Well, after arriving back in Scotland, I thought it was about time that I have my first trip on the water in 2011!

A wee bimble down the Middle Findhorn (an t-Uisge Eireann Meadhan in Gaelic) in playboats, with Kenny, Pete, John and Emma.

While there was still some snow on the ground and ice on the river banks, it was surprisingly warm…ok, so it’s wasn’t actually ‘warm’ but it was less cold than I expected!