Being a bit of a jet setter I like to see, and smell, new places. So sit back and relax as we start Chapi’s UK Travel Guide. I know Molly got to sniff the length and breadth of the UK and while I’ve not been that fortunate myself yet I have seen a little, so this episode is a quick summary of places I’ve already sniffed and will be returning to soon.
Wick
I suspect your first question is “where is that?”, so, I’ve included a handy map as I’m a helpful Happy Chapi. It is a town of around 7,000 people, located almost as far north as you can go on the UK mainland and on the east coast. Before we visited I was told that it was grey and windy, so it was a pleasant surprise to find that staff had lied to me and it was fairly bright and almost calm. We didn’t stay for long, meaning I have very little to tell you, however, as some of my extended pack-mates stay in Wick we will be back soon.
My brief sniff took us out along a cliff-top path, I’m actually surprised that our Health & Safety Department (also known as Senior Staff Member) was willing to let me sniff so close to the edge. Can you imagine treating my precious existence so flippantly?
The path was quite heavily trafficked with woofs out enjoy sniffs. This meant there was a lot of sniffing to be done and not really enough time to do so. Annoyingly there was a Spaniel on my path, I say this because I simply do not like them. I’m not sure if it is because they always seem to be off the lead, or that they normally ignore me, but there is something about a Spaniel that makes this happy critter turn into a furry Incredible Hulk. [Takes a deep breath] Anyway, after that we wandered by some bunnies and headed home. Expect a better review once I spend more time in the area.
Glasgow
Somewhere else that I have extended pack-mates is Glasgow, which is a city of around 650,000 people, which is a lot bigger than I’m used to. Can you imagine how many dogs there are? How would I ever find enough time to be admired by all the population? For some unfathomable human reason it is said to be in the central belt of Scotland, on the west side. It doesn’t matter how many times I place my paws on that map there is no way it is in the centre, but instead a chunk south of centre. Humans? pah!
This time my ever helpful staff advised me that it always rains in Glasgow and to expect to spend as much time being dried in a towel as walking. This did not bode well for my fine coat, even though it was still quite short at the time of this adventure. Again it turned out that they lied to me. Any more weather forecasting like this and they’ll get jobs on the TV providing weather updates after the news.
I can’t say that they picked a great spot for this photo, but apparently the street sign was important, so I stuck on a happy grin and had my picture taken. You’ll notice that there are 4 lanes for traffic, and still only 1 lane of pavement to walk upon, what sense does that make? Clearly if there are more people then there are more dogs and we need more space too. Humans!
More sniffs means an extra Happy Chapi, so I did enjoy my walks around here, though I may have to pack some ear defenders for my next trip as all that traffic is a bit noisy. I did also appreciate the lack of Spaniels.
I wanted to get my initial thoughts recorded before we do our next round of visiting, as you never know just how much a Happy Chapi’s perspective will change with familiarity. I thought I quite liked Junior Staff Member on first acquaintance, yet now….
Until next time
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