In Scotland the weather is reputed to be cool and dry in the East, and warmer and wetter in the West. This is because the rain coming from the Atlantic falls on the mountains as it heads eastwards, and is used up by the time it reaches the sunny east coast. It’s not always the case of course, for example Davie always says that Dundee is warm as well as dry, and the west of Scotland can have really gorgeous weather.
This past couple of days however, the east coast’s reputation was upheld as we left a rather grey-skied Ullapool to visit Alison and Hugh in a delightfully sunny Nairn on Monday. We had a lovely time; walking, chatting, and playing with Ash and Birch who are now full size but still very playful and kittenish. On Tuesday we went for a walk in the Big Wood at Cawdor Castle, which ancient woodland has been cultivated for centuries with a mixture of oak, pine, ash, beech and more. It’s very attractive with bridges over the river and a deep gorge; we walked about 9 km with the sun shining dappled through the branches.
When we got back to Ullapool in the evening the wind was blowing a hoolie straight in from the loch, not even Tom was very keen to go outside. The wind continued all night and it woke me up several times, which is unusual because I’m usually a very good sleeper. In the morning we packed up and set off back to Cambuslang. The cats were absolutely furious to be put into their travel carrier and we had a real struggle to get them into it, they escaped twice before we managed to get it zipped up! The loch looked absolutely beautiful as we drove away; a steely blue colour with white crested waves.
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