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Me and Seoras set off at 7 o'clock on wednesday in his van, packed to the gunnels with various items Dad had ordered for the ongoing house modifications. We stopped at this cool little coffee shop on Queen Margaret Drive in Glasgow for a breakfast roll and then we hit the motorway and drove north for lunch with the relatives in Inverness before reaching Ullapool at 3pm for the ferry to Lewis. The ferry was delayed and very busy but we sought refuge (and gadget juice from a power socket for a laptop and 2 iPhones) in the cafeteria and whiled away the 3 hours until disembarking in Stornoway at 8pm.
 
We got to my folks' to discover the brand new kitchen, sun lounge and shower room almost finished. The kitchen is huuuge (and about 20 years too late in my opinion!). I wasn't expecting so much space. Will post proper pics later as there was still lino getting laid today and furniture being installed. I have been going around utterly bamboozled today with 30 years of conditioning as to where things are in this house all turned upside down. There has been much aimless wandering and course-correcting going on along with confused mutterings.
 
Tomorrow is our cousin Charissa's wedding so, as well as all the DIY madness going on, the girls have been preparing for that - Mairianne is a bridesmaid - and getting the place ship-shape before relatives descend on us in between the wedding service and reception in town. I escaped with the car for a bit today as the forecast boded that today would be the only sunny day I'd have a chance to photograph before heading back to Glasgow on Monday.
 
I took a little tour through town and stopped at the War Memorial overlooking Stornoway before heading up to the very northernmost tip of Lewis to the beach at Eoropie (yó-ró-pee) in Ness. It was clear blue skies over North Lewis but very windy too so me and my camera got a good dose of sun and sea spray as well as some nice shots.
 
You can see all the photos so far in the set on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjc/sets/72157621895648544/

                                                                                 

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Saturdays jaunt over Dunrod Hill behind Inverkip and the Greenock Cut aqueduct along the lovely Spango Valley.
 
I'm heading up north for the next few days for a wedding on Friday so I'll no doubt be heavy laden with photos galore from the homeland shortly too. Watch this space.
 
See all the photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjc/

                                                           

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Out to the pictures to see Ice Age 3 in 3D with Mum & Dad who are down in Glasgow this week (very funny by the way!)…trying out a new look with my 3D specs…the Waverley steaming up the Clyde today and various evening and afternoon jaunts after work to enjoy the wonderful warm outdoors.

                                     

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Well, I think it's safe to say that summer is finally here. After what felt like the wettest May ever, Friday brought sunshine and soaring temperatures and all that rain has left Scotland a verdant riot of lush green and glittering blue. Everyone is soaking up the sun and wondering who moved us to the Med. Me and Seoras and Nma had an impromptu barbecue down at the beach in Inverkip on Friday and it's been hot and sunny all weekend and promises to stay that way this week too. Here's some photos & video of the summertime ambiance in Inverkip…

See all the pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjc/

                                                             

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