The organist librarian

Bed at midnight, woke at 2, 5 and 6. Unusual dream - I was supposed to sing the gospel but had not had time to practise it. In the end I did not sing it and came into a room of black clad clerics and deacons (I was in ordinary dress) and one of them said "I really wanted John to sing the gospel" but he meant another John! Then somebody mentioned a response to the gospel sung at Christmas "The word was made flesh" sung by Marcel McCarron but of course we never did sing such a response! Swam 28. Watching dressage and Come dine with me. Interesting that the Praise bus video in London shows it going past Spurgeons College so they must have been staying in this area! Considering the hassle I had trying to get a band on the bus and it never came off! Watching men's triathlon and Michael Portillo on the West Highland railway to Mallaig - been there!

A gull had nested next to the railway line at Mallaig! This is where you take the ferry to Skye but we returned to Fort William - note the famous viaducts!

I was up early and after breakfast headed for the station to get cash and book us on the Jacobite steam train to Mallaig and back. This proved to be a superb day out with stunning views. We saw deer from the train. At Mallaig saw a seal in the harbour and enjoyed kipper and Red Cuillin ale at the Tea Room. There was a gull's nest under the railway line. Surely one of the great railway journeys of the world. Particularly liked see the Bonnie Prince Charlie monument and the viaducts. We walked in the rain to the swimming pool only to find it was happy hour for the kids so abandoned that idea!