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For our 22^nd Anniversary we had a long weekend in the Trossachs, Scotland. It was organised by Julie, and kept as a surprise to me. We dinned at Nick Nairn’s restaurant, and stayed at his brother’s holiday lodges near Aberfoyle.
The lodges are close to Lake of Menteith |						There is a large population of mallard ducks
Given half a chance the ducks will come in and help themselves to any snacks available |
|						Nick’s restaurant is very close by his brother’s lodges. The food is excellent bistro style, rather than high cuisine: relaxed and informal; excellent.
We were very lucky with the weather, especially for our second day’s cycling |
The road on the north shaw of Loch Katrine is for walking and cycling: no cars. A popular trip is to take the Sir Walter Scott (running since 1900) to the far-end of the loch and walk or cycle back. We opted to cycle there and back: 26-miles, average-C(80W), around 3-hours of cycling. |
It’s great to have so much excellent on-road cycling free of cars |
We had glorious weather: 18degC, no wind and blue sky | We saw more blue-bells than we’ve ever seen before: the air has heavy with fragrance | At the far end of Loch Katrine there is an excellent café. A good place for coffee and cake before heading back |
It was a great long weekend for our anniversary |
Cheers!