The 70 mile drive took longer than usual, mainly because of heavy traffic in Perth, but it was a pleasant journey all the same with me in the motorcaravan and Lynne driving the car. The village was quiet, most of those up for the Braemar Gathering having departed.
It was a stormy, wet night and the bitter wind did not entice us onto the hills. In any case, we were tired. We’d had good holidays in May and June but our first experience of Covid in July did much to reverse any benefits of said June holiday. Then, out of the blue, my older brother died at the end of July. I’ve happy teenage memories of climbing with him and his wife. Perhaps I’ll post about this later.
Back to now. After three days of low level walks we needed a summit and since Morrone is an old favourite and the winds had eased by Friday, we were soon on our way up the familiar track. Then, two glorious days, the first to Carn Aosda via Baddoch and the second out to Carn a’ Gheoidh. I’ve posted about these hills more than once so I’ll stick to photos.
Five days left and the weather seems settled.
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I hope others "click to enlarge" the photos. Great reminders of the scale and scope of the Scottish hills. My present circumstances are restricting my activities to daily trips from home, but I am so thankful for my own memories and reminders from others such as your post here.
Sir Hugh - A reminder to ‘click to enlarge’ will be added to future posts. I do hope at some point in the future you’ll get back to Scotland. For the moment, I’m pleased these photos, and perhaps the ones to follow, remind you of happy times in the Scottish hills.
Good to see you both out. Sorry about the sad news of your brother. Morrone is a nice easy start to get your legs in gear. We look forward to the next post. Have a great holiday.
Hi Alan - Morrone is a pleasant short day out, returning by the golf course road. We’ve had some much needed warm weather all week but it’s back to rain tomorrow. Hope you’re doing well.
Sorry to hear of your loss, Gibson. It's good to see you out and about and enjoying Morrone. Plenty of short walks around Braemar for wet days, as I'm sure you know...
Thanks Martin. It was really the strong arctic winds that kept us off the tops for the first 3 days, but numerous low level outings kept us amused until they eased.
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