Hell Freezes Over

Today - Thursday - was forecast to be foggy and cold.  Instead, it turned out to be sunny and very cold.  Earlier in the week we had set out to drive to Loch Fyne and then had changed our minds and stopped at Balloch on Loch Lomond.  This time, we were going to keep going!  Even inside the car, we had to wear hat, gloves, and scarf to keep warm.

The roads were quiet so we could go at 60 mph most of the way.  The road takes you up a long slow hill called the 'Rest And Be Thankful' which is often closed by landslides.  At the top, a tiny road veers off and takes you back down into Hell's Glen.  The temperature never rose much above zero so anywhere that didn't get the sun was all white and frosty.

As an experiment, I've put some of the photos into a web album which you should be able to see by clicking on this link.   If it doesn't work, let me know.

It was a very magical place.  A it further on, at the top of Loch Fyne, there is a Garden Centre with a good little cafe.  That's where I saw the black crow sitting on the graveyard sign.  We were starving: we ordered one cheese toastie to share, gobbled it up and then ordered a second one!