The beautiful weather drifted away just as the Easter crowds arrived. The weather was OK with good visibility and sunny intervals but we had all become spoilt with the wall to wall sunshine. This didn't stop folk getting out, and with the little rain we had the kayakers would have been happier.

I got out for a couple of walks, including one that has been on my tick list for a while; a good old stomp up into the Grey Corries. Parking is limited at the start of the walk and we parked just off the road before the river (GR 252811 on OS Landranger 41). We slogged up Beinn na Socaich, with the wind buffeting us it wasn't the most pleasant walk up. However once we were up the wind died down and the fantastic ridge stretched out before us. There is peak after peak, we baggged two Munros. It's a great ridge walk and although not sunny the visibility was pretty good. We descended down Stob Coire Gairbhre and back onto forestry tracks. Just for info. on the descent we did we notice there has been a lot of felling in the Lairig and the forest now longer abuts the stream. It took us a moment or two to work this out

For information on a route, although slightly different to mine it looks good one, go to:
http://living.scotsman.com/outdoors.cfm?id=355732007

Don't forget to check out the weather too - there was a surprising amount of snow on one or two of the narrower sections of the ridge.

Afterwards we hit the Grog and Gruel for a well deserved pint, and then the Indian Garden resturant in Fort Bill High Street for a curry.