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For
our 22nd 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. |
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The lodges are close to Lake of
Menteith | |
There is a large population of
mallard ducks |
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Given half a chance the ducks
will come in and help themselves to any snacks available | |
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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. |
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We were very lucky with the
weather, especially for our second day’s cycling | |
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The road on the north shore 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. | |
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It’s great to have so much
excellent on-road cycling free of cars | |
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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 | |
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It was a great long weekend for
our anniversary | |
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Cheers! |
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