And then there were five

Today I experienced canyoning for the first time. In short this involves sliding down natural rock-formed water chutes, jumping into rock pools, abseiling down waterfalls, freezing your ******** off, and looking stupid in a wetsuit and helmet (as this picture testifies). It is also brilliant fun and was a great way to celebrate my good pal Tim's 40th birthday. This picture was taken at the end, when the original party of seven had shrunk to five (that's our instructor on the right). Thankfully it was simply the near-hypothermic conditions which forced the other two to pull out and nothing more serious.

The rest of the weekend involved watching a shinty match (the home team Newtonmore humped Beauly 7-0), watching the England game on TV (dire), poker (I came away smiling) and plenty of refreshment. Good times. Happy 40th Tim.