Our welcome to the
Highlands came in the form of the biggest snowfall for two years.
Fortunately we avoided the jack-knifed lorry on the A9 and made it to
Inverness in good time, with some expert heavy weather driving from
John (we have to be nice to him sometimes). After recovering feeling
in our fingers and toes with some incredible local hot chocolate, we
got our gear into the imposing Town House, making excellent use of
the catering trolleys.
The hall had a very fine acoustic and, after
eating our way through a monstrous picnic provided by the excellent
James, we very much enjoyed playing to an appreciative audience,
which included some saxophone buffs who kept us on our toes!
Many thanks to our
hosts James, Alfie and Joan who looked after us so well, with Alfie
kindly indulging my curiosity (purely academic of course) about the
Scottish whisky-making process. A sound night's sleep ensued.
As I write we journey
past Loch Ness towards the Isle of Skye, so stay tuned for another
update soon.
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