Yesterday's disaster-today did nothing!

Did not Blog yesterday as we set off on our canoeing trip and were not meant to come back to the Glen until tomorrow evening, unfortunately the midge brigade had other plans.
Tuesday morning we packed all our gear into the Jeep, canoe on top and off we set for Loch Loyne. On our way south we had noticed the water levels in the Loch getting lower and thought in the distance we could make out two bridges over the Loch? so decided to go and investigate.
We launched the canoe and off we set, the wind was behind us and we scooted along Ruaridh sat on top of the bags, well within an hour and half we arrived at the bridges. There were two of them and before the valley was flooded they were part of the old drove road from the N/W to the South, they straddled the River Loyne. When the valley was flooded they disappeared only to be seen now when the water is so low. We pulled in fastened the canoe and then went a walk over the bridges and up the N/W part of the drove road. Ruaridh had a great time jumping through the heather, when we got back we moved the canoe to a safer place and made camp. Had our lunch Graham did some fishing, collected wood for a campfire, admired the flora and the shapes of trees and their roots that until now had been under water, then the wind dropped and all hell broke loose with the midges.
I have never in all my life seen so many, they hung around our faces biting like crazy and drove the wee fellow to distraction. We walked on the south road and then the wind started again great so we walked back, got our dinner ready ravioli with tomato sauce and the wind dropped and we were eating midges. Attempted to put up with it, but then no decided to pack up and canoe in the twilight zone first time ever.
It was truly an amazing experience we travelled down the middle of the Loch the ripples looked like syrupy ink and a good thing out of a bad happened.
Arrived home hot shower, bread roll and a big mug of tea, great nights sleep.
Awoke this morning wow what a sleep, did not do very much today usual things like breakfast, wash, some washing. Very hot and humid most of the day, had a walk around the field with the wee fellow.
Dinner vegetable rice and mushroom curry that we should have eaten at the camp lovely.
Watching a programme about a kid of three/four who paints and sells her work for ? thousands of dollars, on BBC4. Goodnight.
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