Make mine a Baileys

We have just had Liz and Mike Bailey to stay, who are just the perfect guests. Liz and Moira chatted away like two fish wives who hadn't seen each other for 6 months, and Mike loves his whisky and walking, especially the 500 metres from our house to the pub.

Despite the initially damp weather, which they bravely ventured out into for walks through the mist, with views to the end of your arm, Liz and Mike gowned up in a variety of hats and coats and took to the local paths.

Eventually the weather cleared enough for Mike and I to scramble up Dumgoyne, which afforded a view to Loch Lomond ( over Mike's shoulder in the photo ) and also towards the city of Glasgow. As Mike is an expert at skimming stones ( as well as purchasing whisky at every stop he makes ) we took him to the shores and let him ply his skills too.

Mike heard that you could buy more whisky at Stirling Castle so we also headed there under the pretext of looking in dungeons and viewing tapestry's. It appears that Liz and Mike Bailey also might have a claim to the castle itself, as evidenced in the next photo.


To cap the visit the lovely Baileys treated us to a wonderful meal at the 'Inn at Kippen' which had delicious food, and saw all of us sampling off each other plates, to decide who had ordered the most sumptuous meal. They served whisky too.


All too quickly it was time for Liz and Mike to return to Whitstable, a little paradise all of its own.

We are already looking forward to their next visit, hopefully next summer. If I was you guys I would still bring the same wet weather gear.