Another bright dry morning encouraged another run to start the day and continue with the pretense that I’m not getting sick. This time around the castle.
We picked Helen up after breakfast and thought we’d try a different outing: a distillery tour! Off to the Glengoyne distillery we went as the dry morning succumbed to the ever lurking rain clouds. Unfortunately though the website we consulted said it was handicapped accessible, we found that most of the tour involved stairs so it wasn’t really going to work for us. Back in the car to get something to eat and we found ourselves at The Forth Inn in Aberfoyle surrounded by English and Italian tourists – the latter sporting newly acquired “Scotland” sweatshirts, proclaiming their inability to pack for a Scottish summer.
Lunch was fine but nothing spectacular- although Mum seriously attacked her haggis and cheese panini!
The traveling about had really worn her out so it was back to the home and into bed. We decided on a similar plan of action and opted for a wee kip ourselves (translation: nap).
Then it was off to the family house in the hill for a family gathering of Cannons and other important relatives. (See Jean? I told you I would say nice things 😉)
Twelve of us gathered for a large Indian carry out and the enjoyment of many beverages. While the matriarch wasn’t there and the wayward university student joined us quite late, it was a fabulous and fun evening. My inability to pretend that I felt fine meant that by midnight I was done and it was time to rest up for tomorrow. We barely cracked the 10k step mark (10,979) – hopefully I’ll be fit enough to improve on that.
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