60 or so family and friends gathered at the Duke of Gordon Hotel, Kingussie on July 29, after two previous postponements due to Covid. Meghan produced a lovely video of the 2 days, the link to which I'll try to attach here. It includes the 2 week family reunion we had with the family in Braemar thereafter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mxmFoHy-0Y
Meall Chuach was the 282nd and final Munro for me and what an occasion. Piped to the top even, by courtesy and generosity of M, D and J.
A pre dinner reception, a good dinner - smoked salmon, venison, and raspberry pie with plenteous supply of wine ( ordered by me through Wine Soc ) - , speeches (John Foster proposed my health and I replied) followed by a ceilidh till near midnight. Much reference to AWR and his climbing diaries whose portrait Ros brought up from Aberdeen. I presented Cormac with his membership card for a life membership of NTS promising the same to the other grandchildren in due course.
We all disbursed after breakfast on the Sunday morning. Generally I felt it to have been a huge success after months if not years of planning.
Now on to the Corbetts !
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