As Christmas Days go this was one to store in the memory banks as a delightful time - relaxed, amusing, warm and cosy.

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From mild conditions it gradually turned colder and the wind picked up to be quite biting but this is the Highlands and so one shouldn't expect anything else. We walked along fast rushing streams swollen by recent rain, the cold uninviting sea (where romantics had taken the time to display a heart made of pebbles) and through woodland leading through sand dunes onto near empty beaches.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-25-15.31.18-e1514301774511.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4694" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-25-15.31.18-e1514301673287-225x300.jpg" alt="Preparing Christmas Dinner 2017" width="225" height="300" /></a>Christmas dinner was whisked up by terrific team work...

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And before I knew it the food was delivered - turkey breast wrapped in pancetta and served on a bed of vegetables. Needless to say it was delicious and I think there might be a doggy bag for me when I head for home.

We're already making plans for a grand tour trip - the <a href="http://www.northcoast500" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Coast 500</a> in the summer. Tony and Jude in the Caterham and me in the MX-5 RF. It's always good to have something to look forward to.