Monica I would like to tag along as well.
I want to try that homemade marmalade HJ makes..
It's not all "damp, dark and cold" here in the winter, frosty days with clear blue skies and snow on the mountains are some of my favourites.
The only really busy month here is August and even then there are no crowds except maybe Urquhart Castle and the Loch Ness Exhibitions, the weather is usually pretty poor in August too.
When off-season visitors say "Oooh we want to come back in the summer next year" I always tell them to come May/June or September/October and not just becuase I want to fill the shoulder months
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