40 Years and Counting

We have moved into our new digs and they are very pleasant. Bracken Cottage is about 2 miles south of Oban. It is a modern, purpose built place with all the modern conveniences. Sheelagh found it several months back and booked it because, like our other places, it has two bathrooms and space for two couples to spread out a bit. We are here for the week and will explore the vicinity as we see fit.

Today we attended a Free High Church of Scotland. There were no musical instruments, and very uncomfortable pews. The songs sung were all Psalms. It was a wonderfully warm group of people who made us feel very welcome. It was the second week in a row that the passage from Mark about the rich young ruler. We think that perhaps there is a message for us in that.
After church our good friends took us out for a Sunday roast to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Today was the day. The 21st Yahoo!!!

After lunch we explored the town, ending up at McCaig’s Tower. This is a circular Roman Coliseum type place which a wealthy man built in 1886 to 1902. He did it to give work to local stone masons over the winter months.  It dominates a hilltop and has a wide view of the harbour and the nearby islands. We watched a couple of ferries arrive and enjoyed the sunny afternoon.




After visiting the tourist info place we had a little time in an internet place and then went back to our place.