A castle, some pies and a celebrity

We had a lovely trip to Lochinver today with Davie and Chanel. We stopped at Ardvreck Castle on the way and walked around it; it was very beautiful in the sunshine. Then we arrived in Lochinver which was quite busy with people fishing in the river and a small crowd milling about, waiting for the pie shop to open at 12. We had a tasty lunch at the An Cala café then strolled around the harbour chatting and looking at the fishing boats. On our way back along the road we passed the Peet Restaurant. Earlier on I had mentioned to Chanel that it is owned by the actress Ruth Jones and her husband. And just as we passed, they came out of the side door towards us! I alerted Chanel by whispering to her while stopping on the pretext of pointing out a place where James and I once saw a boy feeding fish to a seal (which is true) and she confirmed that it was definitely Ruth Jones. James and David looked very puzzled about why we had suddenly stopped walking, so we quickly explained. I’m sure that she saw us looking round at her but we didn’t approach her which she probably appreciated!
After buying pies for tomorrow night’s tea (of course!) we headed for Achmelvich Beach where Chanel and I went for a paddle. Rainclouds were rolling in but the water in the bay was still a beautiful turquoise colour. We rounded off our day with dinner at the Ceilidh Place, and watched the classic Clint Eastwood film “For a Few Dollars More” back at the cottage. A couple of nights ago we watched the first in the trilogy; “A Fistful of Dollars” and despite having watched the third one “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” several times, I’m pretty certain that I have never watched the first two - certainly not from start to finish. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching them, they are excellent.