Visit an Island in Scotland
The main reason for including this one on my list is that despite living the majority of my life in Scotland, I’ve been to a shamefully small number of our islands.
My mum is from the Isle of Arran and I spent eternal summers there when I was growing up, and we return (descend) every year without fail. It remains one of my favourite places in the world.
I chose to visit the Isle of Bute because my mum went to school in Rothesay as there was no secondary school on Arran when she went to high school. I had never been to the island before so it made sense to visit somewhere that had some significance.
Despite the awful weather, G and I had a good time. We explored the island, had lunch, walked around Rothesay and had a good nosey. Christmas presents were purchased and many dogs were seen – a generally good day!
I decided to do something a little different with this particular item on the list, and Vlogged our trip (A vlog is basically a video diary, a video blog of a day, experience, trip etc.,). I have never really vlogged before and it was quite a surreal experience, but oddly enjoyable. The weirdest part is hearing your own voice coming back at you during editing – I sincerely apologise to every person I have ever met for my voice/accent/laugh!
To view the Vlog, jump over to my Youtube channel
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