A cake walk (just like walking in cake batter)

[railton22]

Dubbed the "cake walk" because we spent a considerable amount of time on this walk glooping through slurry which had the consistency (if not the taste) of my Mum's chocolate sponge batter mix.

Great day for a moorland walk. No gloopy mud here.

Big blue skies

Bridge over the River Livet. The dog successfully out-poses me.

In short a mud fest, especially around the farms where those pesky sheep had churned up the ground with their little sheepy feet.,

Sheep. They make the most AMAZING mud. These ladies look on smugly as we wade through sheep-churned slurry

On the plus side, very beautiful place to walk and well worth the mud on an unseasonably (23degress C on the car thermometer) warm Easter Day.

Did the Bochel circuit several months ago. Bochel to the left.

Were surrounded for most of the walk by curlews, lapwings and skylarks; three of my fave birds (especially the lapwings ).

Managed to spot lapwings, curlews, skylarks...and a daft border collie.

Bizarre Easter Day for a vicar but as my Rev Hubs is in between jobs he was making the most of the opportunity to get up to the Highlands for a fab moorland walk before he starts his new job on the 19th.

Sam proving that he hasn't lost any of his Scouting skills.

Best Easter dinner tho': cheese sarnies, crisps, apples and a cereal bar eaten overlooking Glen Livet. Sure takes some beating.

23 degrees C in April can have this effect on unsuspecting walkers.

Glen Livet jump. NOT whisky-aided

Walked by sunburnt David, bright red Sam, filth-coloured Nudge and relatively unscathed me.

Walked in a leisurely 3 hours.

[dooterbang]

Highly impressive jump that

Looked a great wee relaxed fun day out.

[railton22]

Thanks Dooterbang (cool name by the way ). Had an all too long absence of 5 months from the Highlands; so a great relaxing way to enjoy a sunny bank holiday