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From the ferry - crossing the Firth of Clyde to Dunoon

 Scotland is as beautiful as ever. That final descent of the plane as it sweeps around the Pentland Hills, over the Firth of Forth and into Edinburgh never fails to make my spirits soar as we eagerly gaze out of the window searching for those familiar and much loved landmarks. Look! there's the Forth Bridge, Leith, Arthur's Seat, the Castle. Well of course they're there. Where else would they be? And then we're down and waiting to clamber down the steps onto the tarmac. The sun is shining, which is lucky, but we still don jackets and brace ourselves for the usual blast of cold wind as we step through the plane's door. What hits us instead is a wave of warm air heavy with humidity. Everyone is peeling off their jackets and cardigans and looking at each other with surprised expressions. There are many extraordinary things happening in Scotland this year and the weather seems to have decided to join in.