First Holiday

So off on my first holiday besides a visit to the grandparents. We had hired a cottage for a week on the Cowal peninsula on the west coast of Scotland. when I say cottage it was very big with lots of rooms to explore and all 'open plan'.

It took about 2 and a half hours to get there by car (I slept for most of it) the final part of the journey was by ferry- a sort of floating car that goes across the water. It was great weather and the sea loch was calm and smooth sailing.



Below is a map showing roughly where we were

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&rlz=1R2SUNC_enGB367&q=cowal%20peninsula%20map&cr=countryUK%7CcountryGB&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

The landscape of Cowal is a mixture of costal type, and forrest. Large redwood trees line the road in to the hired house, bumpy gravel paths, and dramatic scenery of rolling green hills and mountainous forrests.

Down by the sea loch you can see glimpses of navy war ships and submarines amongst the usual seabird wildlife.

After stepping out of the car on arrival we were met by aliens, I deduced they were aliens as they were contained in an animal proof area, and although the weather was the warmest and sunniest I have ever encountered they were wearing large white overcoats. Clearly they must be from a planet baaar baaar away where it is very cold. I decided to call them prawns.


After extensive exploration of the house, a meal and a snooze, I got back to my scientific research, the aliens appear to be of low intelligence and have not the ability to learn even a simple game of fetch. Besides a strange odor and large claws growing out of their heads, they appear a sheepish bunch, not willing to engage in any meaningful conversation. I can't help think the smaller ones looked rather tasty, perhaps with a leaf of mint.

The house provided excellent research facilities in the form of two very large windows which looked out onto the alien compound, this (ba ba tv) allowed me to carry out hourly observations and take extensive notes.










Life went on much as it did at home, except the new surroundings were most agreeable. I found a river not far from the house which had excellent swimming, and packed with natural minerals (very good for my coat).

By day three, my journal was looking quite full of local exploration and I had acquired much knowledge of the indigenous. So it was time to explore further afield. We set off for Bishops Glen, I was expecting a short jolly around the reservoir filling in information on local wildlife,but instead took a wrong turn. 5 miles later I found myself at the top of a small mountain, stuck amongst large monster machines logging trees. With some friendly advice I was soon back on the right road. By the time I got home I seriously needed a pawdicure, my poor pads were warm and torn.



So that's the highlights really- below are some cutey pics taken by my PA.