Half term
It’s half term in Cromarty this week, so my Godson Neil came to visit me here in North Berwick. Actually, he’s never been christened, so I’m really his Odd-father, which is much more appropriate!
The kids get 2 1/2 weeks holiday for half term in the Highlands, which must cause enormous childcare problems for their parents.
Anyway, I was my indulgent self, letting him stay up late (although he loves reading his Tintin books once he gets to bed) watch far too much television, and spend far too long on a computer. But then, what are holidays for?
Suzanne and Ken’s wedding
I travelled to Torridon in the North West of Scotland on the 11th October, for Suzanne and Ken’s wedding at The Torridon Hotel. For those of you who don’t know where that is, you first drive to Inverness, and then you head north and west for an hour. When you arrive in the back of beyond, you drive west down a single track road for another ten miles! The scenery is, of course, superb. There was a stiff breeze blowing on the day with a few showers, but that just meant we had fantastic shafts of sunlight on the surrounding hills, and several rainbows. There were great speeches, enthusiastic (and in some cases, bizarre) ceilidh dancing, and a general good time had by all. Oh, and the bride and groom left the next morning in a helicopter, arriving home in just 30 minutes rather than the normal four hours driving!
There’s a much larger selection of photos here.
