Day 31 - Day 2 of the 12/50 Register Week Tour
Awoke this morning to rain, heavy rain and then more rain - but ever the optimists we hoped it would pass so we waited.
It persisted and we did consider a quiet day in and around Aberfeldy but it started to clear (or so we thought!) and after some discussion Alan and
Noeline squeezed into the back seat of the Speed 20 (hood up!) and we headed off. As it happened this was a
wise decision as the day did not clear up (at all) so what could have been a nightmare
became a very pleasant day in good company.
Our first stop was the Innerpeffray Chapel and Britain's oldest library with some books dating back to the 17th century and believe it or not visitors are welcome to actually handle them (carefully) and read them.
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| Crypt stone in the chapel |
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| Atlas dating back to 1700's. |
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| The library holds a wide variety of old books. |
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| Wild flowers in the chapel gardens |
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| Alan and Noeline settle back into the Speed 20. |
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| We all fit quite comfortably. |
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| One of the hazards is farm machinery on the narrow roads |
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| Massive wall of felled timber waiting for collection and processing. |
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| Not much room to pass!! An Alvis stand off... |
We did get a
late start and failed to find anywhere for lunch until very late when we came
into Allansbridge. Just prior to this we had come across a small hotel on what
appeared to be little more than a farm track found by our devious organizer but although they
would normally have been open, today was "dog grooming" day and we had just caught
them going out. The passengers in the back seat we getting "toey" for their lunchtime coffee......are we there yet??
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| Lunch was alittle difficult to find so "the children in the back seat" had to be pacified with a packet of potato crisps. |
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| Lovely small hotel but closed for dog grooming appointment. |
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| Coming into Allansbridge |
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| Great roads and the weather seemed to be lifting |
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| Lovely period housing |
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| The weather closes in again.... |
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| Wonderful roads....very steep mountains! |
The route
took us south through rolling countryside onto Sherrifmuir where Argyll and Mar
battled it out in 1715, we where supposed to go past one of the most complete
Roman camps in Britain but due to the weather and the lateness of the day we
headed straight for Moness instead.
It was a great day out even with 4 in the Speed 20 with the hood up. It had been a long day for Dale and he earned his evening whiskey tonight....
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