Another fine day!
Most of the Machrins go to Village Hall to clean up after the ceilidh but I play 17 holes of golf with Tony and Dave. Shoot about 90 ( par 70 ) so quite happy as I have Ian's father's blade clubs. Course in somewhat better condition than in 2009 with fewer thistles but I don't expect to see it as a venue for the British Open in the foreseeable future.
At 4.00 drive down with other wedding guests to the Strand, a stretch of land between Colonsay and Oronsay, which may only be crossed at low tide.
Glorious walk makes for a lovely walk to the Oronsay Priory where we enjoy sacrilegious sandwiches and bubbly while sitting under ancient cross.
Back to Machrins and then off to Machrins Beach where the youngsters had set up a beach BBQ. Special experience with all the Chinese lanterns dotted about the dunes although at first sight we appeared to have walked in a Ku Klux Klan meeting!
Evening ends in tragi-comedy as Doug totally legless ( he had been drinking scotch through the afternoon )
by the end of the evening. We were then treated to the spectacle of Doug, assisted by an almost incapable Ian and a very sensible Rob ( Sam Wood's partner ) making a very precarious way back to the vehicle, which Doug's wife Jan was to drive home. At one stage D an Ian tried to take a short cut up a bank which was more akin to the north face of the Eiger with both falling face first into the sand. Ian's reassurance to me that " I'm not as bad as you think I am " only added to the hilarity of the occasion.
Finally back at Machrins Andrew, Ian ( now semi-sober ) Jan and I manage to manhandle the dead weight of Doug up the stairs and ono the bed.
Doug subsequently falls out of bed but he apparently has a very good night's sleep. His powers of recovery are of Olympic proportions.
In bed by 2.00 am
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