GLME Arrochar 2026 - Day 2

After chatting with others over dinner, I thought I had better idea of my run.  The run was pretty good, the set off was a bit messy.  

When we stopped at Falls of Dochart, which I have been in 2021.  Then stopped at Crieff for lunch and came back via Duke's pass again.

After dinner, there was a drag show, I stopped for a bit and went to bed.

GLME Arrochar 2026 - Day 1

When I sign up on the rides, I didn't really read in details.  So when I got to the little steam boat excursion, it was a surprise for me.

Loch Katrine was quite nice, the ride was pretty good and the weather held up.

After dinner, there was ceilidh.  I just watched for a bit and went to bed.

GLME Arrochar 2026 - Day 0

I signed up to Arrochar only two weeks ago.  In order to save my annual leave, I worked in the morning and only set off in the afternoon.

On my way to Arrochar, I stopped at a service station/farm shop.  When I parked up, I thought it looked familiar.  Because Cairn Lodge is part of the Westmorland family.  I had a coffee and a sausage roll again. 

It was cold and wet.  My new waterproof was quite useless.  I got there, showered and had dinner.  We cranked up the heating to try our gear.

Paper Dosa

I tried a paper dosa from Herb.  It was massive.  It was evil, full of ghee.  It is like ghee fries lentil and rice crisps with spicy potato on the side. 

Gloucester Services

I finally had the opportunity to check out Gloucester Services.  It is special because they are run by the same team as Tebay Services.  

Their sausage rolls were really good, the take away pie were very underwhelming.

Gas BBQ

We were playing the a gas BBQ.  I have used them a many times.  We did short ribs, Barnsley chop, rainbow trout, pork chops.  Short ribs do need a lot of precooking, a whole 90 minutes in the BBQ was still not enough.  The indulgence of cooking on gas...

Derbyshire Food & Drink Fair

As it turns out, we haven't been to a Derbyshire Food Festival since 2014.

We brought out little National Trust chairs with us, we walked around, had some lunch.  I tried some loaded fries, I had low expectation, and they still manage meet the low expectation.  They were absolute waste of calories, never again.

Then we walked around Elvaston Castle before going back to the fairground for some Bluebells icecream.

It was not a good value of money, but I am happy we supported some local businesses.