Trip to Scotland 1983: Four and half months in the Highlands and Islands

**DCampbell16B** · 12th April 25, 04:53 AM

[●Missing pictures]
● Inverary
● Inverary Castle, River Aray

£3.45 tie
24p post card
25p post card
£2.30 hostel Inverary

Sat around Inverary on a bench at the street. Waited for the light [to improve] to take a picture. Duke drove in and around the church, double parked, brought something, drove by to Castle and flashes his lights at me.

●Main St West (Camera didn't sound good) [In fact, it had failed mechanically. I didn't know it]
●Main St South, MacKenzies Land (LF) Arkland (LR)
Relief Land (RR) Black Land (L?)
Bought tie for Grandpa Campbell
●White Stone Pillars mark the old Inverary Castle built by Colin 1st Earl in early 15th Century

Sat around town and took pictures. Talked to John of England, walked up Glen Aray and saw good view of Castle from Quarry. Went to Castle and took pic of old site of Inverary Castle, then walked up Glen Aray. Went back and bought some fancy cakes. Spent evening at hostel. People in hostel. Swiss girlfriend Torridon, 2 girls, Old Couple (Gladys and Allan Campbell) from Loch Lochy, John, (2 other girls and 9 boys, for chess [class? unclear] Lochgilphead). Read for a while.

Weather fine Monday, Tues-Fri Wind from SE. Very black clouds, intermittent showers all week.

**DCampbell16B** · 16th April 25, 11:41 AM

80p F&C [I don't remember what I meant]
£1.38½ food
£2.30 [Oban Youth Hostel]
24p
£16.95 quaich
£1.95 badge

Laundrette opens 9:00-4:15 (soap?) Mon [unclear] [I'm sure I desperately needed to wash my clothes. But this was Saturday.]
Up this morning, easy duty [as mentioned before, everyone was assigned a job in the morning as part of payment for staying]. John and Betty off ASAP. Boys gone ½9. Went to Castle. Rain morning. Bought Quaich and Blazer badge [both with the Campbell Clan Crest]. Tried for lift w/ Oban sign. Got a ride with 2 girls I hadn't seen before in to hostel. They took me right to Oban. Left stuff at hostel and walked around window shopping.
Celtic Cross £15 Iona Jewelry
Went to library for a while. Pack frame finally broke. Will have to try to fix Monday. Evening talked to Boy from Edinburgh, Guy from Alaska, Girl ex from Rochester NY, (now California), Australia, Vancouver.

[That was the last morning of the season for the Inverary hostel. I still have the quaich and blazer badge. I never wore the badge, but the quaich sits on the piano.]

**DCampbell16B** · 19th April 25, 06:24 AM

£2.30 [Oban hostel]
59p
24p
[Sunday]

Easy day. Shower (free, meter broken)
Walked around Oban and didn't do much. Walked back and forth. Met Mull man w/some Gaelic a couple of times. [unclear] said used to be huge carriages in Oban bringing in tourists. Mostly wanted out of the breeze. Sun shone in the morning. Dull afternoon, later rain. Almost sold trainers [they were too small], but warden got after me for saying see warden [?? What did I mean?] Dull evening.
Tomorrow wash clothes. Fix [backpack] frame. Walk down Sound of Kerrera?

**DCampbell16B** · 20th April 25, 08:27 AM

[Missed entries on the following page]

Piece in Telegraph (PII) on Aristocracy in Modern Times. Interviewed Earl Cawdor (very funny). [I wrote down several quotes from the articlee]

Gaelic Service 1st Sunday of month, 2pm

Iona, Columba, and Caledonia all docked in Oban today.
Need milk, biscuits.
RN boat [ship!] F108 in Harbor. No guns showing. ~250ft.