Weekend on Colonsay

The first weekend of July, Chris and I nipped across to Colonsay to stay with Jude & Hans who were there on holiday. Duncan, Caroline, Alastair & Alison were already on the island when we arrived.

Sadly, the weather had broken, and typical late summer we were wrapped up in waterproofs as the wind & rain came in fits and starts, but we didn't care, that didn't stop us from pottering about!

Each couple made a meal: Friday, Duncan & Caroline made chili beefburgers (Bar-B-Qued) with salad and bread, Saturday, Al & Alison made chicken curry with rice & pitta bread, On Sunday, Jude & Hans made lobster, lamb fillet, beetroot, potatoes & salad, and lots of wonderful nibble things during the day, e.g. garlic bread, pizza slices and oven baked Camembert. Chris & I made breakfast on Sat & Sun morning which seemed to take us forever to make! Eggs, bacon, mushrooms, sausages, black pudding, tomatoes, toast, tea and coffee.

We had not been to Colonsay for several years, and disappointingly nothing had changed.

Glenisla Holiday Pictures

Here are the other pictures I wanted to post with my holiday article, but couldn't. Enjoy ... !

Tomorrow if I have time, I'll write about our weekend on Colonsay.

Summer Holidays 2010

I can't get over just how lazy I have been, by not updating my blog site. I seem to make this excuse all the time!

The last week in June, Chris, the dogs and I spent a week staying at Clover Cottage on the Brewlands Estate, Glenisla, in Angus, which I think turned out to be one of the best holidays we've had!! The bonus being the weather was fantastic and the midges more or less stayed away, just couldn't ask for more.

Clover Cottage - above - was rather cute, and had a decent sized and comfortable bed, but that didn't stop us both being awake at 6 each morning!

We spent the week walking the hill of Angus. There are paths, tracks and drove roads all over the hills, so walking was easy and not so difficult for two arthritic dogs. Big relief not to have to yomp through waist high heather.

We bought two OS maps (Brewlands is right at the edge of the OS maps!!) and each night we planned where we would walk the following day. Believe it or not, we were in the car by 9am every morning, having fed the dogs, and had a proper breakfast. I was most impressed with ourselves.

After a day walking, we'd open a bottle of cheep fizzy, then start the Bar-B-Que and open a bottle of red. Some evenings we'd pack the car with the B-B-Q kit and walk to a ruin & spend the evening miles from anywhere, watching the sun set etc. Needless to say, the sky was overcast on Mid Summer night!

The pictures posted show how we spent our time, so I don't think there is any need to write any more about our holidays.