For next year we're introducing a new tour on Mainland Scotland and so this week found me in the North-West checking out routes and accommodation. Tough job. One of my neighbours took time out from school runs and came with me and we had terrific fun. We were blessed with the two loveliest days of the year so far - clear blue skies, fantastic visibility (right out to the Outer Hebrides), and really warm sunshine (20 degrees). The wind was chilly and strong, but who wants to get overheated?
Really I don't think there's anywhere more beautiful in the world than Scotland at its best. The grandeur of the mountains, the contrasts of landscape within such a small area, the fabulous colour of the blue sea, the orange seaweed, the bright yellow gorse, the purple of the rhodedendrons (hope I've spelt that right!) and the haze of bluebells - all of this blends into a whole which fills the senses and feeds the soul.
So, as you might have gathered, I rather enjoyed myself! At the same time the time was productive and I'm pleased both with the accommodation I've chosen and the jiggling of the itinerary which I've done from the rough outline the tour leader drafted. Overall I think we've come up with a cracking 12-day tour. All we'll need will be the weather ......
We're on count down for the 21st anniversary cruise and for the brochure deadline, so blogs might become few and far between over the next few weeks. Having said that, it's good to get away from costings and sums and things like that and reflect on the good things of life.
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