Mystery tour

Had a great weekend of the 14/15 June when we organised a "mystery tour" for members of the MCMC. We were few in numbers but big in heart as we set off into the rain from Huntly on the Saturday morning! I, of course, knew where we were going having organised the thing but the small band of intrepid travellers threw themselves into the spirit of things and headed for the hills! Following a set of clues which involved jigsaws, crosswords, poledancing, the Prime Minister, bacon rolls etc. we all finally made our way to Inverarnan near Loch Lomond where we had a great night of revelry with much frolicking and hooting! Prizes were presented for the best photo (above left with runner up on the right) and the person who spotted the most tins of Heinz Spaghetti en-route.

The next day saw us return via Killin, Pitlochry and Glenshee. Surely this must be one of the most scenic routes in Britain! What a fab road for biking on.

Finally though, a warning. IF you are thinking of going to the Crianlarich/Loch Lomond area of Scotland in the summer take heed. The midgies were truly atrocious! I am thinking of promoting this method of weight loss as I am pretty certain that the little gits must have eaten about two stones off me over the course of the weekend. The much advocated Avon "Skin So Soft" was powerless against such an onslaught - the only real defence against them seeming to be a ridiculous looking but effective protective midgie hood (which none of us had). We adopted the traditional Scottish method of midgie avoidance and made a b-line for the pub where we were forced to spend several hours awaiting the disappearance of the murderous little sh*tes after dark. Whilst there we consoled ourselves with samples of the local produce. We were nearly all well the next day.......