1-5 August – and perhaps the cloudiest spell we’ve spent on the island. I don’t think we had more than 20 minutes of sunshine the whole of the time we were there. And when it wasn’t sunny – well, not much actual rain, but the constant threat of it in the distance – grey curtains of mist drifting about and obscuring the landscape. On our last day – murk and mist, no views at all. Can’t complain really – the last few trips have had uncharacteristically good weather. And as for the journey home – we caught up with the rain that had passed in the night and followed it most of the way back. Just the thing for the M74 / M6…