Family Holiday
So, I'm back to work after a week away in the Scottish Highlands with Becky, Emily and the Grandparents. Chris and Lily joined us for a couple of days as well, which was good - I think my mum particularly enjoyed having them around.
We hired a cottage in the grounds of Kinlochmoidart House from these people. It was a decent size with a big living area and comfortable bedrooms. The big house itself looked very nice as well. I'm not sure what the deal was but it seemed to be fully stocked with Germans for the week.
Kinlochmoidart House is in Moidart which is part of the peninsula west of Fort William and south of Maillaig, including Ardnamurchan, Sunart and Ardgour. It's very pretty and I don't think many Scots have even heard of it. It's worth a trip.
The original intention behind the trip was to allow the Grandparents to spend some time with Emily, for Becky and her Mum and Dad to see a bit of my country that they hadn't seen before and to allow me the opportunity to get some hillwalking done. Unfortunately, circumstances and the weather meant that I didn't get to indulge myself but the hills aren't going anywhere. I'll restart my munro-bagging career some time soon, I'm sure (79 down, 209 to go).
The trip involved a lot of driving (1200 miles for the week) which is inevitable in the Highlands. Over the week we went to Tyndrum, Bridge of Orchy, Glencoe, Fort William, Mallaig, Glenfinnan, Fort Augustus, Spean Bridge and Skye. We didn't really do much apart from sightsee and eat. It's difficult to find activities that everyone can do when your mobility is limited with my mum in her buggy and Emily in her pram.
All in all, it was a good week. I'm actually quite tired now though after playing tour guide for the family and driving a lot. I didn't get a great deal of running in either (3 short-ish runs only) but since I'm tapering, it shouldn't matter. I did eat too many puddings though.
Photographs can be found here. I've a few more to upload still.
