18th - 22nd March

Scotland - To the highlands.........

Gledde's House, our digs for our trip, albeit in the servants quarters in the basement...!

With a very busy MArch due to fishing related activities, I felt it fair to devote some time to my wife, and have a beak from the rods myself, so I suggested we test the new motor out (well, new. £300 Citroen ZX....) and head up to see some friends who live and work on a gorgeous country estate in a place called Nairn, just outside Inverness. Had a bit of a reccy while we were up there, made new friends, and came away very much looking to get back, this time WITH rods..... I will let the pictures do the talking......

"Feral" chickens on the lawn

Early Spring flowers

Something very comical about Hens

The moss is in full bloom.

The beautiful Findhorn River, sadly a shadow of its former Salmon fishing heydays

Findhorn carves the strong Scottish bedrock

My wife Radka making new friends

What you looking at....??

"Feral" Chicken "at roost"

The beach at Nairn

and again.......

Another view

Michel finds some interesting reading in the pub.

Michel the Chicken Whisperer......

Along Loch Ness........

Who are ewe......?

Possibly the quietest (ie no man made noise) place I have ever been to!

Cooking lunch

Brian trying hard in freezing cold waters

Richard casting well into a nasty headwind

Michel casting less well in a very fetching jumper......

Strolling back to the car

How can they see.....??

Still plenty of snow on the distant peaks.

Barbecuing in the Cairngorms in Mid March....!!

Smoke break well into the party......

Rainbow over the Scottish moors