The view from my tent at 5am – hot coffee in hand

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Lauder Campsite - April snow
Lauder Campsite – April snow

I woke during the night to hear the patter of snow on my tent, but as I was warm in my goose down sleeping bag, I went back to sleep.

I woke up again at about 5am, made some coffee and shot this view from my tent, whilst still warm in my sleeping bag.

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Woodland walking and hail

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I had to work this morning on a project for a client, so I went to a nearby hotel, with good coffee, sandwiches and good wifi.

Once done the weather started to change and eventually there was a heavy hail storm. Fortunately I was still in the car, heading for some wood I know where there is some interesting walks.

I got this photo in one of the warm sunny spells between the wind, rain and hail!

Woodland walking

Lunch was back in the car – watching the hail.

Hail in Scotland
Hail in Scotland

Once back at the campsite some of the hail showers looked more like snow showers. Not such a bad evening though, dinner in the watching movies on my iPhone.

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Walking today

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After a slow start to the day, I set off to look at a hill fort, that is advertised here at the camp site. It was not far away but I stretched the walk out to about an 8 mile loop, which included a lunch stop. The weather was excellent, but once up high I needed a fleece to stop the chill in the wind. For lunch I found a convenient wall to shelter behind to keep out of the wind, so I could make some tea using my meths stove.

Hill Fort and Settlement - Scotland
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What remains of the Hill Fort and Settlement is a series of earth works, high up with a great view of the surrounding area.

Hill Fort and Settlement - Scotland

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