...steve - that's a long time away from the north. i was up there in may and i can't wait to get back, as soon as i can get a few quid together. something to do with the wildness, the space and the scarcity of other people (and particularly tories or any hint of sympathy with their way of looking at life) that makes it exciting and refreshing just to be there.

It was like that in the mid-70s too. I managed to have a brilliant holiday on 22 quid a week, including beer. I'll get to work on the missus. I spent a bit of time in Durness too. I got in league with a bloke from Glasgow and we pissed off the locals at the Smoo with our prowess at darts. Think they'll still remember me if I ever go back? :-)