Winding down and preparations for Marathon2

Driving around and in between the rain clouds. There can be no doubt that we've seen our share of rain on this trip. It is pretty intimidating at times and there is a direct linkage between the intensity of the rain/wind/traffic and your fatigue levels. It can be exhausting both physically and mentally.
So, after leaving Wick for Inverness and just barely missing some torrential rain and wind on the east coast (small tornado was reported in the area where we had just driven through about 1 hour earlier) we decided to just take a day off in Inverness and visit with family and friends rather than try to cram in more sites.
Our initial plan was to visit the community of Findhorn just to the east of Nairn, Scotland. Lill and I had been there a number of times before and were really impressed with this small isolated highland community founded on the principals of responsible stewardship of the earth, music, art and cultural development, and innovation. Would have liked to go back again on this trip, but we were already pushing our luck with the weather. After a great day relaxing, visiting and hiking around town, we got all packed up once again for an early start off to Glasgow in time for Lill's flight back home. We made an all too short visit with my cousin John Murdo and Barbara in Glasgow. A wonderful couple who made sure we were well fed and watered for the next, and last leg of the journey. This pic was taken in the parking lot at the Glasgow International Airport just before Lill left for Ottawa and I carried on through England, France and Belgium.