Thankfully the weather stayed dry, as there had been a torrential downpour the night before accompanied by thunder and lightning (so much so that the Scottish Open was stopped due to landslides).
As a kid, I always thought pipe bands were a bit naff along with tartan tammies, shortbread tins and tracing your clan ancestry, but it gives a lot of people enjoyment. The tourists love it and it does project a bit of a feelgood factor. Certainly, they know how to charge. At £2.50 for a wee cup of diluted coffee and £1.50 for a stick of shortbread, someone is making a mint.
It was my first time going to a "Highland Games" but definitely good fun to watch. There were a variety of athletic clubs taking part in various races, cycling races, throwing the hammer and tossing the caber as well as highland dancing competitions, plus the usual stalls selling anything remotely "Scottish".
eat yer heart oot, T in the Park!
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