Wolfgang goes to Scotland

This is a blog entry for yesterday (Saturday 7th September). Camping just north of Oban. We woke early to clear blue skies and fantastic views across the sea to the Isle of Mull. We got a bus, departing at 8.30 from right outside the campsite into the centre of Oban. We enjoyed tea, crumpets and honey sitting at an outside table of a couple of quirkily painted cafes overlooking the harbour in warm sunshine! We checked out the seafood restaurants, selected one and made a lunch reservation for 12.15. Margaret then went to Mountain Warehouse and bought some waterproof walking shoes as she was fed-up having soggy feet and socks. Peter decided to walk about a mile along the esplanade past small hotels and guest houses and the (Catholic) St Columbia’s Cathedral, all the way to the ruins of an ancient Castle. The views all the way along across to the Isle of Mull were fantastic with clear blue skies. We both met each other at the restaurant at 12.15 . By 1pm the restaurant was full - probably about 40-50 covers. We dined on a shared platter of mussels, smoked salmon parcels enveloping a langoustine and Thai fish cakes. Peter followed that with a starter portion of smoked salmon pate, toasted ciabatta and salad while Margaret opted for a starter portion of scallop gratin. Excellent food and service, excellent value and a lovely bottle of Trebbiano white wine!
We caught the bus back to the campsite, still in warm sunshine and enjoyed some more great views. We lazed around, read, looked at the views and chatted with our neighbours - a German couple with a one year old son called Merlin, who like Edward took great interest in everything going on around him. They are doing a big trip from Munich to Scotland to Cornwall!
Dinner after our very pleasant lunch was tuna and sweetcorn quesadillas seared on the BBQ.
We have got some great photos of Oban but we are not going to attempt to attach them as WiFi signal is poor.Read more