On Friday we visited Drum Castle, not quite as big as Crathes but a lovely example of a Tower Castle which was much used by wandering clansmen.

After our visit we took the scenic route to Huntly Castle Camp Site where we were stopping the night. Boy what a drive, spectacular scenery up and over mountains which are impassable in the snow. We had planned to stay one night in Huntly as Peter was visiting the Strathisla distillery the next day for a grand tour culminating in his own whiskey blending experience. We now have a wee bottle of this one off speciality to enjoy. As it was a nice site , and walkable into the small town, we decided to stop there another night before moving onto Grantown on Spey on Sunday.