Murrays in a hurray
Another busy day, and another family day. Yesterday the three Stories, sisters all, did the hard work. Today it was the turn of the Murray brothers – Gordon (who was one of the cyclists back on the Aberdeen to Stonehaven jaunt), Norman and Paul.
I was grateful yesterday to the Stories for broadening my linguistic knowledge when they heard that they were going to be photographed by the Dundee Courier after a few hours in the Angus wind and rain. Today, more education from the Murray boys before they’d even started, when they were held up on their way to Arbroath in a traffic jam. Interesting stuff, lads. Straight from the Easter Road terraces.
However, today was a new experience in another way. These guys RAN the whole way. That’s impressive. Okay they did a kind of relay thing but credit where it’s due.
It also turned out that two of these running Murrays had actually been rescued in their younger days by our Lifeboat friends. I liked that. Here they were doing their bit years after the boys with the wellies helped them out when it was needed (off Torness apparently). Excellent.
Another high point of the day was my good friend Gordon running past thousands of people who were watching a golf tournament in Carnoustie (the source of the traffic jam apparently). Don’t suppose they were expecting to see a breathless Murray haring past with a yellow wellie but I’m sure it enriched their day.
In to Broughty Ferry with Gordon (his brothers, having completed their bit of the relay, had unsportingly retired to the pub to watch football –
shocking). A bit of a stushie followed in the RNLI station as to who was having the privilege of signing their name on me. This is understandable given my renowned celebrity status, but it passed off peacefully enough and another happy day drew to a close.
