Well, its amazing how everything reverts to normal after being away. After 4 days of driving loads of tourists I was well and truly back in the swing of things, most of the passengers were Italians and French so my home made translation cards came in handy and surprisingly they worked and I even spoke a little bit of French!! (Allo Allo style though). If you don't know the word just say the English word in a French accent, if that doesn't work then shout in English. This has been successful and usually results in the German passengers sitting upright and listening intently!
Had a couple of howlers the other day when giving my commentary:
When asked what the 2 islands on the horizon were I replied Harris and Tweed and we all laughed as I corrected Tweed to Lewis, if I hadn't I might have got away with it.
About 5 minutes later I pointed out Sandwood Bay on the horizon and called it Sandown Park for some reason- too much malt!
Wednesday night was a good night to be English in Scotland although we lost our TV signal as England equalised however this was soon returned. Thursday was an even better day to be English in Scotland however I didn't mention the game, however I'm certain that this would not have been the case if the result had been the other way round. Och, well you cannae win all the time!
Today we woke up to a bad case of wind and as a result the ferry was cancelled so a day off for me and the forecast is bad for tomorrow as well, so Jo and I went for a walk to Sandwood Bay, about 8 miles return, and then off to lunch at a little fish restaurant overlooking a wild sea. We were there alone which was a bonus as this place is usually crammed and tables not always available.
Only another 20 days left then the a holiday trip home.
A couple of photos:
The Herdsman StackSandwood Bay
Waiting for a lift home-Rush hour 5pm Friday
Great pictures and a really good diary blog, enjoy
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