A good weekend in Oban

I got sunburn this weekend, in Argyll. It has been a great summer weather-wise, fingers crossed it stays that way. But the real highlight was having friends staying - all the exploring and discovering and doing fun stuff is better with friends!

Morag, Oak and Owen arrived on Thursday, after wending their way from Glasgow, stopping at a loch and a castle or two. While I was at work on Friday, they hired bikes and cycled the length of the Isle of Lismore.

In the evening, we hopped abroad the little marina ferry, for the short crossing of Oban Bay to the Isle of Kerrera for our tea. This is the view from the Waypoint Inn, where we ate after a ramble round the island... Many oysters, scallops and delicious fish were eaten, and the most amazing chocolate pudding (umm...) before we sighed our way onto the ferry home. What a great evening!



Saturday was more work for me (Ardrishaig Gala Day, Tayvallich weekend, a football match and a book launch - the usual). Morag and co spent most of the day sitting on Dunadd Fort looking out at the fields and hills - basically concluding there was no point in moving if there is nowhere else you would rather be.

Oak and Morag cooked dinner and we got into a pretty competitive games of hearts. On Sunday, we headed for the Slate Islands of Seil and Easdale - which are very beautiful. Morag went swimming in the ridiculously-blue water of a quarry - Oak and I dipped our feet in but weren't so brave. Then afternoon tea and traybakes at the cafe and back to Seil and the mainland on a little open-topped boat. What a great time! I love it here - and I love having visitors, if that puts any ideas in your head...