Hello everyone

Again we are on a time limited link – like yesterday we may make an abrupt ending – just warning you!! 

Yesterday 28th we drove from the Isle of Skye down to Oban – quite a long way, and on roads very like NZ secondary routes. We came across the Eilean Donan castle – impressive – just out of Kyle of Lochalsh and also a Commando Monument at Spean Bridge way up in the highlands. Moving to see tributes to commandos from WW2 right through to within the last few months in Iraq and Afghanistan.

We drove on to Oban, a place on the west coast that Peter visited with Ross and Annette Gower in December 1991 – while at ICO. Stayed the night there in a B & B. This town grows from 10 to 30 thousand at this time of year. They had had the Highland Games tere during the day and at night we went for a walk and attended a traditional Celtic concert (accordian, fiddle, snare drum, bagpipes, female Gaelic vocalist, and a highland dancer. It was i a Cetlic pub – great atmosphere, great music. At the end we all had to get up, join hands in a circle and sing Alud Lang Syne (just like old times in Timaru at New Years for Raeline!)

Bought some hot chips and wandered our way home – went the long way – did one circle twice – oh well – great exercise!

Again this morning a fantastic Scottish breakfast (even tried the oat cakes) and then on our way to look around Oban in the rain. Now travelling east to Dundee and maybe on to Aberdeen – we’ll see. The weather has increasingly improved – fine and warm now.

Had a picnic lunch at the side of a loch – just great! (Same menu as usual – bread, vegemite etc)

 Love to all

 

Peter and Raeline