Merry Christmas, Greer!
You’re probably wondering why I’ve given you a measly book for Christmas (I hope it has come in special wrapping because I bought it from Hatchards)
The book is about the Scottish highlands/ the Cairngorms National Park. I saw someone recommend it on Instagram. I wanted this to be a special gift to mark our first 6 months of marriage together.
As we’ve both learnt these last few months, no material goods come close to the feeling we get when being together, so I wanted to plan a winter getaway for you, me and Fred in the Scottish Highlands. I’ve put together a 1 week itinerary, that we can do at any point, but I thought it would be nice to have a little winter getaway to draw a line in the sand for our new life together .
Love you lots, always.
DAY 1
- Train to Edinburgh.
- Night at AirBnB in Edinburgh
DAY 2
- Pick up hire car and drive to the Cairngorms National Park
- Lunch at ARAN Bakery
- Stay at AirBnB in Nethy Bridge, Cairngorms National Park
DAY 3
- Relax at AirBnB and go for mini hikes and walks with Fred
- Early dinner at Killicrankie House
DAY 4
- Relax at Airbnb (continued)
- Hike Ben Macdui with Fred
DAY 5
- Drive to Nairn
- Stay at Boath House, a cool hotel by the same people as Sessions Arts Club
- Dinner at Boath House
DAY 6
- Drop car off in Inverness
- Night in Inverness at AirBnB
DAY 7
- Caledonian Sleeper Train from Inverness back to London (this was the basis for the whole trip because I know how much you love trains, and Fred can come too!)
Some of my favourite memories from this year (all the way back to Dec 31 2023) -
and if you got this far....
I’d like to buy a coffee machine for our new house together (not a present for you necessarily, because it is a present for us both)
Here are the two options I was thinking about, but if there are any you’d prefer, please send to me!
OPTION 1 (Tim’s preference)
No grinder though... but there are lots of different ones we can buy