Inverness and the Great Glen

One of my most pleasant memories is of a drive down Loch Ness. It was the end of March, the air was cold but the sky was clean and blue. There had been a heavy snowfall before we got there and the trees and mountains were all edged with a sparkling white line, as though an artist had taken the scene and added highlights and glitter. The drive felt like moving through a Christmas card. As the sun went down the half light made the trees sparkle, it was a magical experience, yet the North of Scotland is not somewhere most people think to visit in the winter. Of course the weather CAN be vicious. I’ve travelled (by road) from Aberdeen to Inverness in whiteout conditions and that was no joke – it’s a distance of 100 miles but that day it took us six hours. If you watch the regular weather reports (and what pilot doesn’t) and choose you days well, you can be rewarded with scenery that surpasses anything you would see in even the most glorious of summers.