Age Concession — Itsmosblog - an appetite for Lochaber

Meg has gone back to work so Spook and I have a day off to be old - get the laundry done, drink coffee, wine, stay in camp. Recover….

After a few runs and a healthy dose of fear I snuggled up outside the cafe with a covering of sunblock cream (provided beside the water cups) and a blanket as we were higher than Ben Nevis. Meg and Spook headed off to to the Peak to Pub track.

Peak behind her. Pub in front. Shuttle bus to take them back up after a pint.

That’s why we don’t really worry about the broken windscreen wipers

Cinema Paradiso was next on our list. Created by Calum McLeod of Carrbridge, he’s now the Mayor of Wanaka. Message to Curly - it may not be the same as it used to be when it was in a shed, but he’s done a good job of keeping it quirky.
We ordered our tickets, a beer, and a wine. The lovely Chinese guy serving us sat out the drinks and then said hesitantly - “I’m so sorry, I can’t really be sure - are you over 60 or under?”
In my stunned confusion I thought you couldnt buy alcohol if you were under 60. Then I realised we could get a ticket concession if over 60. I’d blurted out “55” before I’d remembered the deceptive days of pretending I was under 14 for a cheap bus ticket, over 18 for an alcoholic beveridge and now it’s about pretending I’m over 60 to get an old age concession. Dearie me.