So I'll be leaving Rural Perthshire tomorrow for a weekend in and around Oban, on the west coast.I'll be packing food, guitar, outdoor gear, bike, canoe, paddle and survival bag. Anything can happen. There's lots to do in Oban. A spot of busking on the esplanade; jump on a ferry to the islands; check out Tesco's 2 for 1 deals. Personally I like to pretend I'm a lost eastern european tourist. I'll stop a local and say things like: 'Scoozie you, please, eez Sauchiehall Street?' It's terrible really, to see the desperation in someone's eyes as they struggle to break the news that I'm nowhere near Glasgow. This sort of anti-social behaviour passes an hour or so.
Clearly not paddling types........
The open water swim across to Kerrera - part of the Craggy Island Triathlon - will be great fun. For the spectators. If you're in an ill-fitting wet suit (another misguided ebay purchase) just trying to stay alive while some elite athlete submerges you as s/he charges for the bank with merciless aggression...well it's grim isn't it. Never mind. Maybe you can accidentally knock the fecker into a ditch as s/he laps you on the bike section.
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