Early in 1996 we moved from Essex to a small crofting community in western Scotland to take over the village shop. The house on the left of this picture came with the business so we lived not only surrounded by spectacular scenery but also with....
....a view which, although a little restricted by the petrol station office and a small bothy called Shore Cottage, was spectacular. To the left lay Kilchoan Bay with Ben Hiant rising behind it, while....
....to the right we looked across the Sound of Mull to the island of Mull.
We were working hard so had too little time to appreciate how fortunate we were, although when we built the new petrol station we added a small area to its right where we could take our evening drink and sit on a swing chair and enjoy the view.
But perhaps the best time to appreciate our good fortune was first thing in the morning when I went out to open up the shop and prepare the mail to go out on the bus, and could find a few moments to listen to the silence and watch in wonder as the sun rose across the mountains of Morvern and Mull.
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