Pressing Pause

When you think your walks and views cannot get any better, you travel a bit further down the road and wham, unexpected gems lay in wait! Glen Lochan just outside Glencoe village are a great network of trails through woodland to a man-made lake. It was created by Lord Strathcona in the 1890s – he hoped the North American trees would comfort his homesick Canadian wife. Poppy certainly enjoyed her swim there but was quickly put back on her lead when I spotted a wedding party coming down to the shore for photos. I had visions of Poppy running up to the beautiful bride in her white dress to say hello!!

From there we headed to Oban, a place I remember my grandparents visiting when I was little. They always used to send us postcards and I was always so excited to read them. It made me think I’d like to send some postcards on this trip to communicate with folk the ‘old school’ way and maybe bring that magic to someone else when we live in a world of technology.

Whilst staying in Oban, we also took the five minute ferry to Kerrera to hike around the island taking in views of Gylen Castle standing on the cliff top. We started in bright sunshine but by the end were walking through thunderstorms in steady rain.

It’s strange that as I was in a place I remember my nan visiting on her holidays many years ago that I received a call to say after a fall she had been admitted to hospital. After her ten years living with the cruelest of diseases Alzheimer’s and dementia, she finally left this life for a better place. She died in hospital on 15th with my sister and cousin beside her. So it is here that I pause my blog as I have returned to Norfolk to plan our farewells to the most generous, caring lady that I was lucky enough to call my nan.