This past weekend we had a lovely time up north - and I got to use my British Provisional Driving License for the first time! (It arrived about 30 minutes before we left.) Bill and Ania were superb hosts as always, and wee Matthew was a pleasure to be around. He stared at Dave a lot. I kept waiting for Matthew to lay the smack down on Dave as soon as he blinked.
The Coustons live in Alness - they have a great view of Cromarty Firth and several oil rigs. On Sunday we went hill walking nearby, up to the Fyrish Monument. It was built in 1782, being commissioned by Hector Munro, the local landowner who served in India. Apparently (if you believe Wikipedia), after the locals were cleared off the land to make way for pasturing sheep, good ol' Hector gave them some employment prospects by having them build this rather unusual monument. It looks like something that was never finished, really. And, it was freezing up there with such strong winds. We could see snow on the hills to the northwest, and the views elsewhere were pretty spectacular. However, having forgotten the camera back in Glasgow, we had to resort to the camera on Dave's phone which wasn't that great.
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