Dave Barter wrote:I'm 50/50 at the moment Alasdair as my Mum is under the knife today and I may ahve to do a lot of parental caring. Can't do the weekend after due to a stupid bloody wedding that I have to attend.

No worries, hope all works out well. It's a real shame they were selfish enough to clash their wedding with a weekend riding the Cairngorms Loop...

Mum's operation went to plan. All cancer out but sadly she's stuck with a colostomy, small price to pay. My plans have changed a bit, the drive to Blair Atholl would be a struggle in a tight timescale, so I've got a train ticket to Llandudno instead, a vague idea of a route and am off tomorrow. I spent all evening moaning about the wedding to my wife, she sympathises, but ... we're going.