Goldfinches love 'cos it has seeds that they love!

Teasel Plant.

While OTL was playing with his camera Holly and I were tearing around all over the place!

Good Sniff this is!

Back home we both had a snooze but when I woke up I could tell all was not well. My back legs hurt and my front legs were hurting as well! I could not move at all!

OTL picked me up and we had a cuddle all afternoon, which was very unusual 'cos normally I don't do cuddles like that unless there is some shortbread in it!

Around six OTL made a phone call to the vet.

I do not like vets, I always get hurt, OTL doesn't like vets 'cos the hurt his wallet!

When we went into the 'Consultation Room' I got upset and wouldn't let the vet touch me!

OTL had to make another appointment for when we get back off holiday 'cos they want to do some tests on me!

We left the vet with some 'anti-inflammatory' pills which are supposed to take the pain away.

Trouble was, it didn't help OTL when he got the bill, it still hurt him!

So, this evening it is a cuddle with OTL and an early night and let's hope tomorrow I'll be better!

Bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Mirages and Rabbits

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!

After our Shampoo & Set yesterday, Old Two Legs didn't have much to brush this morning, instead of a big bunch of hair in the brush, there was none! That means a quick brush then off for breakfast!

OTL held us back while he put the 'Anti Flea' stuff on our backs, it is all wet and damp and makes you itch for a moment or two after he dabs it right between our shoulders!

We had a bit of excitement when we went out this morning, first of all the horizon was all wobbling about and then buildings started to appear in amongst the wobbly bits. OTL said it was a 'Mirage' and it happens sometimes when the weather conditions were right. It seemed strange looking at buildings that were not really there, well, not where they appeared to be!

Our first Mirage!

OTL said that you can see some strange sights looking off shore, 'Mmmm' says Holly, we've seen some strange sights sitting on the beach!


Then OTL said that he had found a small flying saucer! A real UFO! Well we wanted to see it and as we looked at it, we realised that it was really a snail stuck up the top of a plant!

Silly OTL!

Take me to your leader!

 On the way back, Holly spotted a couple of rabbits that were just the right size for a good stew, so off she went, doing her 'Chasing Rabbits Howl' but when she got too close the rabbits just disappeared into the bush, again!

Here Bunny Wunny!

 Holly said it was most frustrating, doing all that running and still not get a rabbit. So, I said I would give her a hand looking for the rabbits, unfortunately, we couldn't find any.

You know, says Holly, could those rabbits be mirages and really be in Southend on Sea across the water?

Rabbit Mirage?

 After our lunchtime walk the men came to take away the little car away to be mended, I suppose now that it has gone, we will have to do our walking over The Fields, but that won't be too bad 'cos there is always new sniffs over there!

Mind you, as the fields are full of wheat type stuff, we don't reckon we will see too many bumblebees!

AND, you won't find anyone there with Nibbles!

Go On, Gissa Nibble?

We didn't get any nibbles, but it was worth a try!

This afternoon we spent having our 'Afternoon Snooze' while watching the horses dancing around the arena.

We can sniff that OTL will be having curry tonight, so we will be doing some serious mugging!

Tomorrow we will start to pack the caravan ready for the 'Off' on Thursday, plus, we have one delivery to do for one of OTL's customer who just has to leave every thing to the last moment!

Bye bye for now, see you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Daisy & Holly in Jail!

Hello Woofers!

It's us, Daisy & Holly back with you!

We have had a very scary day today. After our run down on The Sea Wall, we headed off to the Poodle Parlour for our 'Shampoo & Set' but when we got there there was this big Staffy sitting there in reception with patches of blood all over the floor around her! Well, we thought she may have had a fight or eaten a poodle, or two, and she might just fancy us as afters!

So, we kept right back behind Old Two Legs, just in case!

Then we noticed she was looking all scared and shaking, finally the story came out, the blood was from an scratch she had got chasing cats, the reason she was here was because she was going to be boarded for a couple of weeks while her owners went on holiday!

Mind you, it didn't help having a four legged rug next to us, howling the place down,  because he didn't want to stay in the kennels while his owners went away as well.

It was all 'Doom & Despondency', Holly and I were not very happy!

Then we were called forward and OTL said 'Hair cut with Shampoo & Set plus their nails trimmed please', we both went Pheeeeew!

It was very busy and instead of being put in our normal cage, we were put outside in a 'Run' a sort of longish cage with a small hut up one end and a single bowl of water. All around us there were dogs howling and crying and woofing and whining.

It was so sad to hear them all! Most of them we spoke to were here while their owners went away on holiday and they Hated It!

They said that they missed their owners and were miserable 'cos they were afraid that they would leave them there for the rest of their lives!

I tell you, it was worse than loosing your tail to a cat!

It took a long time before we were called in for our haircut and bath, in fact it was so long that I began to get worried that Holly and I would have to stay here while OTL and The Missus went on holiday without us!

Holly said that OTL wouldn't do that 'cos he loves us and also, how would he wake up in the morning without us giving him a good lick on his nose and in his ear!

Late in the afternoon we were finished, all washed brushed hair cut, nails trimmed and looking like a million dog biscuits!

We were sitting in our 'Cage' when we heard OTL outside in the office crying, he had just paid the lady for our hair cut. He always cries when he has to do that!

Then the door opened and there he was, wiping the tears from his nose with his sleeve.

'Hello Girlie's' he said as we rushed across the office and into his arms and licking his nose and ears all at the same time!

'Let's get outta here!' says Holly and we headed for the door and freedom, dragging OTL behind us!

OTL took us down to the New Park, for a good run around and a chase of the ball, but he didn't take us to the Swimming Hole!

Spoil Sport!

Mind you, looking at the clouds that were heading our way we could have got soaking wet if we had been caught by it!

There's a Storm Coming in!

We sat for a while in the Tee Pee just in case the Indians came back but it started to rain, so we ran for the car!

Come on, let's get back to the car!

Back home it was a super 'Hello' to TM then straight into our food bowl, tails up and nose down until it had all gone! Chicken and Biscuits, super!

Then upstairs for a snooze until OTL has his dinner, then we mug him!

So, a happy ending to a stormy day and are we glad to get out of that prison!

Bye bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy & Holly (Tummies Full!)

Sunday with a little rain!

Hi Ho Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back with you again!

This morning I decided to wake Old Two Legs up with a lick on his ear, well I fancied a wee!

So up on the bed I jumped, wrapped myself around his head and commenced to clean his ear for him!

Now OTL is not the quickest Two Legs around, but when I began to nibble his ear with my teeth, he woke up and asked what the time was, very quickly!

So, at four fifteen this morning, there was OTL bouncing off the stairs wall with Holly and me following him for a wee in the garden, that's us, not OTL!

The plan for today is for OTL to wash the big car for the last time, ready for the start of the holiday, but when we went for our morning walk along The Sea Front, the clouds and the rain were beginning to crowd over our heads, so the planned car wash was put off until Monday!

We were discussing the change of plans when we saw him!

Riding his bike along the Sea Wall, our Sea Wall!

Holly said we should stop him riding his bike along the sea wall, just for fun!

So we did!

Let's Get Him

He thought it was funny as well as Holly and I stood still in front of him and said ' This is a Stick Up, hand over your sandwiches!'

Trouble was, he didn't have any, so we had to let him go!

Another Gate Keeper Butterfly

OTL was busy trying to photograph a Gate Keeper but the wind was blowing too much!

Lunchtime came and we were down the Sea Wall again but this time we sneaked up on a fisherman who was trying to have a snooze.

Holly stood behind him and did one of her BIG WOOFS!

Poor man, nearly jumped out of his skin!

Got any Food Mister?

Then I went up to him and told him to hand over his sandwiches but he didn't have any!

This was just not our day!

Shall We?

In the distance we spotted a Labrador having a swim and his owner was throwing a stick into the water for him. Holly said we should run down there and pinch his stick and run away!

I don't think we will bother!

When we got there, the dog was too big and he was too far out into the water to get the stick, so we left him to it!

We looked out to sea and saw that we could see the Shivering Sands Forts and also the wreak of the Richard Montgomery!

Keep Clear!

Then we heard this sound of two engines at full rev's, we didn't know what it was for a moment, then all of a sudden these two Sea Scooter Boat Things came flying past. OTL said they were having a race. Holly said they should be a bit quieter about it 'cos they were making too much noise!

Noisy!

Then OTL spotted a Six Spot Burnet Butterfly on a thistle and had fun trying to keep focus 'cos the wind was blowing again!

Just Too Windy!

On our way home OTL stopped the car outside a house we pass every day and jumped out of the car carrying his camera.

He wanted to take some pictures of these giant Thistle plants!

Giant Thistle.

I mean, these thistles were enormous, like gigantic Thistles!

Gigantic!

The man who owned the house where these thistles were growing was doing some
gardening and he came over to OTL to find out what OTL was doing, he told OTL that the plants were called Jerusalem Artichokes!

Jerusalem Artichokes

OTL says that you can eat them and they taste a bit like Asparagus but I'll take his word for it, as Holly says, if it don't taste like chicken, then it ain't worth eating!

You Two Legs do eat some of the strangest things sometimes!

See you tomorrow, we are starting to select out outfits to take away. Now, do I go for my red collar or the black one or maybe the sparkly one?

Decisions, Decisions!

Maybe we will wait until after our 'Shampoo and Set' that we are booked in for tomorrow morning!

Bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

A Snail with Attitude and then we get left on our own!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back with you.

The Missus was up early this morning, catching up on the vacuum cleaning, so, there we were at five thirty, covering our ears trying to block that terrible sound!

Old Two Legs had his head under the pillow and he wouldn't let us get under there with him!

That early call meant that we were out early for a walk along The Sea Wall. We met up with one of OTL's fans!

Hello OTL!

You know it can get embarrassing sometimes the way these dogs just Love OTL!

Do you remember that picture to other day, with the tide so far in you couldn't see the wooden posts?

Well look at it today with the tide out, amazing just how far up the beach it comes!

There it is.........gone!

Further along the wall we came across a small snail racing to get back to the grass, well, racing as far as a snail can race!

'Here' we said wot's the hurry?

The snail looked around at us and told us to 'clear off out of his way before we got trodden on'!

Oooooo! Said Holly we don't like your attitude, maybe we should give you to the fishermen to teach you to swim! But we didn't!

Gerroffoutamyway!

Holly thought it was great fun and decided to do the same with a whelk we found a few feet further on along the path.

Oi! Shouted Holly to the whelk but it was no good, he was either out shopping or fast asleep!

Anyone at home?

At lunch time we went back to The Sea Wall and this time the tide was right in again, but not as far up the beach, but that didn't stop me, I was straight in for a swim. It was super diving in and out, I even saw a monster in the water and woofed at it to go away before I bit it!

It was a bit slow, but it didn't come any further!

Watch it! I've got sharp Teeth!

This afternoon, OTL and TM went off without taking us along as well! It wasn't until they came back that we realised that maybe it was a good idea!

You see, they went off to a party to celebrate Adam & Katie getting engaged to be married!

Adam & Katie cutting the cake!

You see, at the party were three big dogs, there was Dobby the Labrador and then there was Gadget the Staffy and finally Gizmo the Doberman!

I think it was safer for us at home! Auntie Shelia came to see us and after a good lick from us, she let us out into the garden for a wee!

OTL told us that just before they got to the party, young Ethan decided to try out for the Olympic Diving Team and did a Swan Dive into the pond in the garden! No harm done 'cos Daddy Paul was straight in and pulled him out!

Mummy Zoe was a little put out with young Ethan's tricks and got all confused when she gave Megan her feed, she stuck the feed bottle into Megan's mouth and Megan's dummy into her own!

I'm Confused!

And she doesn't even drink!

It was good when OTL and TM came back, we settled down for a cuddle and a nibble before dinner!

See you tomorrow, we've got the last of the car cleaning then OTL has a look at his packing list!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly