The Last of Summer?

Earlier this month I was lucky enough to go back to the lovely island of Luing and help on the caravan site; www.oban-holiday.co.uk

Caravans have changed somewhat since I was a child.
Now there are lots of cupboards housing showers and toilets,
They have done away with gas mantels and have electricity at the flick of a switch,
And the hoovers have gone space age!

As well as cleaning caravans, I helped weed the veg beds.

It was not all work, the rain decide to take a break as well and we had sunshine most of the time I was there. As this was totally unexpected we ran around trying to make the most of it, including a bbq on the beach at Culipool, watching the sunset over Fladda and Mull.

The beaches on Luing are mainly of slate, giving the opportunity for works of art?

I was also able to visit the island of Torsa where the only house is a holiday let nestled in the hills, tranquility, along with the sheep and cows.

Whilst exploring the island we found some marsh fritillarie webs and looked out to the isle of Shuna surrounded by mist.

I saw dolphins playing in the Cuan sound early one evening and the odd head of an otter or seal. What struck me most about staying on the island was how quiet it was, no background noise - bliss!

And Ruaraidh made a new friend.