Had breakfast and then started to get sorted for the day. There was another couple staying at the B&B with us and he was also doing the photography course, so I drove him and Joe off to the course. Dropped them off and carried off down the road. Came across a bit where they were repaving so parked up and read for a bit – this is a one lane road, so nothing to do but pull into the passing area and wait. Watched the birds, read, and wondered if it was going to rain.<\/p>\n
Drove the rest of the little road down the loch, but not stopping to do any sightseeing this time. It was threatening rain. Got to Kilmartin and the museum. Turns out there are swallows nesting in the toilet block! Right in the back corner is a little nest and if you stand very still and quiet you can watch them feed the young. That was nifty.<\/p>\n
The museum is interesting and I learned quite a bit about the area. From the museum you can even see the cairn where the exhibits were found. I had a nice lunch there, then walked over to the church to see the crosses and tomb stones. Very interesting. Well, it was interesting to me, which is why I went when Joe was occupied with other things. From the side of the church there is a wonderful view over the valley and the line of cairns and features.<\/p>\n
I decided to wait for the walks as the weather was threatening still and I figured Joe would like to take photos. (erm, and I sort of forgot to have a camera with me.) So got back in the car and headed up the A816 to Oban. Beautiful drive, even though the skies opened and it poured it down. Still raining when I got to Oban so I did the shopping I needed to do in the rain, then scooted off to get back to collect Joe. Sat in the car and read until they were done.<\/p>\n
Sounds like Joe had a marvy time, but I’ll let him tell that! This should be marked as Frog Blog!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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