TRIP 9 - JANUARY 2020 - ABERFELDY
Day 1 Arriving in Aberfeldy. It seems to be becoming something of a tradition that we meet up with Sandra and Chris for a wee break towards the end of January. This year, we had taken a cottage in the village of Aberfeldy in Perthshire. That meant a journey down the A9 for us on the Monday morning. It had been cold when we left home, and it got colder as we headed south. By the time we were at Drumochter it was snowing quite heavily and the roads were a bit on the slushy side. Undaunted, we pressed on and soon arrived in Aberfeldy in time for a spot of lunch. Aberfeldy is actually a Pictish name and marks the confluence of Paldoc. It derives from Aber Pictish for confluence or river mouth and the Old Gaelic Phellaidh referring to St Paldoc. He was a 5th Century Christian missionary to the Picts. After a reasonable, but unexceptional, lunch at The Fountain pub, Sharon and Sandra took Blue for a walk and Chris and I were forced to have a nice cold beer. ...