In reply to Flinticus:
Well, good and bad news
Any Kirkpatrick's talk was cancelled and I only found out on turning up at the venue, after google maps sending me down some bus only roads. I couldn't really even get a pint (venue was Drygate Brewery) as I was driving and, anyway, the bar area had a massive screen showing footie. The flip side of what I had travelled over for
I got out Sunday, to An Caisteal and had a great walk: up via Sron Gharbh and back via Stob Glas. Snow from about 500m. The hills loked so f**king brilliant and tempting.
Stopped at The Drovers for chips, coffee and a half pint of Drover Blonde. Its been a long time since I paid for a drink and left it behind. The 'Blonde' had the apperance of cider and the taste of canned tennents. Worse drink I've tasted in years. So disappointing. They could do with some decent ale there.