My group of friends and I decided to do something to mark the fact that we had finally finished school. Due to lack of funds and Christine owning a house in Arran, we decided to travel there to stay for a week. I was looking forward to spending time with my friends but i had doubts about Arran. I imagined it to be quite boring. We travelled by train, then a ferry to get to the small island. My first thoughts about the island, I found it dreary. Christine's cottage was about ten minutes bus journey from the centre of Arran. We arrived at a cute, traditional cottage about 15 metres from the beach. It was painted black and white, which blended in finely with its surroundings. Due to the bland village, I was surprised that Arran would produce such lovely houses. The cottage continued to surprise me, with its quirky features. A rickety old staircase, which would support only one of us, led up into big rooms invaded by the light and had a generous view of the beach. The cottage had no television but instead offered a cupboard full of boardgames. Heated only by a fire, the cottage often became cold, but a huge supply of rugs over the years kept us warm. The biggest surprise from the cottage came from its back garden. It had a waterfall.
An old wooden ledge allowed us to get right under the waterfall. It wasn't a very wet day when i took this photo, but when it rains very hard the waterfall runs for quite a while. It was very pretty and again, i was very taken aback. I did not expect to see a waterfall in Arran, especially in a back garden. I also soon discovered that the community is very close and they really heavily on each other, e.g 999 services don't come for half an hour so having a good neighbour is handy. Despite my initial feelings towards Arran, it grew on me and I was sad to leave it.
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