<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/frozen-CX5dec17.jpg"><img class="alignleft wp-image-4704" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/frozen-CX5dec17-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="248" height="186" /></a>Despite all the disruption experienced by other travellers my journey home from the Highlands was relatively uneventful.

I had to scrape the snow from the car and then chisel the ice off which had frozen solid underneath. I'm not used to such hardships.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/leaving-highlandsdec17.jpg"><img class="alignright wp-image-4705" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/leaving-highlandsdec17-300x239.jpg" alt="" width="260" height="207" /></a>It was a beautiful start to the drive with the sun rising over the hills and a scattering of snow across the trees and fields. Although the roads had been gritted there hadn't been enough traffic for the snow to have thawed. I had to take it easy.

The only hold up was at Scotch Corner where there was 2 mile tail-back to get onto the A1. Regardless of the minor delays I was home by 6pm and the 9 hour journey didn't seem too bad after all. Looking forward to the next time.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5houseoct17.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4586" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mx5houseoct17-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>The house was warm, cosy and welcoming... I had a lovely, memorable time with Tony and Jude but home is home. I'm sure they were pleased to get their home back to themselves and not have a guest sitting around cluttering up the place.