Our first couple of days in Ullapool were a bit drizzly but that didn’t stop James from planting his new set of heathers in the garden and also preparing the ground for grass seed. The grass seed and heathers certainly have had a good watering! Today the heavens opened and it was rainy and windy all day. I went for my swim in the morning and then after lunch we set off to Inverness to see the latest James Bond film, “No Time to Die”. It was originally scheduled for release in April 2020 so has been on hold for eighteen months, and its release last week feels symbolic of the new “living with Covid rather than quarantining” phase. James Bond films are an Anderson family tradition, we all enjoy them, and this one was excellent. It was Daniel Craig’s last outing as Bond, and he gave a great performance.
It had all the ingredients of a good Bond film; action, daring stunts, beautiful locations, humour, sadness, romance, gadgets, heroes and villains. There was a teenager with additional support needs sitting in front of us with his grandparents, and he was loving the film. He just couldn’t help making a few comments, for example when the female lead (Lea Seydoux) reappeared unexpectedly he said loudly “Hello!” and he made other remarks such as “oh no!” “watch out!” and at one point “Oh my god they’re sleeping together!” It was very sweet to see his enthusiasm and his comments didn’t disturb anybody, in fact for me they enhanced the film!
When we left the cinema we found out that all the eateries around the cinema were about to close at 8 p.m. due to staff shortages; perhaps they are keeping the staff that they have available for the weekend. So we had to get a takeaway from Burger King and ate it in the car! James had a burger and I had some halloumi chips. We were back in Ullapool in time for a cup of tea before bed time.
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