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March

Got the bikes out for the first time this year. Managed the usual 10km route OK.
John popped into Perth for a new waterproof jacket, for work, and some gloves. Drove down on Sunday and parked up outside yard, just in case I needed a jump start, again.
We saw an ad about Remake Scotland, and so popped across to Crieff to see what it was about, John has volunteered to help out on the IT support they offer. Managed to get the grass cut and cars washed before heading into lorry to sleep.
Rounded the month off sorting out a couple of Chromebooks for Aunty Margaret before another Sunday run down, all the way to Oswestry.

April

Easter hols - so John & Wendy went off to a couple of bothies, in the snow! We got the train to Corrour station and walked the rest. We stashed some coal & logs on the way, ready for the second night. Hard going in places but the bothy was fine once we got there. The next day was hard going, back to the stash and the up hill to the bothy. Not as warm and cosy as last nights but we survived. Long walk out, in the snow, back to Corrour station. Treated ourselves to dinner at Newtonmore truckstop before a short walk to a bothy.
A quieter weekend followed, sorting kit out, then a Sunday run down the road.
A quiet weekend at home, Euan home for a visit. Called in at Go Outdoors when we took him back to Glasgow.
Better weather meant we could get the bikes out again, a quick cycle into Gelder Shiel, we had the place to ourselves. Good bit of practice for our upcoming trip.

May

Bank holiday weekend - our rearranged trip to Beamish with Aunty Gillian. Good run down to Berwick and on to holiday cottage. It was cold wandering around Beamish on the Sunday. We were grateful for the fire in the holiday cottage. Good run back up the road on the Monday.
The big trip - Islay & Jura - on bicycles. We left the car at Kennacraig and got the ferry to Port Askaig, it should have been Port Ellen but Calmac changed it. This meant a 2 1/2 hour cycle, instead of 10 minute, but we managed. It was cool and breezy all week so we had a couple of days off from cycling. Definitely need to go back. Managed to get an earlier ferry at the end of the week and stayed in an excellent B&B in Tarbet before driving home on the Sunday.
Wendy treated us to a new BBQ / Pizza oven / griddle and so the quest for a gas bottle led us into Dundee since Perthshire caravans don't sell new bottles, only refills. Succesfully managed to cook on it, haven't tried pizzas yet.
John got the bank holiday Monday off so took himself off for a little adventure to Lochindorb castle, on an island. It was a bit breeezy and despite the castle walls still standing, there was not much shelter offered by them.
We rounded the month off with a visit from Euan, he had some work at Pitlochry and training at Grandtully.

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