I agree, and appreciate the enthsiastic welcome we've been offered. The suggestions of several not to overplan travel preparations seems valid to me, and since February isn't rush hour over there, we should be able to indulge in more impulse shopping. Sorry I can't make it to Isle of Skye (or Islay, for that matter; see other thread) this time around. I'm an enthusiastic sea kayaker with a fine Welsh Nigel Dennis craft, built specifically to navigate the various Hebrides, but not this time. It's gonna be hard waiting til next year to see all this.