Three hours through the non bank holiday traffic to the Hielands and the only caravan we saw was coming against us. This must be a record for August. Surely. Of course the weather is not like the dry Merse-central Scotland is not Saharan. But even in the rain it is beautiful. Selling the Borders is hard work compared to publicising the charms this part of Scotland and to some a short break there may seem to too long. The trouble is that the Borders is/are an acquired taste and tourists hurry through dropping their Big Mac wrappers not bothering to look out of the windows or contemplating a stop beyond a quick pee in a layby. And the Fishwick Maize Maze versus Ben Lawyers or Loch Tay is really no contest.
