Ardachy House Warming

Our new house on Mull is officially warmed up. The yurt is most definitely hot and we can no longer see our breath in the kitchen. So first of all, thankyou to everyone who came to visit this week, because it has made a huge difference making this place feel more homely! Also, all the enthusiasm and positive-ness has been invaluable for Dad starting his new life up here in this wild wonderful corner of Scotland!

Right before the house warming, Ali and I did have a brief visit down to see his family in Duntrune. Fin went charging into the cottage and immediately disgraced himself on the carpet.... what a way to introduce yourself to your boyfriends grandmother! She however was brilliant and didn't seem to mind a bit! Fin made some new friends in Alfie the spaniel who put him in his place and playful Tinker the Jack Russell. Sadly, Ali's family couldn't come to join the housewarming festivities but it was lovely to see them all and the coastline round Duntrune and Crinan is beautiful. We were able to see Ru'a Fiola from a whole different angle too.

Since getting back to Mull, life has been WILD! We built a yurt, we climbed at Fidden, Erraid and Scoor, we walked to the Carsaig Arches, we explored all the beaches, we flew kites, we visited Iona for exploring and for bunkbeds, we paddled round Iona and out to Staffa, we ate vast amounts of food and drank vast amounts of alcohol, we spun fire, we showed off the new puppy, we did lots of laundry, we did the art and craft thing in Tobermory and we had great fun in the pleasantly warmed yurt. There were more than 35 people in the house on saturday night and the last visitors have just left. No wonder it has been yawns all round in Ardachy House for the last few days!

There is a video of the yurt construction here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=b2brkPgLG1s

We really had such a brilliant week and I hope our guests did too! Ardachy House is now officially open for bookings and there will be a website coming very soon here:

www.ardachy.co.uk

Here are a few photos from this week that I hope will show off the splendid weather we have been having. Believe it or not, Scotland is the place to be for weather at the moment! I will put some more photos up on facebook. For those of you who know what I am talking about, "that" photo is available on request!

 Iona looking out over Scoor beach, perfect for kayaking and home of tons of awesome climbing!

 Ali with Bob's power kite. I did have a short go but when my feet started leaving the ground, I handed it quickly back...

 Hermione and James acting normally on Iona

 Isle of Iona Post Office

It IS summer.

 Poor old Fin is a bit baffled after the house warming. He left his mum two weeks ago and was presented to Dad in a sports hall with 300 people watching, he then moved to the Isle of Mull and more than 35 people descended on the house who all wanted to play with him. Now, him and Dad are all on their lonesome! Puppy School, here comes Fin!

 Taken by Mum

 Taken by Mum, Fin is not allowed proper walks until he is 9 months so we have been carrying him to the beach and letting him romp for a bit, then carrying a wet, sandy puppy back home!

 Tobermory

 Hard work climbing at Fidden Crag

Enjoying the rocks and the weather on Erraid

Ali and I are now in Glasgow staying with some friends Bob and Clare and doing some work for Taylor Made Adventures. Our road trip down south is in the planning, the kilt is packed and we are much looking forward to Mum's wedding, which I imagine you'll hear about in the next blog post!