A Golden Ticket

 How do you like your eggs in the morning? In a butty? After breakfast we started the morning walking towards Brodick Castle, with a slight detour to a pine cabin which amazed us all.

We then proceeded to the castle, but our attention was soon diverted by buzzards calling and a wide variety of plants from the foxglove to the Rhodedendron....both poisonous.

Just before reaching Glen Rosa much banter was had, as we stumbled upon a squirrels dining table,   a caterpillar and House Martins. As our luck looked as if it was beginning to run out in our search for Golden Eagles, we stopped by a flowing river for our lunch. This turned out to be a fantastic choice, as some of the lads decided to go for a paddle in the freezing cold water!

 

Suddenly our eyes were drawn to a pair of Golden Eagles flying over the valley! Success! We watched in awe as they provided a superb display. This brought our list of bird finds to 18 in just two days- Bill Oddie watch out!.

This rejuvenated the group dynamics, as shown by the smiling faces below. Here we reached a spectacular waterfall before turning back for home.

 On our way back to the lodge, we stopped for some delicious Ice Cream and cheese before adding even more birds to our tally bringing it to 21.

We settled into the lodge whilst being told of our evening activities. Educating others in a fun and innovative way. This broke any boundaries as we all got stuck in, some more enthusiastic than others!

An unsuccesful attempt at childhood games, we stopped and now await our delightful dinner- tuna pasta bake!