Just a snippet as we arrive back from a lovely trip to the West Coast...

The view from Rest, and Be Thankful, the highest point as you climb the hills near Arrochar.  It gets its name from a carved bench at the summit.

The weekend was full of thankfulness for good weather, beautiful scenery, gorgeous islands and the power of the Atlantic....but very little rest. Ellis did not like the tent and didn't sleep for two nights. So we are going to take today to recover, do laundry and vacuum the sand out of various places (in the car).

I will be back Tuesday or Wednesday, but in the meanwhile, if you are desperate for more Jude has done an interview with me over at her new blog:

I am slightly too embarrassed to re-read it!  Sorry if I ramble!