Setting off from the road for fun & adventure |
Al & Jack help carry the gear in |
Camp spot |
Camp spot |
Home for the night |
Midge hoods essential as the wee critters begin to feast |
Nice evening |
Setting up camp |
Al plays 'The Lament for Mrs McTavish of Oban' on his thermarest |
Craig doesn't need a midge hood to deal with the midgie swarms... just a cool pair of shades |
Ishbel masters the art of eating giant cookies whilst wearing a midge hood |
Ishbel helping to carry the bags of logs from the car |
Fire lit (& Craig's midge hood on...) |
Smokin'! |
Sausages on the go |
Evening |
Al proudly shows off his twin-pronged marshmallow toaster |
Fireside fun |
Sea of bog-cotton |
Campfire smoke rising above a sea of bog-cotton |
Moon rise |
Ishbel |
Marshmallow toaster stick pyrotechnics |
Marshmallow toaster stick pyrotechnics & hot chocolates |
Getting late |
Mesmerised |
All smiles |
Jack in the glow from the fire & Ishbel's magic wand |
An audience with Craig |
Craig the raconteur |
"Shhhhh!!! Did you hear that?" Camp fire tales |
Nearly time to turn in |
Craig in the glow from the fire. The Reddleman! Return of The Native |
Lovely atmospheric lighting |
Jack proudly displaying his grubby, ash-marked face |
Al posturing |
Turning in for the night |
Ishbel still perky at midnight |
Settling down |
Getting ready for bed |
Away from it all |
Moon behind clouds with orange glow from light pollution in Glasgow 15 miles beyond the horizon |
Magic |
Midnight. The wonderful evocative thrumming of snipe could be heard regularly above the sound of the burn |
Breakfast! The cloud swarms of midges around the tents in the morning weren't too bad by the fire |
Coming to |
Craig's healthy option Scooby snack breakfast |
Dino gets his own midge hood |
Ceremonial burning of the bacon packets |
Al goes all ninja on me with the tent poles |
Packed up |
Jack checks for wildlife |
Me with midge hood turban & Jack |
Going for a wander |
Chillin' |
Helicopter rides with Alastair |
Heading back to the car |
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