Day 182, 2 January 2013,Knott, Isle of Skye - Yesterday's dreamlike weather was, like a dream, shortlived. Today was truly a snuggle under the quilt till all hours kind of day. The rain has been sheeting in and Loch Snizort (immediately in front of our apartment) was cloaked in mist and clouds for most of the day. Incredibly good resting weather! We took Fred the Ford Focus out for a run into Portree to have a look around the shops. Not surprisingly not a lo...

Day 181,1 January 2013, Knott, The Isle of Skye - Welcome to our view. This is the stunning sight that greeted us this morning. Having only seen Skye with her nightclothes on (ie. in the pitch black with driving snow and rain), it was a wonderful thing to see her fully dressed and bathed in sunshine. This is the view from our Studio's front window. It was supposed to be a day for not leaving the house, but sunshine is a rare commodity at this time of year, so...

Day 180, 31 December 2012 - New Year's Eve. Fort William to Mallaig (pictured) - scenic train journey. Mallaig to Fort William (boring, dark, wet train journey). Cab ride to Portree (Isle of Skye). Another cab to Knott. Finally. Oh what tangled webs we weave .... we we are too darn busy to check/double check and re-check travel conditions. Had a cracking night's sleep on the Caledonian and immensely enjoyed watching massive snow-fed lochs, red deer and snowy ...

Day 179, 30 December 2012, If we were to be asked in which country we found ourselves today, we'd be hard pressed to give a definitive answer - France/England/Scotland? The vast majority of packing was accomplished last night and we were up with the black birds of Tignes at 7 am eager to begin the day. And what a beautiful day it dawned in the alps, intensely blue sky, crystalline snow and not a breath of wind (see picture of where we skied yesterday - up the h...

Day 178, 29 November 2012, Final Ski Day... Must. Keep. Going. As predicted it turned out to be a stunning day. After a week of huffing and puffing in the super thin air (10,000 feet is probably the highest we skied), we're finally getting fit. Shame we're leaving tomorrow! Had a challenging morning with our various sore leg issues - but made 4 hours of tracks before we went in for lunch and called it a day. The bags have taken the opportunity to explode this...