Back to normality (or as close as it gets!)

Early check out from the hotel. Snore. Why do they do that? 11am is just too early to get up, have a swim, eat breakfast, pack, check out and get everything into the car! Maybe it wasn't helped by the extra stuff that we had to take home with us; doesn't really matter how hard I try there always seems to be about three times as much stuff on the way back as there is on the way there.

Anyway, after a rather frustrating game of tetris while I tried to fit it all into the car (my job) we were just about to leave when I realised that the D300 wasn't anywhere in sight. Major panic followed and I think I may have lost it completely at that point. No, I don't think - I did. I stormed back up to the room, got the girl to let me in and there it was all safe and well. Didn't stop me giving everybody a hard time when I got back to the car though. Must learn to control that better. No excuses, just sorry guys!

Eventually, after a bit of a balancing act to get everything in and the rear door shut, we got underway. More stops on the way back up as everybody was a bit more tired, so we got to see more service stations as we went, First one was lovely. Sticky tables, chips ground into the floor and well... you know the kind of thing.

Second one was a bit better. Stopped at Annandale Water and at least got the chance to walk around a bit. These geese were sleeping by the side of the loch and we were able to get up quite close. I don't know about everybody else, but the feathers made me think even more of bed. Had a really great weekend, but it was good to get home!