This morning we sorted Willow out ready to be left for a few days, packed the bed up, put sleeping bags back into their sacks, moved everything that might get shunted around if she goes up on a ramp or recovery truck and took out anything of value along with enough clothes etc for a few days. Good practise for packing up next weekend ready to go over to Eigg.
Lynda had texted to say we could get into the cottage from 1pm so we rang the breakdown guy to tell him and arranged for him to pick us up at 1pm. He dropped us off at the cottage after an interesting ride with some trading life stories and him giving us some top tips for moving up here. He’s a nice bloke, has really gone out of his way for us, hope he gets Willow fixed nice and quick and the price is not too much.
The cottage is HUGE – four bedrooms (two double, one twin, one single), two bathrooms (one with bath, one with shower), enormous kitchen with table, utility room with fridge freezer and washing machine, large hall and big lounge. It is really warm and cosy, light and airy and very comfortable and well equipt. I can’t fault it really :). We can see Ben Nevis from the front windows and a field with horses, ducks, chickens and rabbits from the back windows.
We’ve had a lovely afternoon and evening with Lynda and Stuart, all had baths (oh what bliss!), dinner of pizza and chips bought from the farmfoods shop literally round the corner which means we can get all our food for the rest of the week without needing a car. The kids watched some films and enjoyed lazing on sofas. Despite the chance of a bedroom each they went for the twin room and are sprawled out in their beds luxuriating in the space.
The Mifi works, we have phone signal, there are loads of walks nearby and Lynda and Stuart are loving hearing all our stories of our adventure. I think we’re going to have a lovely week :).