Kareen, our hostess at Lios Mhore, is a hoot. She has a dog, cat, and chickens on the property and the ruling hierarchy is not what you’d expect: chickens rule and keep the cat in line, cat is in 2nd place and terrorizes the dog, who just stays out of the way! Kareen apologizes for using ‘yesterday’s’ egg for our breakfast.
We have a nice drive to Glasgow up through the Glencoe highlands and along a lovely, small river. We stopped along Loch Fyne at Loch Fyne Oysters for lunch. Oysters were first with a sampler of smoked salmon. Then over to Fyne Ayles, Dick allows himself one beer, but consoles himself with purchase of a shirt, tasting glasses and a couple of bottles for later. ‘Hill House’, a Rennie Mackintosh architectural masterpiece, is located on the way into Glasgow in Helensburgh and makes for a nice stop.
Our lodging in Glasgow, the Alamo Guest House, is across from Kelvingrove Park and Glasgow University in Glasgow’s West End. The building is a nicely restored 1880 Victorian home. The host, Steve, is a whiskey connoisseur, but is also quite knowledgeable with regard to Glasgow’s craft beer scene.
