Looking for McQuarrie's

Today we spent a little time doing genealogical research. Grandma Robins side of the family is from these parts, and we thought we might be able to find out who they were. I think Richard got us access to the library at the Mull Museum, where they had a book on McQuarries, as well as some databases (aka card catalogs), and Allison's librarian skills came in very handy as she was able to find some likely candidates. After that we also went to visit a woman, who does some genealogical research of people form Mull, and found some more information there. It looks like we need to do some more research in Canada, looking at birth, death and marriage records, to really nail it down.
Our hotel is very cool, it started out as fishermans cottages and is being/has been (work looks like it is still in progress) transformed into a hotel. For breakfast we had a full scottsh, which included haggis and blood pudding, with eggs, bacon, sausage, tomatoe and of course beans. The buildings along the high street are very colourful, and there are some great stores. One is a liquor/hardware store, Geoff thinks that is the perfect combination. Just a couple of doors down from the hotel in one direction there is a chocolat shop and in the other direction a pub, so the location is perfect.
It rained today, but it felt soft, and I have not found it cold. My room looks right onto the harbour, a really lovely view.