Sunday and Bear Hunting!

Hi Woofers!

McDaisy & MacHolly again in sunny Scotland!

As it is Sunday we have had a sort of 'Lazy Day', which makes a change 'cos we normally have 'Busy Days'!

We were late in getting up and enjoyed a super 'After Wake Up Snooze' while Old Two Legs had a shower and brushed what is left of his hair!

Then, once he had finished his breakfast of 'Rabbit Food' as he calls it, we went up to the forest and along the new road right up to the end.

The End!

There were loads of sniffs of rabbits and foxes and badgers and bears and wolves and deer!

Me Hunting Bear!

So you see, we had a lot to sniff at!

On our way back, we met up with a rather dopey spaniel type dog who was rather busy digging roots up from trees that have been felled, I told you he was dopey!

Well, anyway, it seems that his owners moved up to Tobermory about eleven years ago from their house in Sheerness, just across the river from where we go for our stroll along The Sea Front!

Small world!

We didn't tell them about where we think the bear lives, just in case we were wrong!

Here be Bears!

Back at the caravan OTL decided to have a lazy day as well, so no driving to mountains or big beaches where there are loads of rabbits, instead he read his magazines and snoozed!

That was until lunchtime, MacHolly and I decided we had been good doggies all morning and now we wanted to go out for a run, a good long run, somewhere we hadn't been before!

Before long we were off in the car and down the road to Loch Frisa.

This is the place where until a couple of years ago, a pair of Sea Eagles were nesting alongside the loch and the RSPB ran trips up to a shed that they called a hide, so people can see the birds. The only trouble was, it was so far away that all you could see was a grey sort of dot sitting on a branch!

OTL reckons you would have had to be using a telescope like the Hubble Telescope to see anything!

Loch Frisa but No Eagles!

Then the nest fell down or the tree fell over, but now there are no eagles nesting there.

So, the RSPB have lifted the hide up and moved it to another site where there are nesting eagles and OTL is going to have a look at them next week some time!

Well, we ran all over the place chasing the sniffs and MacHolly and I even went into a big garden where we had a good sniff, until OTL came and put us on our lead and took us back out to the road again, yep, we were in trouble again!

We soon got let off the lead again, just the other side of the cattle grid!

More sniffs!

We didn't see any eagles, just a few buzzards floating on the thermals and some sparrows and blue tits!

When we got back to the car we were both worn out and wanted to get back to the caravan for a drink, a bit of breakfast we had left and of course a snooze!

You just can't beat a snooze on a Sunday!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

McDaisy & MacHolly (All worn out!)

The Loch Torr Rabbit Saga!

Hi Woofers!

It's McDaisy & MacHolly here in sunny Scotland.

Today it is Saturday and that's when the campers either pack up and go home or arrive and unpack!

This weekend is a Bank Holiday, so we are expecting loads more to arrive. There are some in motor homes and some in tents and some have hired out the static caravans and on top of all that, we have been told that the weather will be sunny for a few days!

We have been out with Old Two Legs around Loch Torr for a run along the forest tracks.

The start of Loch Torr!

He says it's better to do the forest 'cos there are no sheep there to get chased by us and we are sort of trusted a bit to have a run around. Mind you, he still keeps a close eye on us, you know I don't think he really believes we can be good doggies if we put our minds to it!

Well, we went tearing off and Holly caught the sniff of a rabbit and I joined in the fun and then OTL lost sight of us and was bawling his head off for us to come back to him and we didn't take any notice, until he found us and put us on the lead again!

Which way did that rabbit go?

OTL said that he was worried just in case we got attacked by a hungry eagle looking for a dinner for it's chicks, Holly asked if an eagle would taste like chicken and could she have a lick to try one out.

OTL didn't think that was funny!

I had to come back down the mountain to keep away from Eagles!

Coming Down The Mountain!

Pretty soon we got off the lead again and off we went, sniffin the sniffs and of course, waiting for OTL to take his pictures of the trees, let's face it, see one and you've seen then all!

See one tree and .............

We were going along the logging roads and in total we reckon to have done about ten kilometres by the time we got back to the car. The only trouble with the forest trails is that there are loads of trees and as you know, OTL is into trees!

More Trees and a Burn!

We went past a big herd of Highland cattle and a load of sheep with lambs, Holly kept calling out if any of them were called 'Lamb Chop' or even 'Mint Sauce'!

The trees opened onto farm land and then we were surrounded by rocky outcrops.

The Rocky Road Back Home!

It then became all up hill and even OTL was puffing away! We stopped a couple of times for OTL to put our lead on, just in case we fancied a sheep chase but believe me, we didn't have the energy!

Cooling Holly's paws in a cool stream!

Finally we got back to the car and soon we were back at the caravan where I shovelled down my Doggy Scoff and fell asleep on the bed!

Holly said she was a bit tired and would finish the Doggy Scoff off later, all she wanted was a rest to let her paws cool down!

We sent OTL of to the Chocolate Shop to up load the blog and we settled down to a well earned snooze!

See you tomorrow and we may be going down to the beach for a run around, but not the one where the rabbits are!

Luv,

McDaisy & MacHolly

In Trouble again, as Normal!

Hello Woofers!

It's us, McDaisy & MacHolly here and in trouble, again!

We got up early, well, about seven thirty, had a woof at the birds making such a racket and then gave Old Two Legs a good ear lick, just to make sure he was awake as well!

Today, we were promised, we could go down to the beach and have a run around on the sand and chase a sea gull or two, or three!

We started off with our normal walk down the forest and even went a bit further down the path 'cos I could sniff rabbits and I got into trouble for running into the bushes having a ferret around for the rabbits!

Talking of ferrets, OTL rang the Health Spar to see how Snowflake was doing and was told that she is having the time of her life, loads of food, loads of chats with the other ferret and has even started a conversation with a rabbit that is lodging there as well!

So, after all our chores this morning off we went to the beach. Now, this beach is super and it's super 'cos it's got loads of fine sand which is great for digging, as the local rabbits have found out, and they have dug loads of holes and I mean loads!

What was best of all, we had it to ourselves!

All to ourselves!

We started off by OTL leading us down the beach, past the rabbit holes and onto the sand. Then he let us off our leads, so we turned around and rushed back to the rabbit holes to see if there was anyone at home, it didn't help either 'cos we had to shoo off a load of sheep and their lambs before we could get to the rabbit holes.

OTL was not happy!

So we were put on our leads again and marched down to the waters edge where I went in for a paddle and Holly, just looked on. This is no fun she complained then turned around and rushed back to the rabbit holes again!

I'm off to the Rabbit Holes!

OTL was not happy and he put us both on the lead again and only let me off when we got to the sea again, Holly had to stay on the lead!

Holly was not Happy!

I had a swim and a chase about but it wasn't the same without Holly tearing along beside me!

What was even worse, a big old sheep stood on some rocks and called out to us to 'Come and try if your Hard Enough!'

Insult upon insult!

If Your Hard Enough!

So, that was it, instead of making sandcastles or digging moats we were put back in the car and off we went for a drive around to look at the bird life, Boring or Wot!

We did see that the mountains still had some snow on them, but not much!

Sno Much Snow!

We stopped and had a look at the Sea Eagles, then went of to a pub for some lunch which we managed to mug off OTL and The Missus and Holly even managed to blag a bowl of fresh water from the Barmaid!

Back Tobermory to do some shopping and OTL even got the camera out to take a picture of the harbour!

Tobermory Harbour, boring, no Rabbits!

Then it was back to the caravan for some of our chicken & rice dinner before going into the caravan for a snooze.

Well, that made us all late and by the time I got around to doing the blog, it was gone five when the Chocolate place closed!

So that is the reason why I'm doing two blogs today, honest!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

McDaisy & MacHolly (Still in trouble!)

We meet some really Strange Sniffin Noises!

Hello Woofers!

It's McDaisy & MacHolly back again from a rather showery Scotland!

The Missus wanted to do some card making today and ordered us all out of the caravan and we were told to 'Clear Off' for the day!

Well, we don't mind 'cos that means some fun time with Old Two Legs!

First of all we stopped in the middle of nowhere, in fact it was so remote that there wasn't even any sheep wandering about, and that's very unusual for Scotland!

We all went running up the side of the mountain and across a bit of boggy ground and because we are small and light, we just skipped across, unlike OTL who is big, fat and heavy and he started to sink into the bog! Well, he would have done if he didn't jump back quickly and go the long way around! We got to the top and just as we got there, it started to rain!

Back down we went as fast as we could go and believe it or not, Holly was the first one down and next to the car!

A bit further down the road, OTL: stopped the car and took a picture of a Sea Eagle sitting right at the top of a tree, it was miles away and we had trouble seeing it at first. OTL got his 'Show Off Lens' out and took some pictures, not very good 'cos the bird was too far away!

Watch The Birdy!

We then stopped at the forest where they have built a new road, this is so the trucks can get in and out with all the cut down trees. I stood near to the top and did one of my 'Woofing Howls' and pretended to be a big bad wolf of the forest. Holly said that it sounded more like Snowflake with a bad cough!

Howling Wolf?

Cheeky Mutt!

OTL has been looking for Rhododendrons in flower but Spring has come late up here and they are as rare as Sea Eagles in North Kent!

He took us down to the park where a couple of years ago he drove the car too close to the edge of the road and fell off! Remember?

Well, not really any super displays Rhododendrons, just a couple of bushes with a flower or two, so we went for a stalk around to see what we could see.

First of all, we came across a seriously strange sniff that Holly reckons to be a Lesser Spotted Haggis! I said she was making that up but we didn't hang about too long to find out, just in case!

Lesser Spotted What?

Then we came across an old building that was all locked up but we could hear a strange noise coming from the ground floor, so we both went to investigate. We could hear this snoring sort of noise and Holly said it more than likely to be another Lesser Spotted Haggis or maybe even Greater Black Backed Haggis, and they are not very nice precious!

So we did a small 'Woof' and ran away after OTL who would look after us!

Let's get the Woof outta here!

That was it, we decided to creep back to the caravan and have a bite to eat 'cos we missed out on our breakfast this morning and I wanted to get the blog typed up so OTL can get down to the Chocolate Shop and upload it!

So, he is about to go off before the shop shuts and we're going to grab some snooze time before dinner.

Tomorrow we may go down to the sandy beach, if the sun shines!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

McDaisy & MacHolly

Tail Grab & Twist plus a Fishy Tale

Hello Woofers!

We're back, McDaisy & MacHolly!

Today was a bit special for Old Two Legs, he had to get up this morning, early, real early!

You see he had booked a trip on the 'Lady Jane' which is a fishing boat that also takes people to see Sea Eagles catch fish!

Well, what happens is the Captain brings along a bucket of frozen mackerel and throws a couple out onto the water and the eagle comes down and grabs it and flies off back to the nest to feed the young eagles!

As it comes down to pick up the fish. Everyone on board goes 'Clickity Click, Click' with their cameras to get a photo of the eagle picking up the fish!

Fish Grab & Fly!

OTL had booked the early morning trip this week and of course had to get up at the crack of dawn to give us a walk down the Forest Trail before leaving.

The rest of the day was spent having some fun chasing each other around the field and woofing at the eagles that kept trying to land in our field!

I did a 'Tail Grab & Twist!

Tail Grab & Twist!

Holly did a really good Leg Grab & Throw which had me rolling on my back!

Leg grab and Throw!

When OTL came back he told us tales of cold winds, cold rain and cold wind & rain!

The eagle pictures were not too good, seems they were a bit 'soft focus' !

Mind you he did see a bird he is convinced is a Great Northern Loon!

Loony?

Still, it keeps him out of mischief!

This afternoon he took us down the Forest Trail and I found some really super sniffin poo to roll in, I mean it was that pongy even OTL had to drive back to the caravan with the window open!

Needless to say, I got washed, all over and now smell like a Tart!

I'm sure that OTL likes up loading this blog 'cos to get access he needs to buy a hot chocolate drink and it has cream on top and chocolate dust sprinkled on top of the cream, sounds yummy!

Tomorrow OTL has been told he must take us out, all day, 'cos The Missus wants to make a card, do we care? All we are interested in doing is chasing the rabbits over the hills and OTL has found a place where we can not only chase rabbits but climb a mountain at the same time, providing it doesn't rain!

So, see you tomorrow and we are off to town to get a post card to send to Snowflake, something rude about Stoats and Weasels!

Bye for now.

Luv,

McDaisy & MacHolly

Us Checking Out The Sniffs!

Yo Ho Woofers!

McDaisy & MacHolly here with you again!

First of all, Happy Birthday to Auntie Zoe, reached to four zero she has. Mind you, OTL reckons he would be please to reach four zero again but as Holly pointed out, it won't be long before her does but it will be a 'Double Four Zero' !

We had a super snooze last night, out like a light, as Old Two Legs says, well a slurp of the 'Water of Life' does help!

When we woke up it was cloudy but by mid morning the sun had come to see us and of course, that means a game of 'Chase the Ball' on the camp site!

We went up the Forest Trail and said 'Hello' to some sniffs we remember from two years ago and found some new ones as well. They have been messing about with the trees and have also cut a new road through the trees!

Hello Smelly, Remember Us?

 Of course, OTL was waving the camera at some flowers, Primroses I think they are called.

Highland Primrose!

Down on the sea front we had a walk along the front and said hello to the gulls and the tourist, (mainly old Wrinkly's like OTL &The Missus!)

Spot the Wrinkly's!

 To get the blog up loaded, we have to send OTL into town to a 'Free WiFi' shop, but it's not free really 'cos he has to but a cup of hot chocolate and sit an slurp that while the blog gets up loaded! 

He says that the pub has free WiFi as well but TM won't let him go in there!

In the camp site there is no phone signal, so no chance of up loading by the use of a 'Dongle'!

You know, OTL had to go for a drive up to the top of a hill to get a phone signal and while he was there he rang the Health Spar to find out how Snowflake was doing.

Well, she is having a ball, she has been chatting to the other ferret and has been let out to run around the bathroom for a bit of exercise, she even had a cuddle with the lady who runs the Spar and gave her a lick as well!

So Snowflake is having a ball and three-quarters!

Tomorrow, OTL is off to photograph the eagles again so we will spend the day with our paws up catching up on our snoozes!

Bye for now!

Luv,

McDaisy & MacHolly (who has been rolling in something smelly but hasn't told OTL where it is!)

We have Arrived!

Hi The Noo Woofers!

McDaisy & MacHolly here in 'Sunny' Tobermory!

We left Gretna at around seven in the morning, it was HARD!

I mean, we had to wake Old Two Legs up and kick The Missus out of bed very early in the morning, about five thirty I think it was!

Still, were up and rolling on time. Off we set and it was about twenty miles down the road that OTL suddenly noticed that he hadn't got a full tank of fuel, he had forgotten to fill up the night before!

That was it, we were desperately searching the sat nav thing to find a fuel stop that he could get the car and caravan in without causing too much trouble!

We finally found a garage in Lockerbie and only just made it 'cos the warning light on the dashboard was telling us the car was running on fumes only!

After yesterday boring ride, Holly and I had decided that we would make sure we got a 'Wee Break' every couple of hours or so and even OTL wasn't going to prevent us! You should see us when we start to whine and whimper and woof and give OTL the old 'Poor Me' look!

We got our 'Wee Breaks'!

After passing Stirling we even got OTL to lower the window so we could do some 'Speed Sniffin'!

That was great fun. Especially when we started to woof at the sheep and lambs who were trying to fall asleep alongside the road!

We went down Glen Coe and passed loads of mountains, all of which Holly says she could climb with no trouble!

Our first ferry ride was boring, I mean, we couldn't even see the water until we got off the boat!

The second ferry looked like it was going to be the same but before we got on the boat, we met up with a local who said he was called 'Wee Scruff Bag', well that's what everyone called him in the village!

He said he has seen loads of Dolphins in the bay and once he had seen an Orca wot got lost!

We thought he was trying to impress us 'cos nothing much really happened in his village!

We said goodbye and off we went on to Isle of Mull. It looked mostly the same as we had last seen it but it was good to be back. OTL planted the caravan and got everything up. You know, awning and the safety strap to stop the wind blowing the awning away! The Tibetan Prayer flags were fluttering in the wind, Holly says they are prayer for sunshine and super sniffs!

We went down to the High Street to do some late shopping and we spotted Sid The Seagull from the last time we were here. He was doing his favourite trick of mugging some chips from the people who had just got their dinner from the chip van!

Sid The Scrounge is still here!

It's nice to know that there hasn't been too many changes!

Tomorrow we hope for a run in the woods to see if the rabbits are still there, now that will be fun!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

McDaisy & MacHolly

Gretna Here We Are!

Hi Woofers!

McDaisy & MacHolly here in a sunny Scotland!

We have only just arrived and have planted the caravan in a posh pitch, all mod cons, as Old Two Legs says!

The trip was, let's say BORING, BORING, BORING!

We soon got fed up with woofin at the Truckers and then we tried woofing at each other but we found out that The Missus woofs louder than all of us!

I then had a go at some 'Speed Sniffin' which was great fun, until MacHolly tried to shove me off the seat!

Me Speed Sniffin!

After a few 'Wee Stops' we crossed the 'Boarder' and landed at the caravan site where we always stay on our trip up to Scotland.

While TM was sorting out our dinner OTL and us went out to the football ground for a kick about and another wee!

When we got there OTL found out that TM had taken the balls out of the car!

I'm in Goal, Who's Got The Ball?

So we didn't get a kick about after all!

While I have been typing this, they have gone out to get a Chinese Take a Way, so not only do we get Chicken and Rice, we also get a bash at the King Prawns as well!

See you tomorrow when we get the the Isle of Mull!

Luv,

McDaisy & MacHolly

Nearly!

Hi Ho Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!

DON'T PANIC!

Snowflake has gone off to the Health Spar, in fact we took her there this morning, together with the Snowy Bungalow!

You know what, there was another female ferret there as well and they got to chatting while Old Two Legs was assembling Snowy Bungalow!

Well, OTL calls it 'chuckling', so we don't think she is going to be lonely!

So we reckon that she will have a few tales to tell when she gets back!

Before we took Snowflake there was one appointment we had to keep, a visit to the Master Class!

Well, OTL pulled up in the car park and as quick as a flash, in we went, Holly, Snowflake (carried by OTL) and me!

We of course were looking to see if Archie had managed to blag a lift down to see us but unfortunately, he must have got found out as he tried to stowaway!

Well, after some woofing by us and getting stroked, and of course Snowflake got loads of strokes as well, we got thrown out by The Missus who wanted to get back to sloshing the glue pot about again!

After saying bye to Snowflake, who, by the way, met up with another ferret in the hotel, OTL headed for the Doggy Shop.

Oh! The Sniffs!

I don't think I could ever get tired of sniffin that place. There is so much Doggy Treats including Chicken Fillets (Super Fave) Beef Bones (Second Fave) and Rabbits, which OTL still says are not for nibbling!

We got OTL to stock up on loads of treat ready for the holidays and we also brought away three soft rubber squeaky balls for Snowflake when she comes back from the Health Spar!

No pictures I'm afraid, there was just too much rushing about today and OTL had to leave the camera at home.

We will do our best to get a daily report from wherever we are and get OTL to take loads of pictures, of us, having a super time.

Tomorrow we will be in Gretna Green, where OTL & TM got married some twenty six years ago!

Fingers crossed for some sun shine!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly & Snowflake

Friday and it's getting closer!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake back again!

We are getting all excited about going away. Holly keeps watching the TV Weather reports and reckons that we may just about escape the rain that is running about the country!

It was a bit chilly when we went out this morning and Snowflake stayed in Old Two Legs hand, all curled up and refused to come out until we reached the midway point!

Then she was tearing along with us and shoving us out of the way!

Back home it was Chicken and Biscuits and off to OTL's office for a snooze while he packs up his camera stuff. Snowflake says she is looking forward to her visit to the Pet Hotel. She says that it is sort of like a Health Spar for small animals, like wot she is and us doggies are too big to stay there!

She will be taking half of her 'Snowy Heights' house, which Holly says should be called 'Snowy Bungalow!

Mind you, she says that she will be happy when we come back and we are all together again!

Lunchtime down on The Sea Wall, it was trying very hard to rain and the clouds were getting darker as we went around.


We spotted three Thames Sailing Barges heading up the River Medway on the incoming tide! I don't think they were racing but they did look good with the wind blowing the sails!

The Leading Barge

A bit further back was the second barge.

Then there was Number Two!

A bit further back we saw the third barge being buzzed by a speed boat!

Noisy Little Boat!

We left them to get on with it and went back to our sniffin!



Well, when we got down to the Rabbit Hunting Ground, Holly says that she could see loads of rabbit and off she went! As hard as I looked, I couldn't see any, thanks Holly's racing charge down the hill!

No Chance Porky!

 I Stopped, Looked and Listened and..........!

Nuffin!

 Well, that was it, back home to more packing up and Holly enjoyed a snooze on the sofa while I went up to the office for a quiet snooze, well it would be is Snowflake stopped snoring!

Tomorrow we will drop into the 'Master Class' that The Missus runs 'cos we hope that Archie's Mum will be there and Snowflake says she will give Archie a lick if he's there as well!

Then after that, it is off the the Pet Hotel with Snowflake and make sure she is settled before back home to finish packing!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake