Burns Supper Lockdown Style

On Monday we had haggis, neeps and tatties for dinner in honour of Burns Night. Of course it couldn’t measure up to the many lovely Burns Suppers that we have enjoyed with the hill-walking club over the years. Last year was a particularly happy occasion, in those halcyon days when we still had no idea that a pandemic was about to strike. We didn’t do any speeches or poems this year, but the four of us did have a pleasant and companionable evening together, which is definitely in the spirit of Robert Burns. 

Yesterday we went for a 12 km walk at Drumpellier Loch on the 7 Loch trail with Heather and Ewan. This time we reached the elusive Bishop Loch and walked beyond it towards, but not all the way to, Hogganfield Loch. We complied with the current rule of only two people being allowed to walk together by walking in two separate groups of two; me with Heather and James with Ewan. Then for the last couple of km we swapped over. The weather started out grey but dry and slowly turned to drizzle, but we were well equipped for the dampness. When we arrived back at the cars the rain started pelting down, so we felt that our timing had been excellent. 

When we got home we had a Zoom call with Alison and Hugh; it was brilliant to see them. A Zoom call is definitely better than a phone call, but obviously not as good as seeing people in person. We will be hopefully be able to call into Nairn on our way north when we are allowed to head back to Ullapool.