Today is Catriona’s 25th Birthday and she has spent it in a very special way. Together with her Dad, Ally, James and Cornel, she went climbing in the Cuillins of Skye and scaled the Inaccessible Pinnacle. This is an amazing achievement, not only because of the difficulty of the climb (you have to climb with ropes and then abseil down) but because of how exposed you are at the top with nothing but fresh air and huge drops all around. The intrepid group have already showed us some great photos, and their climbing guides have promised to send them more.
Meanwhile Christine and I took advantage of the fantastic weather (24 degrees) to enjoy ourselves walking and relaxing on Glenbrittle Beach, which is very beautiful and has excellent views of the mountains. We found a great wee café at the campsite where we had coffee and cakes.
Back at the hostel we finished preparing Christine’s special fish pie (I was in charge of the mashed potatoes for the top of it) and waited for the return of the mountaineers, who arrived tired but triumphant at 9 p.m. We quickly got the tea on the table and opened the champagne which perked them up a bit, and then there were cards and presents and birthday cake for Catriona, and we all sang Happy Birthday. It was a very happy occasion.
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