Blogs from Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 15

Hello hello :D Just another little note before things get crazy around here. The hotel's been under renovations for the past little while and that's always a blast with a 400 y/o building! Ceilings falling in, windows leaking, etc lotsa good fun. The amount of tourists on the island is on steady increase and Easter weekend is setting up to be a mob! We've got 4 new people coming the end of this week so getting everyone organized and on the same page should be an experience. Two of those people are moving into the caravan with Dave & I so hopefully everyone gets along since it's such a small space. We've been meeting some new friends and spending more time with the locals, everyone is so great. The new chef at the Calgary hotel, ... read more

On the 12th headed to the Haggis station and got on the yellow bus with 17 others (mostly Aussie) and Fergis the Scotish guide/driver. He has heaps of little stories that Icant remember perfectly so will just have to tell u when it triggers my memory. We got to Sterling and went up the 10 min vertical walk (loved that at 9.30 in the morning) up to the William Wallace monument. Views wearnt that great because of the weather but cleared the lungs well. At the bottom they have a replica of Mel Gibson, not well recieved by the Scottish folk as the film is nothing like what actually took place. We then went through the valley of Glencoe which was pretty spectacular. A few castles latter we are in the largest town were going to ... read more

Hi All :) Just a note to say we made it through the holidays away from home. We definately missed spending it with friends and family but also enjoyed the differences. The dance was great, it was just too bad it wasn't on all night. Just when I was getting up the nerve to try a traditional scottish dance "last song of the night" came over the mic! Shoot! oh well next time I'll try to learn same steps. Chatted most of the night with a friendly couple from Glasgow (David & Katherine) who offered a room when we are in the city next. Unfortunately I didn't get any pics since I forgot the camera. Here are some scenic ones though, from our many walks around the area. The restaurant is slowing down now but the ... read more

Just a little holiday note from Dave and I :) Everything is going well here, the weather is still quite wet. Unusually wet we've been told, even for Mull. But we managed a great walk yesterday without getting soaked. There's a dirt trail that you can almost drive on the goes up the coast to Quinish Point. It's an amazing walk which I'm sure we'll do often. There will be pics coming of a beautiful rainbow we saw on the coast. Christmas was grand, we had a Christmas goose with Nick & Debbie. It seems though that Christmas isn't as big as New Year's here so the real celebrations will be tomorrow. Tonight everyone will leave the pub and head to their homes around 11:00 for the ringing of the bells at midnight. Then everyone goes ... read more

After a few days in Glasgow, we boarded a train to the port town of Oban on the west coast and took a ferry to the Isle of Mull where we began our first WWOOFing experience. WWOOF (Willing Workers On Organic Farms) is a worldwide organization placing volunteers on organic farms of all varieties. This farm was located on the far west end of Mull, an hours bus ride from the ferry. Mull is beautiful and feels quite remote, especially compared to where we've been. Most of it is farm land (sheep, cattle, and veg, as they say) spread among green, rolling hills and a few larger mountains. The farm we were on is a vegetable farm on a small croft of land about 100 yards from the rocky shore - a gorgeous setting. They have ... read more