On Sunday we went to Nairn to visit Alison and Hugh’s new property which will be their new home from next year. It is amazing - so much land! They are going to build their own house and Hugh has designed it, the plans look great. Alison has a nifty arrangement to water the new trees and flowers; she uses a quad bike which has a water tank and a hose - that’s how big the garden is! The location is perfect, near both the town and the sea. As well as all the land there are stables and other outbuildings, and the views over the countryside are beautiful. The current house is to be demolished soon, but although it is empty it still has a working toilet, which needless to say I made use of. However the door became stuck and I couldn’t get back out! Luckily the others heard my cries for help and Hugh heroically burst open the door.
We then had a walk around the attractive town of Nairn, of which I have always been very fond, and had a lovely lunch in “The Classroom” restaurant before visiting the nearby village of Findhorn. I have never been there before and it was very pretty, with a large enclosed natural harbour leading to the sea. There were sand dunes and beach huts and it all looked gorgeous, especially on such a sunny day.
Later we had dinner at the fantastic Anderson’s restaurant in Boat of Garten. The food there is always very good, but on Sunday they had somehow surpassed themselves and it was one of the best meals I have ever had. The star of the menu had to be the dessert - light, fluffy churros with chocolate in the middle and a salted caramel sauce, served with home made vanilla ice cream.
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