We hadn’t seen them for several years; Heather and Sarge were the first to phone and say they were here in the UK and hoped to see us before returning home. Then, out of the blue, Sandy phoned me to say that some friends had turned up at the shop and were waiting to see me. …. the strange thing was that I had flat-shared with Naval when he was a student; then when I sold the flat and moved away, he flatted with Heather. So for the first time in many years, we were all in Scotland at the same time.
Despite my best efforts, we didn’t manage to have a grand reunion; Heather and Sarge had made alternative arrangements for last week. However, Sandy and I met up with Naval and his family in Inveraray – where we “Chewed the Cud” and shocked one another with various tales of derring do. By the way, in case you haven’t tried it, you really must visit the George Hotel in Inveraray and have a meal there. It’s tremendous value for money and the food is brilliant.
We had a quick walk round the town after lunch and decided to go to the Wild Life Park. Unfortunately this business has closed and we were a bit too late to find...