Day 3 - Ballochs To It!
What is going on? We're on holiday - a traditionally relaxing time - can we sleep?I got up this morning about 6.30am (doh!) and crept into the kitchen to do a little web-work (as you do!) - Alison suggested that I go for a run...so I did.
I had a quick trot around the area - back up to Hill House and through some very nice streets with some really posh houses - down onto the 'seafront', into town and then back to the apartment.
By this time Alison was up, munching her way through a bagel. Ten minutes later we were both out on the street running along the wonderful coastline - the sights, the smells and the wind (no, not us!). The wind was unrelentless - but we soldiered on.Returning to the apartment for stretching and showers - not at the same time mind-you - I had the sudden realisation that I'd been out for two runs and it wasn't even 10am!
After a spot of lunch it was time to go to a lovely little place called Balloch, to the banks of Loch Lomand. Alison had bravely decided to go on a boat trip - and we all remember the 'wind over tide' incident at Puffin Island! I think it is fair to say that Alison is a nervous traveller...I would like to say that my driving has nothing but a calming influence on her...the screaming is purely coincidence!!
Though it was only this afternoon, I cannot remember in which order the events unfolded:
- Kids started screaming
- It started raining
- Everything closed for the day
- Visibility measured about 10m
The boat trip was very, very nice - a little choppy in places but very nice all the same. Loads of ducks, swans and mountains - it would have been perfect if we could have seen some sea-rabbits!
After the trip, we went to the Loch Lomond visitors centre - which apparently cost £60 million (seriously) - in true Grant tradition it was closed!!! The shopping mall was open and very busy - mainly clothes shopping for people waiting to die!!! We decided we'd arrived at the mall too early - about fifty years too early.
A short trip into Balloch followed - to see the much advertised 'retail outlet'. A short trip out of Balloch followed almost immediately - how can one place sell so much crap!!
Finally, we did a swift left into Alexandria - my place of birth. You didn't realise I was Egyptian did you? As we passed the Vale of Leven hospital (a place of much grunting nearly thirty-two years ago), a car pulled out in front of us...it's a shame it missed really because it would have been nice to be killed in the same place I was born - it sort of neatens everything out. As it happened, the ABS on the Kia was working and we missed the OLD GIT WHO SHOULDN'T BE ON THE BLOODY ROAD!!!
A wonderfully scenic route back to Helensburgh followed. We've just returned from the 'Akash' - Helensburgh's finest curry restaurant - apart from the other one which we'll probably try on Thursday...after more running!!!
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