TRIP 8. RETURN TO KYLESKU
Towards the end of October 2019, we made another short trip to the west coast. This time we were with our neighbours, Hugh and Pam. Whilst the primary purpose of the trip is poignant and particularly difficult for Hugh and Pam, we have been in the habit of adding an overnight stay at Kylesku Hotel. Hugh and Pam's son drowned at Loch Assynt 11 years ago and they have erected a bench near the spot where this happened. We have been visiting there with them for some time. We also placed a geocache there some time ago, so that others can go there and perhaps pause for a moment. However poignant this all is, life still has to be lived and over time we have, all four of us, extended the visit to see the part of the world that attracted their son Craig in the first place. It is a land of wild, savage beauty. Sometimes you need a bit of pampering as an antidote to the day. This is what we did. We left Inverness at about 11am for the first leg of the journey to Ullapool. ...