This time yesterday we were on the top of Ben Nevis - and today Marea
is still in bed! Understandable really because yesterday we ended up
burning the candle at both ends. Whilst we were enjoying our bbq by
the sea a couple of locals, out for a walk, stopped by for a chat.
Whilst we watched the sunset Joe and Linda invited us in for drink at
their place.
They had moved up here 5 years ago from Burton on Trent which is not
far from our old stomping ground of Nottingham and we had a grand
evening chatting away in the very cute house with large picture
windows overlooking the bay. Apparently there had been dolphins in the
bay yesterday, though with only about 10 performances a year
unfortunately they did not make a repeat appearance today:-( Thank
you very very much for your fantastic hospitality Joe and Linda - you
have reminded us that we need to carry at least one spare bottle of
wine around at all times for such friendly encounters.
Back to this morning, once we were finally up, it was time to explore
the very cute mining village of Ellenabeich and the island of Seil
that unbeknown to us yesterday when we drove over a bridge that just
appeared to be over a river was actually a very narrow channel of the
sea!! Hence we were no longer on the mainland. To rub it in further,
in true Scottish style it turns out that this bridge is known as the
Bridge over the Atlantic.
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