The four seasons of Drumnadrochit...

Spring in the Highlands

Apart from having a wonderfully colourful name, it appears Drumnadrochit also has some wonderfully colourful weather. And in the first week of our holiday we managed to experience most of it. Snow and sunshine, downpours and gales, made for interesting week utilising all the rich variety of clothing we had bought with us. But being a typical Highland May, woolly hats featured plenty, as did waterproofs and wellies.

 Travelling in style

Feeding Pharaoh was a daily highlight

 

And storytime was a personal favourite

The local eggs were top class - all 6 were double yokers!

 Dandelions featured plenty too...

 The dizzyingly impressive Plodda Falls

 Wading in rivers was a joy

 And trying to push over trees

 Success at last!

 Sheer Highland joy

 Getting to pet rabbits

 Out with Mummy

 More stream wading

 

Still, a bit of weather never stopped the Rooke's holiday adventures and there was much to keep us amused. There were some stunning walks in Glen Affric (which has to be one of my favourite glens); waterfalls and more waterfalls; playing in rivers and lochs; cycle rides on big bikes and little bikes; managing another couple of munros; a trip to the animal park; Daddy/Daughter story time; searching for Nessie; and meeting up with Tanya’s school friend, Hayley and her family. All in all, a cracking first week of our May holiday, which, despite appearances, really is the best month to explore Scotland's wild places...

Videoclip: Travelling in all weathers 

But then nothing in life is straight forward, and trouble can strike at any moment on a campervan adventure. So despite DDU (our campervan/my 4th love) being on great form for a change and thoroughly enjoying being back on the road, he decided to break his clutch about 200yds before the Forth Road Bridge. Not a good place to break down. In fact, not good full stop. This didn't bode well for week two...

 The girls were unimpressed and ignored Daddy in the back of the recovery van

Lowering the tone at the Gurney's in North Berwick