C9 - Sunday, December 2, 1984 - North Shore News

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PLANNING IN ADVANCE
Last minute plans could disappoint you

HEN MAKING your travel plans, it’s a
good idea to consult a calendar from

time to time.

We had planned to take the
train from Inverness to Kyle
of Lochalsh where you catch
the ferry for Kyleakin on the
Isle of Skye. According to the
brochure I had, this train car-
nies an observauion car which
must be booked tn advance.

By BARBARA McCREADIF

‘*Two seats in the observa-
ton car for tomorrow,
please’’ earned me the infor-
mation that the train doesn't
run on Sundays after mid-

September, completely foul-
ing our schedule. The last
thing we wanted to do was to
waste another day in [n-
verness - two days 1s quite
enough!

So, that’s how we ended up
eating Sunday dinner in
Merlin’s Chinese Restaurant.
Inverness is hardly a swinging
city at the best of times but
on Sundays they rol! up the

Air Canada makes it easy. No one offers
you more sun & fun destinations. And
no one packages more unbeatable holiday
bargains So don't settle for just any
vacation, call your travel agent or
Air Canada at 688-5515 and insist on
one of the hottest deals under the sun

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streets. Merlin’s had two ad-
vantages - it was just down-
stairs from our hotel, Arran
House on Union Street, and
it was open.

Actually, you could do a
lot worse than eat at Merlin’s
- the food 1s quite passable
(try Pork, Hong Kong style
and the Chicken with cashew
nuts) and it’s quite entertain-
ing to watch the Scottish

diners ordering Chop Suey
and chips. Honest.

Neat morning we
discovered many of our
fellow passengers on the train
had been stranded in In-
verness just as we had. That
meant the train was quite
crowded and the observation
car fully booked.

The ferry trip to Skye takes
all of 8 minutes. If you've got

a Britrail pass, flash it and
you may not have to buy a
ticket. There’s no guarantee,
though, as we got over on the
rail passes but had to pay on
the way back.

Kyleakin has one of the
best B & B places I’ve ever
stayed at: West End House

See page C10

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