Last week, Lucy was out with Brian exploring the ridges of Arran and making the most of some fine weather.
I think it’s fair to say that 2020 has been the year that everything changed. We’ve had a tricky year, but it has not been all bad. At Arran Wild Walks, there have been some lovely changes for the better alongside all the difficulties, and one of these was the arrival of Nuis, a ten month old rescued border collie, with a big heart.
Lucy: All quiet on the blog recently but that doesn't reflect daily life here at Arran Wild Walks, both Wally and I have been flat out with freelance work, Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions and otter watching trips. Today was a little outside the ordinary however and worth a quick update.
As part of the annual Arran Malt and Music Festival, I was commissioned, along with Jackie Newman of Arran in Focus, to lead a walk to a special tasting at Loch Na Davie, which is the source of the water that the world renowned Arran Malt Whisky is distilled from. The location of the disillery, in the remote village of Lochranza was selected for the special qualities of this water- purity, pH and minerals, as well as being in plentiful supply year round.
This point was not lost on our intrepid explorers who endured wet peat bog and plenty of standing water to achieve their mission: A dram on the shores of the loch where the magic starts. And what a special dram it was!
