Well that is it we are back from Scotland where we have experienced a years worth of weather in one week, everything from sunshine to snow blizzards with every other weather systems in between. As usual the really good weather came on the day we left.

It has been a truly enjoyable week the setting and the company have been first class.

Minor disaster on the Clay Pigeon front yesterday, the 9 mile dirt track had a pretty impressive impact on three boxes of clays in the trailer, resulting in them being turned into dust. A few were salvageable so we set about firing them, until the link between the spring and the frame on the trap broke

Today has been a lot brighter, we set off to find the Golden Eagles early this morning it was a great walk but we did not see the eagles.

The weather has not been so good, a fair bit of rain that has swollen the streams coming down the mountains and the river is flowing a lot faster and deeper than when we arrived. This really is a spectacular place.

An early start, up at five to pack the car and trailer and hit the road, 8 hours and a couple of stops later we arrived at the start of a 9 mile unmade track that would lead to our home for the next 7 days. The road was not so bad and the scenery was stunning, there were plenty of Red Deer on the slopes and the car put up quite a number of grouse, they must know that they are both out of season.

Coming round one of the final bends we were confronted with Bruar Lodge,



After a good night sleep, with my feet hanging out the end of the bed, we awoke to a bright sunny morning, Eddie, Neil & Steve headed down to the loch to try and tempt the trout to rise to their flies, and I took the dogs to explore the heather. This is a truly desolate and beautiful part of the world.

The weather has been really wet over the last few days and the forecast for today was for more rain, we decided yesterday that if the day started bright be would head off to the Kelmarsh Game & Country Fair. This is the first of the bigger game fairs of the year, but it is also the smallest.

The day started out bright so we set off, unfortunately we had an argument with the Sat Nav so it took us on the worst possible route, but at least Teresa and I can say that we have now both seen Nottingham City Centre.

The weather was ok, there were a couple of showers but no real rain, but the heavy rain of the last few days realy softened the ground and generated some pretty impressive mud, we left early but I am sure there would have been some entertainment watching some of the more unsuitable cars trying to get out of the car parks.

The show was really small, there was no Sporting Dogs Pavilion and no Gun Makers Row but still plenty to see, some good shooting and fishing competitions and plenty od scurries for the dogs.

I took a few pictures,