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I hope everything in Islandblogging land had the Christmas and New Year they wanted. Yes, we did have our first Christmas on Mull and it was lovely. We walked along the beach on Christmas morning which was something we had always wanted to do and it was worth it - none of the usual stresses of "are the sprouts on" "is the turkey in the oven yet" and a million other trivial stresses - it just didnt matter - we had lunch when it was ready, opened pressies when we wanted - though Hannah was concerned Santa wouldnt know our new address - thankfully the "We have moved" card made it to Lapland in time!!!
We went south the day after Boxing Day to do the visits - it was my first time "going back" since we had moved in May - and to be honest I didnt really want to go but got into the swing of it! We stopped in Glasgow on the way down and took advantage of the sales - my first time in Glasgow - very impressive! We stopped overnight in Carlisle to break up the journey and headed on to the Midlands early next morning to arrive in time for lunch! One of the scariest experiences was driving and the first time I hit a roundabout - I really panicked and didnt know which way to look or go - it felt really strange - the thing that really overwhelmed me was the huge amount of people - it has been so long since I've seen that many people (and me a London girl so should be used to crowds) - I found myself people watching and tutting at their behaviour - driving is so different - people are rushing and are so selfish (not everyone of course it just seemed like everyone!) We came back after New Year - we stayed overnight in Oban as we had to collect Pepper from the cattery and couldnt tie up with a ferry - she survived pretty well but was certainly pleased to see us. I dont usually stop at motorway services unless its for a loo break but have to recommend one if you've not experienced it - its on the M6 at Tebay in the Lake District - excellent food, nice location - its not one of the chain services like Little chef - the sign on the motorway says Tebay Westmoreland Services and Farm shop - definately a good stop if you need to. Sorry no pictures this time - the only ones are the family Christmas ones which I dont think are quite the same as the views on Mull. Life has returned to "normal" - who determines what normal is? surely its an individual thing but we have our own definitions of normal - anyway back into the routine of life on an Island which is unbeatable.