The rescue last night was effected (is that the right word?) by a Scot. Pete is a Paddler of many years and was good friends with Andy Jackson - a world re-knowned paddler based in Fort William who passed away a few years ago, long before his time, and who used to live opposite us. Andy's widow organised most of the bike events Meg and Finn did in Fort William. Pete will probably be going up to Fort William in July to visit.
Tony had permission to shoot on the land where they were, but had strayed onto the neighbours land when the truck tipped over. When the land-owner was drawn to the chaos ensuing on his land, he found Tony flanked by two Scots and as a Scot himself, managed to see the funny side. When Tony phoned Kated and said that they had 'hurt' the truck, she knew to expect the worse. I was a little more naive.
So when they went gathering wood tonight, with Finn and Max in tow again, they were suitably de-tuned. The rain came on and it was quite cold driving home minus the two windows that are no longer intact. I daresay the fact that the truck still runs at all, is a surprise.
The hunter-gatherers have tried to make amends by bringing home much wood to keep their families warm, and I think Spook will be spending some of his 4 days off chopping.
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