Gambling with the weather
Trip Start
Sep 12, 2006
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Trip End
Sep 08, 2008
Loch Tay,
Scotland,
United Kingdom
Saturday, August 2, 2008
It was a little cloudy when we left Strathallan, but as we neared Kenmore the heavens opened up and it started raining quite heavily. There was no way we could do the walk in the rain, so I got the bus to take us directly to the Crannog Centre where we were fortunate enough to be able to do the tour a few hours earlier. The Crannog Centre was a reconstruction of an Iron Age island house, and the museum contained exhibits from some archaeological dives and artistic impressions of what they once looked like. The students seemed to enjoy it, particularly the hands on workshop which recreated the tools of the time.
Although the rain had stopped, the Spanish group leaders weren't keen on doing the walk we had planned to the viewpoint on Drummond Hill. I had a word with one of the guys in the Crannog Centre and the 'Courthouse' in Kenmore, and both suggested I take the group up as it was a fantastic view. I knew if it started raining I'd be in the shits, but I bit the bullet and led the 60 strong party up the hill. Luckily, there was only one brief shower, and all of the kids who made it to the viewpoint were glad they did. The views were spectacular, looking down on Kenmore and the Crannog Centre, and out over Loch Tay.
It was a short trip back down the road to the highland town of Pitlochry, and we let the kids do their own thing for an hour. It was a good chance for Ania and I to have a break and grab a coffee, which was something Ania desperately needed after a tough day! Hugo was pretty interested to hear about how the day went, and I was glad to report it was a good one. Whether the 59 kids and 3 group leaders agreed with me was debatable, although judging by the number photos taken on Drummond Hill I got the impression the gamble with the weather was worth it.
