Spending a weekend with Andy and Sabiene at Arthur’s, I was motivated up a mountain by the knowledge that when we got back champagne and chocolate cake were on the menu. (These were to celebrate Sabiene’s last day at work – though sadly she will be starting a new job very soon.)
Typical Scottish weather, damp and cloudy, providing only tantalising glimpses of what was to come.
Once we reached the snowline it all became a bit more cheerful and with the bealach in sight we knew we had done the hard bit.
The steep bit is made easy by an excellent stalker’s path, then Sabiene broke trail to the summit.
We waited on the summit for glimpses of the views which were fleeting but worthwhile.
Andy’s attempt to bumslide back down was foiled by the softness of the snow which caused him to flounder in powder – sorry I missed that photo. By way of contrast, the forest track back to the car was bathed in warm evening sunlight:
And later on: it’s a while since I’ve done a cake blog so here goes:
And a couple of hours after that at the Lochleven Seafood Cafe:
Check out their website photos, even more appetising:
www.lochlevenseafoodcafe.co.uk
A really good day; thanks to Arthur for hospitality and Andy for driving.
Looks great, (except the seafood!!) A proper Scottish day out!!
On the summit, is Sabiene wielding some sort of light sabre????
Yes, she is now a fully paid-up Jedi knight.
The photo of you on the summit and then the next photo with the sun look like a million miles apart. Typical Scotland again.