Scotland in autumn

November 8, 2007 on 11:10 pm | In Uncategorized |

We spent the weekend swimming the A9.

The reason was Anna had a gig with Dougie Maclean at his Amber Festival in Pitlochry, so we took the kids and had a road trip. An early start, Friday, saw us in Inverness at lunch time and into the Jarvis Ramada Hotel and investigating the first pool. Nice not the warmest but a good jacuzzi.

Saturday pack and drive and down to the Scotlands Hotel in Pitlochry and into the pool. A little colder but the staff were very friendly. A nice pool although the changing rooms left room for improvement.

Saturday night, Anna did the gig and with early rising kids, Sunday, I went to the pool after breakfast, so Anna could have a lay in. The start of the two pool day.

The drive back up to Inverness, we didn’t take just the A9, we took bits of the old road.

The end of the road Sunday was pool two in the Palace Hotel, warm and relaxing. A room with a view of Inverness Castle.

Monday morning, revisit the pool to make sure it was that good and the winding road back to Ullapool with three exhuasted children.

Tim Pickering
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