Scottish Highlands in May

Early morning on Loch Oich at Invergarry in the Great Glen Late April and May is a wonderful time to be in the Scottish Highlands as so often the weather can be wonderful - and it is before the dreaded midge arrive! Clear days with relatively cold air often provide spectacularly long views with little haze. You also occasionally get magical conditions like this very bright morning on Loch Oich with the surface of the loch like glass. For those who like mountain walking it is a good time to be on the hills. Early morning looking across Loch Oich The scent of the azaleas in full flower alongside the path was intoxicating in the cool air. View from the ridge   above Loch Oich looking west. The walking here is tough with no paths, just knee high heather, grass tuffets the size of a small dustbin and the odd black hag here and there together with a few patches of grass. Up in the hills Here up in the hills some 1,700ft above the Great Glen is the view across Loch Oich and Invergarry with Ben Tee to the left. In the distance are long views to the Rough Bounds of Knoydart and Glen Shiel. The "mist" over Ben Tee is a rain shower moving away. Loch Oich is part of the long waterway along the Great Glen from Fort William to Inverness Long views Looking down Glen Buck up in the hills above the Great Glen, the views NE towards Inverness are wonderful. But you need to be prepared for changes - some 30 minutes after this photo was taken black clouds built up and a storm came in from the North! The new Skye bridge at Kyle of Lochalsh with the Cullin beyond A view that never ceases to have a magical pull. V8 Register - MG Car Club - the leading group for MG V8 enthusiasts at www.v8register.net