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Slowcomotion is a BBC Travel series that celebrates slow, self-propelled travel and invites readers to get outside and reconnect with the world in a safe and sustainable way. I could see why Lady Arran kept coming back. In all my years exploring the Loch, this was the epitome of Scottish scenic splendour. What appeared to be a doe was swimming across The Narrows, possibly beckoned by the call of her new mate. My unexpected alarm was indeed a red stag by the hillside.ДЄs the rain relented and the mist began to clear, I spotted something in the water. I unzipped my tent, cautiously clambered outside and sat as the sun slowly appeared above the Luss Hills to the west. It is disputed, but they seem happy cohabiting with the wallabies.'ДЄt 05:45, I was awoken by the hammering rain against the canvas and the sound of what I thought was a bellowing deer stag. Inchconnachan is also home to the capercaillie, an endangered Scottish woodland grouse. 'I believe there are around 50 to 60 still living on the island today. 'I understand she introduced wallabies to the island shortly after World War Two, having kept them at her home in England,' Tobin said. At their home in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, Gore's penchant for keeping non-native animals, such as llamas, alpacas and wallabies, was well-documented. Today, Inchconnachan remains something of a testament to the countess' quirks.ДЄfter marrying Sir Arthur Gore, the 8th Earl of Arran, in 1937, Colquhoun became the Countess of Arran. 'From all accounts, was a quirky character,' said Carron Tobin, the former executive director at Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.

And after becoming the first woman to travel faster than 100mph on water by hitting a blistering 103mph on Lake Windermere in 1980, she was awarded the esteemed Segrave Trophy, which is given to Britons demonstratingВ 'outstanding skill, courage and initiative on land, water and in the air'. She would eventually earn the nickname 'the fastest granny on water'.

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All three of these are now derelict the latter explaining my clumsy entrance.ДЄfter taking part in a powerboat speed trial aboard the racing boat Miss England III on Loch Lomond at the age of 13, Colquhoun's need for speed gathered pace. A member of the famous Clan Colquhoun вЂ“ that, under Luss Estates, still own several islands and a stretch of the mainland on the west of Loch Lomond вЂ“ Fiona Colquhoun fell in love with this hidden oasis and ordered a timber-framed holiday home, boathouse and pier for her personal use. My left boot soon followed, thudding into the swampy grass on the remote island of Inchconnachan, the former summertime playground of one Fiona Bryde Gore (nГ©e Colquhoun), Countess of Arran вЂ“ and home to Scotland's only colony of wallabies.ДЄfter being enamoured by Inchconnachan for years, I had finally arrived on this uninhabited, 103-acre island in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park albeit in far less style than a certain Lady Arran would have done. With my rucksack dashed over one shoulder and one leg cocked over the dank bow, I clumsily hopped out and plonked my right boot straight into Loch LomondвЂ™s bone-chilling water. There is no graceful way to exit a tiny inflatable vessel as it crashes against the shoreline in an unexpected seiche.

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