Saturday was rainy, and hill-walking would have been pretty dismal even for our keen hill-walkers, so a run in the car was planned. We all went to Gairloch to the Gale Centre where we had a tasty lunch of soup and toasties (and James and I had gratuitously large pieces of chocolate cake!) before going for a walk at Inverewe Gardens. The rain was nearly off by this time and we had a very pleasant walk, there were lots of spring blossoms on the trees and a variety of rhododendrons were blooming. Back at the cottage we relaxed before dinner at the Ceilidh Place, to which Ally and Cat insisted on treating us. Dinner was excellent and it was a very pleasant evening.
The sunshine returned today I’m glad to say, and as well as being sunny it was very warm. I had no need of a jacket on my walk around the village, and when I sat outside the cottage reading my book in the afternoon I had to take off my fleece and just wore my t shirt because it was too hot! The cats came outside and joined me, they sat on the grass watching the birds and lay on the patio companionably. Meanwhile our intrepid hill-walkers James, Ally and Cat, went to bag a Corbett, Foinaven, which is near Kinlochbervie, and which they told me was quite a tough climb. They arrived back at the cottage tired but happy after a nine hour day, seven hours of which were spent walking with 1100 metres of ascent.
Cat’s birthday will be on Tuesday 22nd, after she and Ally return to London, so we decided to have an early birthday celebration for her this evening. We had pizzas and chips followed by an indoors Easter egg hunt, which Cat and Ally took part in enthusiastically! Then we had birthday cake, singing and presents. It was a very fun and happy evening.
The sunshine returned today I’m glad to say, and as well as being sunny it was very warm. I had no need of a jacket on my walk around the village, and when I sat outside the cottage reading my book in the afternoon I had to take off my fleece and just wore my t shirt because it was too hot! The cats came outside and joined me, they sat on the grass watching the birds and lay on the patio companionably. Meanwhile our intrepid hill-walkers James, Ally and Cat, went to bag a Corbett, Foinaven, which is near Kinlochbervie, and which they told me was quite a tough climb. They arrived back at the cottage tired but happy after a nine hour day, seven hours of which were spent walking with 1100 metres of ascent.
Cat’s birthday will be on Tuesday 22nd, after she and Ally return to London, so we decided to have an early birthday celebration for her this evening. We had pizzas and chips followed by an indoors Easter egg hunt, which Cat and Ally took part in enthusiastically! Then we had birthday cake, singing and presents. It was a very fun and happy evening.
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