Scotland's Rain

Many of my friends who know me, know I’m not the complaining type , someone would even say long suffering even!

But Scotland’s driving, dreek, dismal rain has taxed me, when layered on top of the up hill,  down dale, round corner SLOW signed roads with queues of much faster moving traffic, lurking impatiently behind and huge articulated lorries dragging containers the size of Texas behind them causing a temporary hurricane of spray and wind as they flash by on the other side. All making for a really dreary, depressing and at times dreadfully stressful drive!

It was bad enough for me in the Bongo goodness knows what it’s like for those towing a caravan on these roads, in these conditions

I was minded to paraphrase what  Orson Welles  is reported to have said on flying in a plane, with driving in the rain in Scotland "There are only two emotions when [driving in Scotland’s Highlands in the rain]: boredom and terror."

I was worn out about when I finally abandoned all attempts to drive on thru to Glen Coe,  agreed to stop at the next campsite sign regardless -  just needed to stop driving !

So here we are in Bunroy Park literally as its catchphrase says a haven of peace in the heart of The Highlands.

For  few moments the sun came out long enough for me to set up camp before IT started again……

But from inside of the Bongo with a nice meal of grilled chicken sweet corn and tomatoes with some nice bread and Tunnocks teacakes supported by nice price Lidl Red – a Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon – all was back to loveliness in Bongoland!

As for Scotland's rain - when you're not driving - it ain't all that bad....