Well you can imagine how, after the long drive back from Nottingham then another drive from east to west coast of Scotland, on arrival in Torridon I leapt out of the car like a coiled spring, raring to be off on an energetic romp in the hills.
Picture my consternation then, to find the cottage occupied by intruders.
I was on the brink of deploying my terrier jaw to good effect when it became clear that these two were not in fact intruders, rather they were yet more friends of Gail's - Steve (ex-boyfriend from pre-historic times) and his wife Drusilla. And I was instructed to stop trying to shred Dru's pullover and sit patiently while the humans talked and talked and talked.
Sigh.
By morning, I was prepared to "pose nicely" with the guests (I am always calmer in the morning).
A couple of hours later they departed and, finally, Gail dug out her walking boots and asked me if I felt up to the hike described below (text taken from the Walkhighlands website).
Diabaig Coastal Circuit
There is a path throughout, but it is rough and rocky and traverses steep ground in places and can be overgrown with bracken in the summer. This is a tougher walk than might be expected from the map - a real adventure.
She told me that my predecessor Bouncing Bertie had been scared at having to traverse big boulders on one particularly precipitous section of this walk but she assumed I would be up for the challenge.
Readers, tell me, was I ever in my life frightened or intimidated by a new adventure?
I think by now you know me well enough to guess the answer...
