Alan and I had a short visit to Ballater on Deeside last year in showery weather and decided that it was worth a team outing this year. Twenty four of us assembled over the weekend - Sas, Nev, Skye, Phil, Rach, Leo, Davinia, Andrew and Arabella in a large house with lovely views and everybody else (Judith, Steve, Neil G, Kathryn, Karen, Andy, Mark, Neil S, Dave, Yvette, Ian, Russ, Simon, Alan, Sarah) in various B&B, hotel and hostel places. The weather was set fair and we were all looking forward to a great weekend.