Roddy comes to Glasgow:

This last weekend my Dad came to stay. He arrived on Saturday afternoon and we had a typical evening’s entertainment of Curry, a walk in the Kelvingrove Park, and pudding on Byres Road.

On Sunday we drove out to Glen Orchy where we climbed up Ben Cruachan. It was a beautiful and challenging walk – so nice to be in the Highlands. I find it interesting how one always manages to fall over at the easiest part. We were about finished when I took a tumble in the bracken…

On the trip home we found a surprisingly nice chip shop where we were treated to Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas and had a most unusual sighting – an old motorcycle with a side car, and if this wasn’t unusual enough the passenger was a border collie!

Three more weeks to go, and then we leave Scotland and return South to visit our respective families and go on a backpacking trip of Europe. This weekend I’m off to Dublin for the Carl Bro challenge. A football tournament for all of the offices of the company I work for. Teams from Sweden, Denmark, Poland, England, Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands will compete and we supporters will have a great time fostering team spirit. We all know that the only contest the Glasgow office could win is a drinking contest but they assure us they’ll try their best!