The Bleeping thing!

Ever been to Arran? If you have you'll know what a beautiful little Scottish island it is. 'Scotland in miniature' is a phrase often used to describe it as it contains highlands and lowlands, forests, glens and glades as well as some delightful coastline too. If you're lucky it won't be long before you see a Highland coo! Notice the rhyming there? OK its terrible, I'll stop and leave the poetry to other more gifted types.

We first discovered the Isle of Arran a couple of years ago when we came in Autumn and stayed at Machrie on the mid west side of the Island. We loved it so much it didn't take us too long to get back. We were there again this Easter, staying in a little holiday cottage in Lamlash. Machrie, Lamlash, don't the names sound so cool!

This was only our second time away from home with Sally and we decided she would be happiest sleeping in her crate in the boot of my car as it is a space she knows and normally seems to enjoy. We said goodnight and went inside. We could now rest our weary heads and gain some energy for the week ahead. All was well. That was until about midnight when the car alarm went off. Yep, sure enough Sally was moving around, hoping to get our attention, and had set it off. We were surrounded by other properties and to say we were glad when the alarm went silent is an understatement. Off to sleep - for about an hour! For the rest of that first night the alarm went off around 6 times. What a nightmare. I reckon we let everybody know of our presence on the peaceful little island that night!

You may wonder why I didn't just turn off the alarm. If only it were that simple! If only life were that simple! I must have the only car on the planet that has a permanent alarm. I took the thing to our local garage where the mechanic tried his best to switch the thing off but drew a blank. It works whether the car is locked or not and can't be switched off without breaking the thing. Would you believe it? Very tempting at times.

Funny thing is Sally knows how to make it start to get our attention. When she is happy and settled she never sets it off. When she wants to get our attention off it goes time and again. Bless!!!! It didn't go off again the whole holiday. Thank goodness for that!