The day dawned VERY wet – the sort of rain that reminds you why raincoats were called “waterproofs”. As far as we were concerned this was not going to be a problem except that it would mean a day with a wet dog. A huge Scottish breakfast set us up well and we ventured forth for the Aros Hall and another day talking to people about history and ancestry. The trouble was that we were now on “island time” and thus late. Oh well. I wasn’t concerned but I found I was the only one with a key – oops!

The queue were easily handled by the excellent reception team of Elizabeth and Vera while Venora and her helpers sold clan items to those waiting.



Fiona and I then escaped and took the dog for a walk at Calgary Bay (in glorious sunshine) before taking the main road back to Tobermory (passing some local residents) for the evening talk on Genealogy.




The lecture was well attended and the audience listened to Ian Phillips explaining the intricacies and challenges of researching one’s family history and then we all sat entranced as Jean Whimp took us on her very personal journey from the 1980s to today as she traced her Maclean ancestors and current family.


Afterwards, Anne Landin came up and we exchanged news.