Olympic Torch being carried by Paul McIntyre

Olympic Torch being carried by Paul McIntyre, a photo by Bev & Paul Mynott on Flickr.

During our grand tour of Scotland, the Olympic torch was conveniently coming to Stirling, so Paul and Tony went off to see it and take some photographs. Here is Paul McIntyre holding the torch - Paul has Becker Muscular Dystrophy.

Tony wants his photograph taken

Tony getting too close to the camera, a photo by Bev & Paul Mynott on Flickr.

Tony wants his photograph taken and he wants it taken NOW! He got bored while Paul fiddled with the buttons on the camera, and Tony decided to see what he could see through the lens.

Tony at the Kyles of Bute

Tony at the Kyles of Bute, a photo by Bev & Paul Mynott on Flickr.

Here is Tony enjoying a break overlooking the Kyles of Bute. He is wearing his sturdy trainers and has a rucksack with his packed lunch - I think Tony is going hillwalking this afternoon.

Tighnabruach and the Kyles of Bute

Kyles of Bute, a photo by Bev & Paul Mynott on Flickr.

Bev and the Nice Lady were keen to visit Tighnabruaich, as that is where the Nice Lady's mum and Bev's gran used to go on holiday. The village of Tighnabruaich is in Argyll, situated on the east coast of Loch Fyne, and is a very pretty village indeed. We walked along the beach and had a lovely lunch sitting outside in the warm sunshine..

The road was narrow and twisty, but we all got fantastic views out over the Kyles of Bute, which is a narrow strip of sea separating the Island of Bute from the Scottish mainland. In this photograph, the Island of Bute is on the right, and the mainland is on the left - only 300m separates them. The Waverley Steamer and other ferries visit piers on both Bute and the coast, with one calling in at Tighnabruaich.

What a great day out we had - the weather was warm and bright, and the scenery was magnificent!

2012 Scottish Holiday!

We haven't blogged much recently because we have been planning our grand tour of Scotland.  We planned to visit the Nice Lady in Stirling (Bev's mum) in anticicpation of great scenery and scrummy tablet, and we were not disappointed.

So, what did we want to see?

• Tony wanted to see the Olympic torch coming through Stirling, as he says he is competing in all events at the Olympics, with the exception of the synchronised swimming!  Why synchronised swimming, we ask?  He hangs his head and says he has no-one to synchronise with!  We'll need to find some good swimmers who can help Tony out.
• We all wanted to go out into the wilds, so Bev suggested Ardnamurchan point, the most westerly point on the British mainland.  If you ask me, Bev was just picking places which Paul couldn't pronounce!  
• The next place we wanted to see was Tighnabruaich and the nearby Kyles of Bute
• And, of course, we wanted to go back to the wonderful Highland Wildlife Park to see the two polar bears and the wildcats.

Now we are back home again, we have lots of stories and photographs to share.