......in edinburgh we pick up our wheels

......and drive up to aberdeenshire

......to go for a walk with hazel and jim and the dogs

.........devo ("i say whippet")

...............jim and hazel

......kerry ignores a rainbow as the last light fades

......next morning in the bothy our clothes are still wet

.........ready to set off

.........remind me why we didn't go to mallorca?

......in the village of lochinver we find a place to wait out the storm

......while we wait for our clothes to dry

......we kill a record amount of time with a single game of pool

......out of kerry's bag comes a homemade birthday cake

.........somebody call the fire department

......as we head to bed, the weather looks grim

......but morning brings brighter prospects

......suilven looms invitingly like a slumbering dinosaur

.........the steep and windy trail to the top

......just below the summit, someone seems to have left a wall

......another climber has beaten us to the top

......after a quick lunch on the eastern summit

......i scout a path to the western peak

......the view back is not too shabby

.........we make more friends on the way down

.........kithcen with a view

......next morning on the sand at achmelvich bay

......family fun in the fleeting sun

......toes enjoy a hard-earned vacation outside our boots

.........kerry explores some quartzite caves at port appin

......the sound of rain wakes us in our tent

......breaking camp on the shore of loch awe

.........while camping it's important to stay hydrated

......back to glasgow and civilization

.........ray shows off his new floodlights

.........kerry gets a chimp cuddle from katie